Apple immune to Windows 7 impact

[jayzijk]

I didn't find anything great about Win7...ya may be for those who got fed up on Vista and XP users who likes to try something fancy. Until now XP has been the only OS from MS which worked better. Lets say....everyone still likes XP when compared to Vista. Lets wait and see if Win 7 can break this benchmark.

Another issue is the system requirements....Those who bought PC wont really upgrade it. Many PC when bought in the days of XP had less requirement and said its Vista ready...but it was a failure since Vista requires a lot. So they sticked to XP or downgraded and thought...na i dont need to upgrade. I should say, those who want to use Win 7 better upgrade the hardware first. Then get a copy of Win7. Thats where MAC have done the magic...new OS but works really well with existing hardware...btw...u get back some storage space too.

Once i read somewhere..."Those who make good software should make their own hardware"

It will never help MS to switch people from MAC.....no way.

[michl]

Once i read somewhere... "Those who make good software should make their own hardware."

Oh my, talk about a trip down the memory lane...

It was said by Alan Kay in his 1982 Creative Think seminar. Andy Hertzfeld was there and took notes:

"People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware."

Lots of slogans and memorable quotes there... like:

"One goal: the computer disappears into the environment." (that was in 1982!)

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." (Alan Kay said that back in 1971)

etc.

[hakka]

Answer 2 all

To Magnus. The point was about business/work/productivity value of Windows 7 not a upgrade price. Snow leopard also requires expensive hardware to show grand central, openCL etc etc... same as Windows 7 requires powerful video card to show all its fancy things. Leopard to snow leopard transition does not improve my productivity at all, just few new tricks, performance wise - the same if not slower. That's why I call Windows 7 new king of consumer OS's. On business segment its long living king already. And Exchange integration into OSX/Iphone just confirm it.

2 jayzijk

I found tons of new functions, including Visual improvements in Explorer, control panel, network, wifi, security etc etc. Microsoft really done pretty good job. What Apple does? 64bit? - yeah big deal, u dont even notice this right? And this "ground-breaking" step happened after YEARS after Microsoft shipping XP/2003 64bit

Regarding hardware. Try to launch Snow Leopard on G4.... see what i mean. Apple just work slower than Microsoft and life time of the product usually longer than with Microsoft ones.

Anyway, its not about "holly war" - its about truth. Apple marketing giving away ALOT of B/S about microsoft, vista, windows etc. Not everything is true ....

[Magnus]

To Magnus. The point was about business/work/productivity value of Windows 7 not a upgrade price.

But value is related to price, no?

[fangpyre]

I haven't seen anyone who wants to upgrade for any feature.
The main reason to upgrade I have seen is get "fix Vista".

[jayzijk]

2 jayzijk

I found tons of new functions, including Visual improvements in Explorer, control panel, network, wifi, security etc etc. Microsoft really done pretty good job. What Apple does? 64bit? - yeah big deal, u dont even notice this right? And this "ground-breaking" step happened after YEARS after Microsoft shipping XP/2003 64bit

Majority of users dont really care about the said features above...Mac had already done that. And those who buy new PC will anyway get Win 7 with it.