Kill Dell? Hell, yes. Kill Microsoft? Not so fast.
All this bickering about who copied what from who. It all misses the point. There is a methodology to this apparent mimickry. It's part of a vast Cupertino/Redmond conspiracy. Vista's introduction is intended for one purpose only: To transition Windows users to a Mac-like environment. Likewise Leopard. The underwhelming feature array announced at WWDC carried within it a common thread: These are all features linked to Vista past, present and future. Are you starting to get the picture? That's right. Vista is merely a bridge OS to Microsoft's radically new operating system that will follow not too long on its heels. It is called Microsoft OS X. And it will be virtually indistinguishable from Mac OS X 10.x. And it will run natively on all dual-core Intel-based machines. And it will be manufactured and marketed by one of the three post-Gates companies formed by the breakup of Microsoft. And it will ship with every new Dell, HP, Sony....and Mac! And it will usher in a golden era of unified platform computing. And why, you ask, would Apple ever hand over its crown jewels OS code to Redmond? For one reason only: To elevate the Macintosh's market share to rival that of the iPod. The long and dreary Mac vs. PC debate will soon be rendered a quaint historic artifact. With Apple dominating the desktop and laptop hardware industry, iPod-style, and Microsoft cranking out the system software, they would quite simply rule the world. But how will Apple lure buyers away from Dell & HP if OS X is now available for one and all? That's where iLife, iWork, Safari, iCal, etc. come in. Apple's iApps will run on all machines, but they'll be bundled free and supported free with every new Mac. And finally the industry will come to understand why system software ought to be standardized while application software, and hardware, should compete in the marketplace. It's the future and you can see it coming...just over the hegemony and just beyond the Vista.
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Peter Weisz Weisz Marketing Services Carmel, Indiana USA www.peterweisz.com
All this bickering about who copied from what. It all misses the point. There is a methodology to this apparent mimickry. It's part of a vast Cupertino/Redmond conspiracy. Vista's introduction is intended for one purpose only: To transition Windows users to a Mac-like environment. Likewise Leopard. The underwhelming feature array announced at WWDC carried within it a common thread: These are all features linked to Vista past, present and future. Are you starting to get the picture? That's right. Vista is merely a bridge OS to Microsoft's radically new operating system that will follow not too long on its heels. It is called Microsoft OS X. And it will be virtually indistinguishable from Mac OS X 10.x. And it will run natively on all dual-core Intel-based machines. And it will be manufactured and marketed by one of the three post-Gates companies formed by the breakup of Microsoft. And it will ship with every new Dell, HP, Sony....and Mac! And it will usher in a golden era of unified platform computing. And why, you ask, would Apple ever hand over its crown jewels OS code to Redmond? For one reason only: To elevate the Macintosh's market share to rival that of the iPod. The long and dreary Mac vs. PC debate will soon be rendered a quaint historic artifact. With Apple dominating the desktop and laptop hardware industry, iPod-style, and Microsoft cranking out the system software, they would quite simply rule the world. But how will Apple lure buyers away from Dell & HP if OS X is now available for one and all? That's where iLife, iWork, Safari, iCal, etc. come in. Apple's iApps will run on all machines, but they'll be bundled free and supported free with every new Mac. And finally the industry will come to understand why system software ought to be standardized while application software, and hardware, should compete in the marketplace. It's the future and you can see it coming...just beyond the Vista.
All this bickering about who copied from what. It all misses the point.
There is a methodology to this apparent mimickry. It's part of a vast Cupertino/Redmond conspiracy.
Vista's introduction is intended for one purpose only: To transition Windows users to a Mac-like environment.
Likewise Leopard. The underwhelming feature array announced at WWDC carried within it a common thread: These are all features linked to Vista past, present and future. Are you starting to get the picture?
That's right. Vista is merely a bridge OS to Microsoft's radically new operating system that will follow not too long on its heels.
It is called Microsoft OS X.
And it will be virtually indistinguishable from Mac OS X 10.x.
And it will run natively on all dual-core Intel-based machines.
