Agreed 100%
That's great, but the best anti-vista marketing would be a release of Leopard.
Or at least a date.
That's great, but the best anti-vista marketing would be a release of Leopard.
Or at least a date.
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This sort of behaviour disappoints me and does nothing to help the perceived smugness of mac users. I was detered from the Mac by what I considered their superiority complex and it was only when I eventually tried the product that I changed my mind.
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I supposed Apple's market research tells them this is the way to go, but I can't help thinking that showing the positives of Macs, Mac OS X, and the iApps would be a better approach.
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That's great, but the best anti-vista marketing would be a release of Leopard.
Or at least a date.
I hate apples marketing, they are so full of themselves.
Im thinking about switching to ubuntu as soon as it's fully supported for my macbook.
Ubuntu is great, but it's not even close to as good as OS X. I have both and I enjoy using Ubuntu but it falls short in a lot of categories. So many of those little apps just don't work well and aren't user friendly enough. Just as an example: It was a pain in the neck installing a proper wireless connection application, but it works. I pray I don't have to do it over again.I hate apples marketing, they are so full of themselves.
Im thinking about switching to ubuntu as soon as it's fully supported for my macbook.
Even when it's justifiable to make the "we invented it and they stole it" point, and fun for us to see that message being spread, should it really matter to a consumer? If you can do fast local searching of your PC or Mac now, who cares who had it first? Consumers are interested in what's best for them, not in choosing sides between corporations. So show features and functionality, or the joy of using a Mac, rather than throwing stones.
But that's exactly why Apple have to do this now. The press are screaming from all directions that Vista is not the Windows you know. Others are pointing out how it doesn't work on their hardware and complaining that the only way to upgrade is to buy a new machine. Windows users look at it and don't see it as the XP they're comfortable with. If Apple tried this tactic in early 2008 it would be taken as insulting the customers, since many of them by that point would have chosen to continue with Microsoft. Right now they are attacking an unknown quantity, something that most people are already a little unsure about.After all, most people encounter or use Windows at home, work, or school. It's hard to find somebody who has never used a computer and is deciding between Windows and Mac OS X. Why make a PC user feel bad about what they're using or have used before, as if guilt or feeling stupid will make them eager to switch?
I'm adding my voice to those you have said this is a bad idea. Emphasize the strong points of the Mac OS (by implication the shortfalls of Vista), but don't go around badmouthing & ridiculing the competion. This is what weak, desparate companies do -- Apple!