gunjin { 08.18.09 at 8:44 pm }

Just a couple a brief points since I don’t really want to get bogged down in a debate of which software/hardware developer is better than the other.

1 – IT “drones” as you put it, love Microsoft because it keeps us employed, driving the economy and giving license to companies like Apple to do what they will in a niche market. I suppose somebody has to be the mediocre giant.

Curious. The IT people I know hate Microsoft with a passion. If you work in IT, you’re a newbie.

2 – I happen to agree with the point made about Microsoft lacking innovation. Think bing.com, Live Search, etc.

3 – I’m certainly not a Microsoft fanboy, by the way. I can’t wait for platform independence to become a widespread reality. To pre-qualify, I am new to your postings and have read only one. Based on the tone of your article, I can see why people think you are a biased Apple fanboy. A truly objective article would point out the pros and cons of each platform and let the readers decide. Instead you choose the diatribe method and hammer away at the flaws of one of the most successful companies in the world without comparing them to how Apple successfully resolved the same issues. To get to my point: I don’t recall seeing anything about Xerox in this latest article while you hammered away at Microsoft for attempting to “clone” Apple’s GUI. If you are thinking, “What the heck does Xerox have to do with Microsoft and Apple?” it’s time to do some homework.

I can understand why Daniel doesn’t mention any of the pros of Microsoft Windows. There aren’t any.

Just like Microsoft isn’t a successful company. Consider Honda. Honda has a lot of loyal buyers, because they make a damned good product, whether it’s motorcycles, cars, or ATVs. Taylor has a lot of loyal customers, they make damned good guitars, as does Gibson, and Fender. Unlike those companies, and Apple, Microsoft doesn’t have loyal customers. To make customers loyal you have to produce a great product. Microsoft can’t do that.

Oh sure, they’ve made a lot of money over the last 20-30 years. But if you don’t produce a product that your customers want, well, you can’t expect to survive long.

1 – IT “drones” as you put it, love Microsoft because it keeps us employed, driving the economy and giving license to companies like Apple to do what they will in a niche market. I suppose somebody has to be the mediocre giant.

2 – I happen to agree with the point made about Microsoft lacking innovation. Think bing.com, Live Search, etc.

3 – I’m certainly not a Microsoft fanboy, by the way. I can’t wait for platform independence to become a widespread reality. To pre-qualify, I am new to your postings and have read only one. Based on the tone of your article, I can see why people think you are a biased Apple fanboy. A truly objective article would point out the pros and cons of each platform and let the readers decide. Instead you choose the diatribe method and hammer away at the flaws of one of the most successful companies in the world without comparing them to how Apple successfully resolved the same issues. To get to my point: I don’t recall seeing anything about Xerox in this latest article while you hammered away at Microsoft for attempting to “clone” Apple’s GUI. If you are thinking, “What the heck does Xerox have to do with Microsoft and Apple?” it’s time to do some homework.

Dancing World…

As an outsider to the world’s greatest plutocracy, I find the juvenile political blathering of otherwise intelligent Americans a bit baffling.. but you know what they say about arseholes and opinions…

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