Posted on 03/08/2005 12:06:04 PM PST by r5boston
Nearly a decade ago, just a few months after Microsoft shipped Windows 95, I asked Bill Gates if it was a conscious decision in the development of that product to give Windows more of a Mac look and feel. Of course I knew he'd say it wasn't, but I couldn't resist asking. "There was no goal even to compete with Macintosh," Gates proclaimed. "We don't even think of Macintosh as a competitor."
That was a crock, so I pressed the issue a little. I asked him how he accounted for the widespread perception that Windows 95 looked a lot like Mac 88, and whether the similarity was just a coincidence. I didn't expect a sobbing confession of mimicry, but I thought it would be cool to see how he'd respond. Surprisingly enough, Gates shifted gears and became more forthcoming.
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Must... not... drink... Kool-Aid... Must... respond ... rationally
Ahem... Ummm. You and what army? No.
Oh yeah?
Nope, not it either.
Ah, screw it. I doubt I'll be buying a PC anytime soon. I doubt I'll be voting Democrat anytime soon.
Get over yourself. Jobs is a raving egomaniac. Bill might be harsh (having brought an ill-prepared interviewee to tears), but he's very businesslike. I think I'd rather work for Bill, except that I know I wouldn't be developing cutting-edge products.
Before we converse, which of your personalities am I addressing?
Sorry, I don't sing that well. I have managed to get a couple of shows that I wrote on my Mac produced, though. Will that do?
My last Linux-oriented administrator would easily question that. They're quite easy, if you know what you're doing. Since you don't, you assume no one else does.
Of course it is. If you don't have the functionality and need it, you're going to have to endure some kind of cost to provide it.
If my specs say MS SQL Server required, then I don't even consider Macs or Linux, so there's no TCO comparison.
So is managing a network of PC clients. But you need to administer them properly from the start -- which you clearly aren't willing or able to do.
Where did you get that last part from? Even if Windows networks were as easy to manage as Mac networks, that only brings the TCO equal on that front, and if you're buying quality desktops (not the sub $1,000 trash) the client hardware cost is about the same. But don't forget you paid much more for your Windows servers. Now count in the historically lower incidence of Mac client problems and the current dearth of Mac malware, and you'll save boatloads on your Mac TCO.
Server apps typically aren't as difficult to port to different architectures as desktop apps
You're right, that can definitely be true, but not always. It would be extremely easy to port a Java app to OS X, but good luck with the .NET apps.
Usability is very important to me, so I won't be buying any other until they get their act together.
As for pricing, Apple will maintain its high prices as long as it can, that's the capitalist way. Items are worth exactly what people will pay for them, and people are still paying the iPod prices. However, Apple has already dropped prices and increased specs many times on the iPod line, and they're still ahead. But I too wonder if Jobs won't get greedy or let is ego get in the way and eventually blow this one. We'll wait and see.
I'm not here to compete or to prove anything. It is clear, though, that one area in which I cannot compete with you is in the amount of vitriol that can be spewed in a single post. What, exactly, have I said to warrant this?
And do you have something to base youre statement that they are not selling well compared to other pc's? What do you define as selling well? do you even know or are you just trying to get banned again
It doesn't equate. Mac users are used to quality software, so the crap stuff dies quickly, while it lives on in the Windows world.
Funny though, I don't remember that from Pravda. Me and my friend used to listen to Radio Moscow on shortwave for laughs, and all I got was that production and harvests were always at an all-time high (at a time we were exporting wheat to the USSR), and that we should all vote for Mondale because he'll save the world (while we had a Reagan portrait on the wall).
You keep repeating that statement even though it is factually incorrect.
The iPod replacement batteries are readily available
I made no comment about availablity. Crack is also readily available.
your intimidation by the battery-changing procedure does not reflect on the intelligence or abilities of anyone else attempting it
You AppleHeads sure do like personal insults. All I said is you have to dissect the Ipod and this voids the warrant. For many users, the Ipod ends up being disposable or your $300 Ipod will cost $400 to operate over two years (maybe three). Spin all you want, Apple made an MP3 player that is twice as expensive as others and it was not designed for the user to replace the battery (very poor design of a portable device). It sure looks like - based on its design - Apple was hoping you will be buying Ipods over and over.
If you got lots of money to burn, by all means buy an Ipod. Half the storage and twice the price is a small price to pay for the little Apple logo.
Ipods do not play WMA files - either you are very confused or you are merely storing them on your Ipod or you converted them to another format (which degrades the file)
You just don't seem to understand. If your iPod battery dies while under warranty, Apple will replace it for free under that warranty. If it dies after the warranty expires, then warranty isn't an issue, is it?
Well that's good, because I don't like WMA.
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