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Apple vs. Microsoft Myths Revisited

Posted by timothy on from the never-heard-that-one-before-no-sir dept.

allgood2 writes "John Gruber at Daring Fireball has a great article exploring the myth that Apple could/would be Microsoft if only they had licensed their operating system. This myth has oft been purported in technology and business media."

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  1. Re:As the article says by black+mariah · · Score: 5, Funny
    Makes you wonder what will happen when Linux becomes as big as Windows.
    Hell will freeze over and the moon will turn to blood. Also, Roger Ebert will quit being fat.



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  2. Quote-Unquote!?!?! by njcoder · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the article:
    Most quote-unquote "business analysts"
    Dude, you're typing! There's absolutely no reason to say "quote-unquote", you type " and "
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  3. Re:Make an entry level computer! by FunWithHeadlines · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Ok, lets go to the Apple store and see what I can get. The cheapest desktop is $2,799.00 CAD. That is assinine."

    I agree, even asinine. But you evidently did the usual Apple slam of only comparing against their top end desktop. OK, let's go to the Apple store and see what I can get. The cheapest desktop is $1049 CAD ($799 in America, btw). That is a lot less asinine, or even assinine.

    What's that? You only count the high-end stuff worthy of your attention? OK, fine, but then do the same when comparing a Dell. If you compare low-end PC to high-end Apple, you'll end up looking assinine and asinine.