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Microsoft Posts 'PC vs. Mac' Section to Windows 7 Website
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What does that have to do with anything? Microsoft is not a notebook brand. You might as well say students eat more noodles than chicken.
Apple should release the following to compete with PC Windows out there:
- Pocketable Mac. Much lighter and smaller than the MacBook Air, with either form factor (clamshell, slider or tablet).
- Headless Mac mini tower.
- Matte screens for all Macs and displays. At least as an option.
- Blue-ray support for all Macs. At least as an option.
- Cheaper machines.
- Pocketable Mac. Much lighter and smaller than the MacBook Air, with either form factor (clamshell, slider or tablet).
- Headless Mac mini tower.
- Matte screens for all Macs and displays. At least as an option.
- Blue-ray support for all Macs. At least as an option.
- Cheaper machines.
True that.
How sweet it is.
Can I just say that as a web designer / UI designer, I find Apple's built in screen shot facility, with it's pixel measurements to be one of my most used features. I would be lost without it, LOL.
Seems trivial, but I love it!
Anyways, legit posters, trolls and fanbois, carry on with thread, it's keeping my afternoon interesting!
Scottie
Being that all of the other brands happen to, almost exclusively, run Windows, it is a pertinent comparison.
Same here - I use it constantly for graphic inserts of layouts for programs, brochures, etc.
Amazingly useful tool.
True that.
How sweet it is.
Indeed it is. And hit the space bar to snap the entire window...
So that's only new with Windows 7? It looks identical to the OSX Grab app (Applications Utilities folder) which has been around since NeXTSTEP in the early 90s. Gee, I guess Windows *can* do anything... eventually.
QUOTE:
"Things just don't work the same way on Macs if you're used to a PC. For example, the mouse works differently"
If that really is the best Microsoft can come up with to swing back the 'waverers' then theyre running out of ideas ...
Even the site itself is pretty non user friendly - in comparison to Apple pages .... which in a way is pretty ironic ....
Like the iPhone .. if you have a Mac you dont go back ..... and I really dont think a 'different acting' mouse is gonna buck the trend !
"Things just don't work the same way on Macs if you're used to a PC. For example, the mouse works differently"
If that really is the best Microsoft can come up with to swing back the 'waverers' then theyre running out of ideas ...
Even the site itself is pretty non user friendly - in comparison to Apple pages .... which in a way is pretty ironic ....
Like the iPhone .. if you have a Mac you dont go back ..... and I really dont think a 'different acting' mouse is gonna buck the trend !
Just had to comment.
In their arrogance Microsoft have shot themselves in the foot, maybe all the viruses out there have given them rabies.
Since they discontinued their Internet Explorer browser for Mac, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari have eaten a big chunk out of the percentage of users who now use IE. Most developers know that writing the extra code for IE is a pain, because the people at Microsoft don't seem to want to conform because they are so full of themselves. Not offering IE for Mac users has isolated them from the majority of Mac users.
That ASP.net has only available in Windows for so long means that Microsoft have lost a lot of developers who now use both Window and Mac friendly software.
Everyone knows that Windows is just a cheap rip off of the Apple OS.
The fact that you can easily install Windows on a Mac should you need it giving you the best of both worlds
Now that the real gaming platform has finally arrived at Mac means users can now enjoy the best new games on OS X.
Since people are now enjoying their iPods and iPhones they now want to enjoy Apple machines as well.
The only argument to buy a PC for me anyway is that they are cheap.
You get what you pay for.
Reading between the lines it would appear Microsoft are desperate.
In their arrogance Microsoft have shot themselves in the foot, maybe all the viruses out there have given them rabies.
Since they discontinued their Internet Explorer browser for Mac, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari have eaten a big chunk out of the percentage of users who now use IE. Most developers know that writing the extra code for IE is a pain, because the people at Microsoft don't seem to want to conform because they are so full of themselves. Not offering IE for Mac users has isolated them from the majority of Mac users.
That ASP.net has only available in Windows for so long means that Microsoft have lost a lot of developers who now use both Window and Mac friendly software.
Everyone knows that Windows is just a cheap rip off of the Apple OS.
The fact that you can easily install Windows on a Mac should you need it giving you the best of both worlds
Now that the real gaming platform has finally arrived at Mac means users can now enjoy the best new games on OS X.
Since people are now enjoying their iPods and iPhones they now want to enjoy Apple machines as well.
The only argument to buy a PC for me anyway is that they are cheap.
You get what you pay for.
Reading between the lines it would appear Microsoft are desperate.
Not to mention, [⌘+SHIFT+3] for full screen.
LOL.So that's only new with Windows 7? It looks identical to the OSX Grab app (Applications Utilities folder) which has been around since NeXTSTEP in the early 90s. Gee, I guess Windows *can* do anything... eventually.
