The idea that Apple is a monopoly on any level is pure nonsense. There ARE other OS options for the Mac. For years the linux community has been developing various linux distros that would run on the Macintosh Power PC platform. Technically you dont have to run Mac OS X. Who cares if Mac OS X wont run on a PC? There are a number of OS's that wont run on Intel! Are you going to accuse every OS maker of being a monopoly? Hey lets file a antitrust violation against Palm for making the Palm OS specifically for the Palm Pilot. Sound rediculous? It should. So why use that same analogy on Apple?
And yes, you can run OS's other than windows on a standard PC. However, the situation with Microsoft is quite different. The fact is that they dont spend a whole lot of advertising dollars on the average joe. From it's very inception Microsoft has
used very underhanded tactic to manipulate the market and get where it is today. They purchased Q-DOS from the Seattle Computer Company after convincing IBM they had something that they didnt, and "borrowed ideas" from the Apple Lisa and Macintosh (before you flame me read "Dealers of Lighning"), and the contracts they make with PC Manufacturers like Dell, Gateway, and Sony, etc. where notorious for their anti-competitive nature. In the past (I dont know about know) Microsoft had a clause in their windows license that stated something to the effect of: If a computer company wants to preload Windows on their machines that they sell to the public, they cannot use any other competitors OS. Those very clauses, although not the sole reason, played a very large part in the Windows marketshare. That, although not illegal, is very unethical.
Yes Apple has constantly fibbed and stretched the truth about the performance specs on its machines, however when it comes to outright underhandedness, Microsoft wins by a long shot. Apples Mac OS X is also, by far, a much better OS all around. Its stable, very sleek, and very slim compared to the bloatware that is Windows.
Anyway, let the flame war continue;-)
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Windows period... is a crime against humanity.
The idea that Apple is a monopoly on any level is pure nonsense. There ARE other OS options for the Mac. For years the linux community has been developing various linux distros that would run on the Macintosh Power PC platform. Technically you dont have to run Mac OS X. Who cares if Mac OS X wont run on a PC? There are a number of OS's that wont run on Intel! Are you going to accuse every OS maker of being a monopoly? Hey lets file a antitrust violation against Palm for making the Palm OS specifically for the Palm Pilot. Sound rediculous? It should. So why use that same analogy on Apple? And yes, you can run OS's other than windows on a standard PC. However, the situation with Microsoft is quite different. The fact is that they dont spend a whole lot of advertising dollars on the average joe. From it's very inception Microsoft has used very underhanded tactic to manipulate the market and get where it is today. They purchased Q-DOS from the Seattle Computer Company after convincing IBM they had something that they didnt, and "borrowed ideas" from the Apple Lisa and Macintosh (before you flame me read "Dealers of Lighning"), and the contracts they make with PC Manufacturers like Dell, Gateway, and Sony, etc. where notorious for their anti-competitive nature. In the past (I dont know about know) Microsoft had a clause in their windows license that stated something to the effect of: If a computer company wants to preload Windows on their machines that they sell to the public, they cannot use any other competitors OS. Those very clauses, although not the sole reason, played a very large part in the Windows marketshare. That, although not illegal, is very unethical. Yes Apple has constantly fibbed and stretched the truth about the performance specs on its machines, however when it comes to outright underhandedness, Microsoft wins by a long shot. Apples Mac OS X is also, by far, a much better OS all around. Its stable, very sleek, and very slim compared to the bloatware that is Windows. Anyway, let the flame war continue;-)