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Microsoft Posts 'PC vs. Mac' Section to Windows 7 Website
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"You can't get a Mac with a Blu-ray player, TV tuner, Memory Stick reader, or built-in 3G wireless. PCs running Windows 7 often come with features that aren't available on even the highest end Macs, including Blu-ray, eSATA, multi-format card readers, Touch, and mobile broadband."
Macs have Memory Stick readers.
Built in 3G wireless? Don't really care.
TV tuner? Not a big deal to me.
Bluray? Yes, I would like that.
"Macs only come in white or silver. PCs are available in a full spectrum of colors across a range of price points."
*****, I've been using a godarn silver computer this whole time when I could've chosen from a whole rainbow of colors? Too bad I'm color blind, and I can't make out the difference.
"Windows 7 was designed to make it simpler to do the tasks you do every day, with features that the Mac doesn't have. For example, the new Snap feature makes it easy to view two documents side by side."
Wow, that's a great feature. Completely revolutionizes the way I look at my documents, even though, I can just preview both documents side by side on a mac...
"On a Mac, out of the box, you can only encrypt your home folder. With Windows 7 Ultimate, you can encrypt your entire hard drive and even USB drives. So your stuff can be safer wherever you go."
But a Mac doesn't get viruses?
"On a Mac, you have to manually set up photo sharing, manually set up music and movie sharing, manually set up file sharing, and manually set up printer sharing. It's easy to automatically and securely network with all the computers in your house when they're running Windows 7.
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A one time click of the button really is a hassle.
I think I'll be switching now...
Macs have Memory Stick readers.
Built in 3G wireless? Don't really care.
TV tuner? Not a big deal to me.
Bluray? Yes, I would like that.
"Macs only come in white or silver. PCs are available in a full spectrum of colors across a range of price points."
*****, I've been using a godarn silver computer this whole time when I could've chosen from a whole rainbow of colors? Too bad I'm color blind, and I can't make out the difference.
"Windows 7 was designed to make it simpler to do the tasks you do every day, with features that the Mac doesn't have. For example, the new Snap feature makes it easy to view two documents side by side."
Wow, that's a great feature. Completely revolutionizes the way I look at my documents, even though, I can just preview both documents side by side on a mac...
"On a Mac, out of the box, you can only encrypt your home folder. With Windows 7 Ultimate, you can encrypt your entire hard drive and even USB drives. So your stuff can be safer wherever you go."
But a Mac doesn't get viruses?
"On a Mac, you have to manually set up photo sharing, manually set up music and movie sharing, manually set up file sharing, and manually set up printer sharing. It's easy to automatically and securely network with all the computers in your house when they're running Windows 7.
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A one time click of the button really is a hassle.
I think I'll be switching now...
No flames, but I will point out that you missed the same metaphor about those ads that Microsoft missed. The Mac ads were NEVER about the users of the OSes. The actors were portraying the OSes themselves. The metaphor was they were the OS, not the users of the OS.
Microsoft, being Microsoft, cluelessly missed that fact and created their answer: "I'm a PC" where actors portrayed users. Laughable.
No, the Apple ads were never snobbish about the users, but about Windows itself. I'm stunned that it's 2010 and people still miss the metaphor about the ads.
Before Mac and Windows stole from each other (and yes, even Apple took ideas from windows) they both got their ideas from Xerox.
http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.p...&characters=Bill Gates&sortOrder=Sort by Date
In none of these cases, Apple was the first (maybe except for Firewire, can't really remember). It usually took them at least 6-12 months to pick these technologies up, but once they did it, they embraced it entirely. That's why people get the idea that they were the first. They were the first who cut ties to the stuff that came before.
Funny thing is, no one will ever see this... Who the ***** visits the microsoft website? I highly doubt they sell computers there, in which case the computer buyers will likely NEVER see these "arguments". I'm sorry microsoft, but this is kinda retarded... If I were you, I would just put in a TV commercial outlining some of these stuff, I would welcome that heartily. Who knows, maybe apple will finally get their heads out of the ground and put some damn blu-ray drives into their computers!?!?! The "get a PC" commercial made apple cut most of its computer prices, who knows what this would do? Over all, this type of competition can really only help us 
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SAY WHAT?
Microsoft just kicked Steve Jobs with the Blu-Ray. And what's this 'PC fun'?
SAY WHAT?
Microsoft just kicked Steve Jobs with the Blu-Ray. And what's this 'PC fun'?
I wonder who actually read the propaganda war.
Windows Media Center is worth every penny though. It sold me on Windows 7.
Windows Media Center is worth every penny though. It sold me on Windows 7.
The statement "PCs are always ready, willing, andmost importantlyable to get down to business" (sic!) applies only to Linux machines and Hackintoshes. And writing itabout PCs as opposed to Macs, is nothing but pathetic. Talk about ignorance.
