Posted on 03/25/2014 6:41:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I wouldn’t send Gates any flowers yet in anticipation of the death of MS. As long as Apple hardware costs twice as much and more than most MS based hardware, a majority of consumers won’t give them a second look.
And Google is so intrusive and tries to constantly require registration to use any app at all, it makes me consider an MS based tablet and phone just to get away from Android and Google intrusiveness.
I don’t want my stuff in the cloud either. I also don’t want google knowing and keeping all my stuff.
But this is one area where I don’t seem to be able to convince my kids. They are all very conservative in everything else, but they have no problem with google or the cloud.
I think this is true in general for today. The younger generation has no problem with google in any way.
I bought a new Acer Inspire with windows 7. Love it. Anyone thinking of new, check this laptop out! It has unbelievable specs. It got awesome reviews. I paid $699 online @ Walmart, free shipping.
A *good* PC laptop is about $100 cheaper than the comparable MacBook Pro or Air, for anyone shopping around these days.
If you already own an iPhone or iPad in that situation, the choice is simple.
If you have an Android phone and a PC, then the angels in heaven weep for you.
Let me get this straight: the author notes anecdotal evidence from his wife and daughter, and that is the standard by which he claims MS will be crushed?
Really?
Microsoft signed up INSTANTLY for any kind of spying on America that was pushed across the table their way.
I hope companies stand atop Microsoft’s tender corporate throat and jump up and down, and gradually stamp their windpipe into utter oblivion.
I really want Bill to watch on helplessly, and see his entire empire burn to the ground.
The Cloud is simply a place that PUBLICLY holds your files. They are on the internet for any one that has the knowledge to see. Google has the knowledge and has never shown any desire to do anything but mine for your data to sell to anyone at the right price.
Let’s not forget that Obama is in the process of GIVING the control of the internet to the only organization less effective and trustworthy the Federal Government. The UN.
People have prophesied the demise of Microsoft for so long, yet it’s still going strong. They started to incorporate Skype in their Outlook, etc., which give them longer life.
NSA finds this development double plus good!
Funny I have installed Firefox add-ons just to block Google in it’s never ending quest to spy on me. Screw Google and everything it promotes.
Not gonna happen. Engineering tooling, for better or worse, is heavily invested in Windows. And I imagine Win9 will make the current Win8 pain go away. So it will continue Win7 -> Win9 with Google doing the cool app-let stuff.
Only your opinion. There are many PC laptops and desktops available for $500 and less, machines that have the power of top-of-the-line machines only a few years back. Apple products run two and more times that for comparable hardware.
And the same price disparities exist between Apple and other cellphones, and the same gap is forming between Ipads and other tablets.
Large numbers of consumers will not spend two and more times the cost of Microsoft O/S products just to own an overhyped and overpriced Apple product. A lot of the appeal of Apple is about as rational as the appeal of overpriced designer clothing and sneakers. I wouldn't wait around for Microsoft to go bankrupt in the foreseeable future.
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