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There are a few things that have me down on Apple and a few things that have me up on Microsoft.

A first thing negative at Apple is the guy at the top. He is a disaster and although his PR Team have been busy writing a narrative of how wonderful he is, it is a lie and a sham that will increasingly come into focus in time.

A second thing negative about Apple is there is an Apple culture that extends to the streets and into cyberspace. In particular, there are those who praise Apple and talk smack about Microsoft at every instance.

Then there is the issue of sabotage of Microsoft products. I have personally witnessed in Best Buy a row of Microsoft phones and Windows 8 laptops that did not work at all because the keyboards had been messed with or the monitors damaged WHEREAS all the Apple products were unmolested.

I confirmed my suspicion of sabotage in 2 stores of GAMESTOP where demo units of XBOX ONE, Playstation 4, and the new Wii U Console (Nintendo) have all been out on their floors for several weeks now. In both stores, the XBOX ONE unit controllers were not working WHEREAS the Playstation and Wii U demo units were. And it is not the possibility that Microsoft has defective controllers because an XBOX ONE Kiosk at a major shopping center has had all its equipment working without failures or incidents.

When I asked the GAMESTOP floor managers why he thought XBOX ONE was not working while the other competing demo units were working, he said he thought some persons had messed around with the controllers (which are quite durable). I told him what I had witnessed at Best Buy and also the other GAMESTOP store as well the Microsoft XBOX Kiosk, and he nodded in agreement.

I think the jury is still out on Microsoft but I think it’s safe to say they have turned a corner whereas Apple could be flying towards a flameout.

The new Chief at Microsoft is a family oriented guy who came up through the ranks and appears to be indifferent to politics which I like and think can be good for business as it sets a tone for all their products and marketing.

The Surface 3 Pro is a full desktop replacement and I will be looking to acquire one or two or possibly the followup product. I have read a little about Windows 9 and 10 and I like how the company is working with the public and user community to upgrade or introduce new features that are driven a lot by those that use Microsoft products. Apparently they’ve gotten the message to avoid shocks and surprises to their current customers.

All in all, Microsoft appears to be on a better track.