And it will be manufactured and marketed by one of the three post-Gates companies formed by the breakup of Microsoft.
And it will ship with every new Dell, HP, Sony....and Mac!
And it will usher in a golden era of unified platform computing.
And why, you ask, would Apple ever hand over its crown jewels OS code to Redmond? For one reason only: To elevate the Macintosh's market share to rival that of the iPod. The long and dreary Mac vs. PC debate will soon be rendered a quaint historic artifact. With Apple dominating the desktop and laptop hardware industry, iPod-style, and Microsoft cranking out the system software, they would quite simply rule the world.
But how will Apple lure buyers away from Dell & HP if OS X is now available for one and all? That's where iLife, iWork, Safari, iCal, etc. come in. Apple's iApps will run on all machines, but they'll be bundled free and supported free with every new Mac.
And finally the industry will come to understand why system software ought to be standardized while application software, and hardware, should compete in the marketplace.
It's the future and you can see it coming...just beyond the Vista.
Can anyone confirm the rumor that Apple has removed the OPTION key from all new Mac Pro keyboards?
I guess Options are a sensitive subject in Cupertino these days.
Yes, Jobs did look rather gaunt and drawn during the keynote. But bear two things in mind:
1. He is a recovering pancreatic cancer victim.
2. He is either a vegan or vegetarian (or a vulcan?)
Jobs did seem to rely upon his exec staff more than in the past, but it did afford us the opportunity to size them up a bit. A few observations.
1. Phil Schiller looks as though he could hold his own in a Sumo wrestling bout with Steve Ballmer.
2. Bertrand sounded as though he was auditioning for the Inspector Clouseau part in The Pink Panther.
3. Scott Forrestall (flunky!?!) appeared to be aping Steve Jobs' gestures, mannerisms and speech patterns. Is he the anointed one? Is he being groomed as Jobs' successor? If it happens, you read it here first.
Like most of Wall Street and the world, I and other Apple stockholders hope that neither illness nor executive shuffling prevent Jobs -- duplicitous as he may be -- from helming Apple for some time to come.
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Kill Dell? Hell, yes. Kill Microsoft? Not so fast. All this bickering about who copied what from who. It all misses the point. There is a methodology to this apparent mimickry. It's part of a vast Cupertino/Redmond conspiracy. Vista's introduction is intended for one purpose only: To transition Windows users to a Mac-like environment. Likewise Leopard. The underwhelming feature array announced at WWDC carried within it a common thread: These are all features linked to Vista past, present and future. Are you starting to get the picture? That's right. Vista is merely a bridge OS to Microsoft's radically new operating system that will follow not too long on its heels. It is called Microsoft OS X. And it will be virtually indistinguishable from Mac OS X 10.x. And it will run natively on all dual-core Intel-based machines. And it will be manufactured and marketed by one of the three post-Gates companies formed by the breakup of Microsoft. And it will ship with every new Dell, HP, Sony....and Mac! And it will usher in a golden era of unified platform computing. And why, you ask, would Apple ever hand over its crown jewels OS code to Redmond? For one reason only: To elevate the Macintosh's market share to rival that of the iPod. The long and dreary Mac vs. PC debate will soon be rendered a quaint historic artifact. With Apple dominating the desktop and laptop hardware industry, iPod-style, and Microsoft cranking out the system software, they would quite simply rule the world. But how will Apple lure buyers away from Dell & HP if OS X is now available for one and all? That's where iLife, iWork, Safari, iCal, etc. come in. Apple's iApps will run on all machines, but they'll be bundled free and supported free with every new Mac. And finally the industry will come to understand why system software ought to be standardized while application software, and hardware, should compete in the marketplace. It's the future and you can see it coming...just over the hegemony and just beyond the Vista. -- Peter Weisz Weisz Marketing Services Carmel, Indiana USA www.peterweisz.com