It actually strikes me as appealing to people's fear or trepidation of change. Not something a supposedly high-tech company of the future should actually be promoting if you ask me.
lol superb....
iBook G4 (12 inch), iPod Nano (1GB Black), iPhone (2G 8GB), iMac 20" (Early 2009)
I was laughing the entire time I was reading that page
But seriously, I would pay $2000 for a Mac that actually works rather than pay $500 for a PC that doesn't
But seriously, I would pay $2000 for a Mac that actually works rather than pay $500 for a PC that doesn't
Typical microsoft: a lot of ********. Have you ever read their Explorer 8 page? It describe how well Explorer support standards, it is secure... LOL
The problem is: it will work for many people who never used a mac or the ones who used it for an hours and found it "difficult".
The problem is: it will work for many people who never used a mac or the ones who used it for an hours and found it "difficult".
Microsoft feels threatened and rightfully so. Apple's iPhone is a huge success, the iPad and the iPods are a huge success and every single one of the iDevices connect better and easier on a Mac and they are all tied to iTunes which is also better on a Mac. The App store development requires Mac OS X. It's a win-win for Apple and a big downer for Microsoft.
That's a myth .
Considering how intense hatred some people have against Apple, the simple fact that there has been not a single one virus in 10 years of Mac OS X is a sign that, perhaps, making a Mac virus is nearly impossible (I would bet that MFST and PC-makers have a budget for funding Mac OS virus research, just to make Apple's "virus-free" advertisement lie).
You CANNOT use a PC running on Windows without an antivirus software, which results in eating up a fair percentage of your computer's performance. On the other hand 99.9% Mac users don't have an antivirus, so they would be quite easy targets for someone with nefarious intentions... except that it is practically impossible to make a virus for the Mac.
Yup. Agree 100%. Apple are so tactical. I applaud them with their business decisions over the past 10 years. Im sure crushing Windows wasn't their main plan, but it sure as hell is eating into the Windows base for consumers. Sure enterprise is safe for MS for now.
I don't care what PC users say. Every day I see more and more people that I know, buying macs. People who 2 years ago wouldn't have touched them. People appreciate the fact that the whole package is from Apple. While I appreciate how nice it is to have an open platform, it's also really nice not to have to worry. Often the things I hear PC users say are negatives about the mac, are actually things I find positive. I don't like upgrading parts of my computer. I'd rather buy a new one every year or two. Clearly as a Mac user, I can afford one in the first place, LOL (and no that is not meant to sound elitist from a financial point of view).
Every one of my close friends has converted to Mac. As has all of my family consisting of parents and sisters. Fact is, I have never come across a mac user that has switched to windows.
For me, these are all facts that highlight Apple's current positive growth.
I have no personal issues with Windows. I appreciate the differences. I prefer the Mac (by a lot). I like the look of Windows 7. But would never replace Mac OS with it.
Install Perian and if you need WMV support, flip4mac.
I tend to use Mplayer though
All right everyone - no more caffeine for any of you!
Good grief, you guys care about this way too much...
Good grief, you guys care about this way too much...
I love Grab, Digital Color meter, Pixie, Preview... Adobe CS alone just won't cut it. OSX Rules.
Besides the blu-ray part, I couldn't agree with you more. Microsoft seems to not have noticed that most of the things they tout on the new page are only relevant to a market that they are not in any danger of losing.
Blu-ray, I've already made my opinion clear in other threads that I think it is here to say, but I digress.
I think:
Those who suffer most with the growth of the Mac are Dell, HP, Asus, etc... Microsoft can still sell Windows copies to 'bootcampers' et al, but PC manufacturers don't get a cut.
I mean, as long as Office/iwork aren't 100% compatible (Heck, even Office in Windows/Mac aren't!), people doing business with "the rest of the world" need their copy of Windows/Office to be on the safe side.
Microsoft doesn't care that much that the Mac gains dominance, but they're doing this to not upset their windows-tax locked hardware partners. It's not agression against Apple, just sympathy towards the real losers. Lame implementation in any case.
Those who suffer most with the growth of the Mac are Dell, HP, Asus, etc... Microsoft can still sell Windows copies to 'bootcampers' et al, but PC manufacturers don't get a cut.
I mean, as long as Office/iwork aren't 100% compatible (Heck, even Office in Windows/Mac aren't!), people doing business with "the rest of the world" need their copy of Windows/Office to be on the safe side.
Microsoft doesn't care that much that the Mac gains dominance, but they're doing this to not upset their windows-tax locked hardware partners. It's not agression against Apple, just sympathy towards the real losers. Lame implementation in any case.
Apple owns the four percent of the market that makes money. For example, Apple's profit margin is about eight times higher than Dell's. Apple has absolutely destroyed Microsoft in the mobile market, after absolutely destroying Microsoft in the music player market, and now Microsoft is again being destroyed in the tablet market. I don't know if Microsoft is afraid; but these comparisons with Macs that they make surely make it look like they are.
Why would you want to burn data to a blu-ray disc? I have never even felt a need to burn data to a DVD.