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Microsoft vs. Apple's "Thunder"
jaymzter writes "Cnet has an interesting article on Microsoft's attempt to steal the thunder from the upcoming Macworld show, and also to slap Apple down for not showing enough gratitude. What's really interesting, is that Microsoft supposedly helped Apple 'fix' Mac OS X, and that Microsoft doesn't think Apple is pushing Mac OS X hard enough. Oh, the tangled webs we weave." Strange story. Basically its a battle of PR.
Wel, if MS helped Apple "fix" OS X, then how come WinXP was such garbage? couldn't they "fix" their own software too?
This on the heels of MS claiming ownership of parts of OpenGL. Sheesh.
Is it me, or is Microsoft acting like an overlooked younger sibling?
Maybe it's just me, but i find it rather strange that microsoft would ever dream of "fixing" someone elses operating system. Especially when the only thing they could gain was a few million sales of office X. Sure sure, that's still money (and a lot i might add), but knowing microsofts tactics, I still find this VERY hard to believe.
Now it's time for microsoft to start picking on apple again... well, at least it will focus their attention off the linux community for a little while.
my last sig was too controversial... now, a new and improved useless sig!
It's too bad that most of those people in the switcher commercials seem to be retards anyway. Great Job Apple, yet once again you've managed to make Mac Users seem like total idiots.
Modded down for such an anti-ms comment, posted on /.?
I doubt it.
"A terrorist is someone who has a bomb but doesn't have an air force." -William Blum
**cough** You mean the interface Apple stole from Xerox Parc? **cough**
Ever feel like you are driving the getaway car?
To be honest, it's this sort of ultra aggresive marketing that switches me off (no pun intended) from Apple. These sorts of adverts, combined with the amount of software they're buying up and making Mac only, are a big no no in my books
You don't fool any of us. your bigotry doesn't need a rationalization like this-- we're not going to buy it anyway. You're a bigot, you'd never buy a mac for whatever reason-- apples soft sell advertising in the past didn't get you to buy one, so we should believe that you won't because of the more direct sales?
The commercials are spot on-- Windows sucks, its pointlessly difficult to use and unreliable. The people aren't losers-- its the operating system (And anyone who puts up with it) that's a loser.
Be prejudiced, fine, just stop with the lame excuses for hating apple.
Yeah, and you guys panned the ipod too: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23
Quite a rant. Feeling threatened?