All this bickering about who copied from what. It all misses the point. There is a methodology to this apparent mimickry. It's part of a vast Cupertino/Redmond conspiracy. Vista's introduction is intended for one purpose only: To transition Windows users to a Mac-like environment. Likewise Leopard. The underwhelming feature array announced at WWDC carried within it a common thread: These are all features linked to Vista past, present and future. Are you starting to get the picture? That's right. Vista is merely a bridge OS to Microsoft's radically new operating system that will follow not too long on its heels. It is called Microsoft OS X. And it will be virtually indistinguishable from Mac OS X 10.x. And it will run natively on all dual-core Intel-based machines. And it will be manufactured and marketed by one of the three post-Gates companies formed by the breakup of Microsoft. And it will ship with every new Dell, HP, Sony....and Mac! And it will usher in a golden era of unified platform computing. And why, you ask, would Apple ever hand over its crown jewels OS code to Redmond? For one reason only: To elevate the Macintosh's market share to rival that of the iPod. The long and dreary Mac vs. PC debate will soon be rendered a quaint historic artifact. With Apple dominating the desktop and laptop hardware industry, iPod-style, and Microsoft cranking out the system software, they would quite simply rule the world. But how will Apple lure buyers away from Dell & HP if OS X is now available for one and all? That's where iLife, iWork, Safari, iCal, etc. come in. Apple's iApps will run on all machines, but they'll be bundled free and supported free with every new Mac. And finally the industry will come to understand why system software ought to be standardized while application software, and hardware, should compete in the marketplace. It's the future and you can see it coming...just beyond the Vista.
All this bickering about who copied from what. It all misses the point. There is a methodology to this apparent mimickry. It's part of a vast Cupertino/Redmond conspiracy. Vista's introduction is intended for one purpose only: To transition Windows users to a Mac-like environment. Likewise Leopard. The underwhelming feature array announced at WWDC carried within it a common thread: These are all features linked to Vista past, present and future. Are you starting to get the picture? That's right. Vista is merely a bridge OS to Microsoft's radically new operating system that will follow not too long on its heels. It is called Microsoft OS X. And it will be virtually indistinguishable from Mac OS X 10.x. And it will run natively on all dual-core Intel-based machines. And it will be manufactured and marketed by one of the three post-Gates companies formed by the breakup of Microsoft. And it will ship with every new Dell, HP, Sony....and Mac! And it will usher in a golden era of unified platform computing. And why, you ask, would Apple ever hand over its crown jewels OS code to Redmond? For one reason only: To elevate the Macintosh's market share to rival that of the iPod. The long and dreary Mac vs. PC debate will soon be rendered a quaint historic artifact. With Apple dominating the desktop and laptop hardware industry, iPod-style, and Microsoft cranking out the system software, they would quite simply rule the world. But how will Apple lure buyers away from Dell & HP if OS X is now available for one and all? That's where iLife, iWork, Safari, iCal, etc. come in. Apple's iApps will run on all machines, but they'll be bundled free and supported free with every new Mac. And finally the industry will come to understand why system software ought to be standardized while application software, and hardware, should compete in the marketplace. It's the future and you can see it coming...just beyond the Vista.
Can anyone confirm the rumor that Apple has removed the OPTION key from all new Mac Pro keyboards? I guess Options are a sensitive subject in Cupertino these days. Yes, Jobs did look rather gaunt and drawn during the keynote. But bear two things in mind: 1. He is a recovering pancreatic cancer victim. 2. He is either a vegan or vegetarian (or a vulcan?) Jobs did seem to rely upon his exec staff more than in the past, but it did afford us the opportunity to size them up a bit. A few observations. 1. Phil Schiller looks as though he could hold his own in a Sumo wrestling bout with Steve Ballmer. 2. Bertrand sounded as though he was auditioning for the Inspector Clouseau part in The Pink Panther. 3. Scott Forrestall (flunky!?!) appeared to be aping Steve Jobs' gestures, mannerisms and speech patterns. Is he the anointed one? Is he being groomed as Jobs' successor? If it happens, you read it here first. Like most of Wall Street and the world, I and other Apple stockholders hope that neither illness nor executive shuffling prevent Jobs -- duplicitous as he may be -- from helming Apple for some time to come.