Actually, mine now boots and is ready to go just fine. It just crashes 1/3 of the time when closing down.
Smell the fear.
Here's the dealio with these types of ads: they worked for Apple because most people knew little or nothing about the Mac, but they already knew plenty about Windows (viruses, device driver conflicts, bloatware) from personal experience - and Apple made it a point to point out the painful, familiar truths.
Who, exactly, is Microsoft trying to fool with their own ads? Here's a newsflash, Microsoft: most the people you are talking to are already intimately familiar with your crappy products, that's why they are looking at Macs in increasing numbers. Your "just works" nonsense will strike anyone who has used Windows before (which is pretty much every person on the planet) as a laughable fabrication. It's amazing to watch MS continue to follow Apple's trail, step by duplicated step.
But hey, I'm sold. I'm off to the Microsoft Store to pick up my new non-silver-or-white-or-black Windows-based PC and watch the employees do the Electric Slide. It Just Works.
Microsoft: The Derivative People (TM)
Here's the dealio with these types of ads: they worked for Apple because most people knew little or nothing about the Mac, but they already knew plenty about Windows (viruses, device driver conflicts, bloatware) from personal experience - and Apple made it a point to point out the painful, familiar truths.
Who, exactly, is Microsoft trying to fool with their own ads? Here's a newsflash, Microsoft: most the people you are talking to are already intimately familiar with your crappy products, that's why they are looking at Macs in increasing numbers. Your "just works" nonsense will strike anyone who has used Windows before (which is pretty much every person on the planet) as a laughable fabrication. It's amazing to watch MS continue to follow Apple's trail, step by duplicated step.
But hey, I'm sold. I'm off to the Microsoft Store to pick up my new non-silver-or-white-or-black Windows-based PC and watch the employees do the Electric Slide. It Just Works.
Microsoft: The Derivative People (TM)
As much as it stinks, windows 7 has had record sales...
Windows isn't dying. Unfortunately.
Very true on both counts.
However, if all you want is a $299 computer for internet and emailing etc, and price is important, Mac isn't your choice, windows is.
A windows PCis more affordable in the up front costs.. viruses checkers are cheap these days and will still be less than an Apple. Apple cannot compete on costs alone, Apple have to compete on looks and functionality ( read: marketing ).
Didn't apple initiate the development in the 80's before they brought it to IEEE?
The question was first to market. That was Sony.
They actually pointed out a lot of problems that I had going to from Windows to Mac. Finding a replacement for programs I'm used to, or no replacements at all, things not being where you're used to, or even lack of customization and lack of hardware support. I'm sure some of the same would be true for someone going from Mac to PC, when their brains are hardwired for Macs. OSx will never equal Windows to me, since I can do pretty much whatever I want on Windows without thinking. And no I haven't used an anti virus since 2003, and have no idea how to modify that registry thing, which some Mac users think is something that Windows users have to do.
WTF? the first 2/3 of the 8th page look like this:
I refreshed and cleared my cache too, still looks like it.
I refreshed and cleared my cache too, still looks like it.
Why the assumption they are resting? Apple has been showing developers some amazing things lately. There is do doubt they have some amazing things planned for 10.7. It is certainly easier to write great, bug free code with the new Xcode and LLVM-based compiler.
Do you think Apple actually says what they are doing in advance? We get 6 months at best for a partial feature list. Apple has a big advantage in this area too. Their OS is light weight. Development on the iPhone and iPad can be rolled back in to OS X and vise versa. The ability to run one OS essentially is what allowed them to steamroll over the entire cell phone industry. You can't imagine Windows 7 running on a cell phone for good reason. Apple's OS design and overall ecosystem allows them to make big changes internally without majorly breaking things. Microsoft may be doing better then they were, but while they are polishing and bug fixing, Apple is looking over the next horizon. Apple has been investing a lot in their core technology while Microsoft has been focused on polish.
The only place Apple seems to be resting is with OS X Server.
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According to Robert Cringley, Steve Jobs paid Xerox Apple shares to get the invite to XeroxParc. Xerox management didn't have the vision to see the potential of their west coast division. Bill Gates, when confronted by Steve Jobs succinctly described Xerox as the neighbor who didn't care about his TV (XeroxParc technologies) and left his window open. By the time you got around (Jobs), someone else already took the TV.
Relax man, if you don't like the way Apple is going go buy yourself a windows computer. Apples are not for just anyone. Besides, don't you keep up with the rumors? Apple opened a position to add some revolutionary new feature to their Mac OS:X software. keep an eye on your updates when it gets to around 10.6.7, thats when we start hearing some good stuff. What ever happened to my fellow die hard macheads? All we have now is a bunch of little pissy iPhone users.