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NPD: Windows 7 sales 234% higher than Vista's first few days {Engadget}
Nov 6th 2009 11:00AM @Tom and Jack
I own both a Mac and a (very nice) Windows Desktop
my macbook runs leopard and my windows box has vista but I'm going to install 7 tomorrow.
I agree with both of you on different levels, but I am curious as to why Jack got downranked on his last post, it was insightful and very valid.
the simple fact of the matter is yes, 7 has more legacy support than S. Leopard. however here's the big draw here, Puma was indeed 5 revisions ago and also in a time when apple computers still were not top rate or very high sellers. only post Jaguar (when the iPod REALLY took off, 3G) did ibook and imac sales really pick up. the majority of people's first mac was a g4 ibook/powerbook or g4 imac which is inherently more powerful than a 400mhz G3 iMac (the first one to officially support OS X 10.1)
the next real argument is that Windows XP is still being sold, hence A LOT of machines ranging from bargain bins to the most extreme falcon northwest rigs have the same operating system. there is an extremely small install base of Puma computers compared to Tiger computers or Windows XP computers out there. it's foolish to really say just because Puma and XP both came out in '01 that 7 is better solely on the fact that you can upgrade straight from xp. while xp was in office (9 years almost) apple released Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and Leopard. If apple ran the numbers, it would have been smart to maintain PPC support but instead they weighed the pros and cons, Leopard is every bit as usable as Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and Snow Leopard, if you need an OS to use on your legacy devices then use one of those. A lot of Windows 98 machines have the MINIMUM requirements to run XP (and I mean BARE minimum) but would you want to? would you rather have a newer OS and have it choppy? (A 2001 Windows XP machine running 7) or an older OS and have it run peppy (A 2001 Windows XP machine running XP?) That just seems like a silly argument no? No one will use 2001 equipment when newer equipment is available (unless financially it is not possible)
As for the Ads, every advertisement that downplays its competitior (yes, including the Get a Mac ads) can be directly compared to political advertisements. Every Poly ad starts with how bad the competitior is and then gets into how good the candidate is. let's review both the apple and verizon ads. Almost every Mac ad starts with PC complaining, freezing, or overall not working as he should and then Mac hops in and says he just works and everything is all cheery in mac land (which isn't always true) and the ad ends. Usually it has cheerleaders or consumers cheering for Mac by the end and PC looks glib....doesn't that fit the politician scheme? Only difference is yes, you laugh because John Hodgeman and Justin Long are indeed very funny people and pull off their persona's very well. Let's look at the Verizon Droid ad, it starts off clearly mocking apple ads with the fun acoustic music and the soft female voice, while listing everything the "i" don't. then in the end it tells you that everything the "i"don't, the droid does. it's not funny, but it sure gives food for thought no? hmm what if they're right, i should go check it out to be sure. isn't this the politician scheme as well? You guys are comparing apples to apples, but trying desperately to turn one of them into oranges so you can argue.
the simple fact that can be taken from both of these scenarios is this:
a) Apple and Microsoft have both created a very nice operating system and it is up to you to decide which to buy
b) Apple and Verizon are both doing the same thing to sell their product, again up to you to decide which one you want
as for the elitist prick nonsense, you can't just laugh at an ad? commercials are supposed to get emotions going, anger, excitement, anticipation, laughter, sorrow... the popular notion is that apple ads are funny and they are not because a mac is funny, but because Justin and John are funny. why do you think apple pays them so much to do them? even if you absolutely HATE apple computers because they "stand" for something (which is absolute garbage, they're a tool not a cigarette or a flag or symbol) you should be able to appreciate the humor in them purely because well, they are funny.
ok, end rant. :-)
Giveaway: Win one of ten very special pink Nyko Kamas for Wii! {Engadget}
Oct 17th 2009 2:43PM no one said anything about breast cancer research??
well no one in the first 50 comments atleast...
that's a shame...
Switched On: Microsoft's touchy subjects {Engadget}
Oct 15th 2009 12:08AM stupid comment system
@Tsing
As a purveyor of electronics I will talk about whatever electronic i so choose. i did not talk about it's usage or it's pros and cons, but if you really want a list just ask: I own one.
It is decidedly mid '90s apple from the startup to the interface. as for your japan comment, another falsity, they were special order items at apple retailers when they were released. my father bought one for me thinking it'd be my computer and video game system. computer, it worked fine. video games? i got a SNES 3 months later (lack of titles)
Switched On: Microsoft's touchy subjects {Engadget}
Oct 15th 2009 12:07AM @Tsing
As a purveyor of electronics I will talk about whatever electronic i so choose. i did not talk about it's usage or it's pros and cons, but if you really want a list just ask: I own one.
It is decidedly mid '90s apple from the startup to the interface. as for your japan comment, another falsity, they were special order items at apple retailers when they were released. my father bought one for me thinking it'd be my computer and video game system. computer, it worked fine. video games? i got a SNES 3 months later (lack of titles)
Switched On: Microsoft's touchy subjects {Engadget}
Oct 14th 2009 8:05PM aww thanks man lol
yeah i try to do my part. keeping the trolls outta bay
Switched On: Microsoft's touchy subjects {Engadget}
Oct 14th 2009 5:27PM @mynk, you mean, re-releases a gaming platform....i don't blame you, apple hopes you don't remember the pippen.
it was god-awful
Switched On: Microsoft's touchy subjects {Engadget}
Oct 14th 2009 5:25PM as an iPhone owner, I personally cannot wait for some proper competition. I've had my 3G for almost 2 years and I can honestly say that I am very sick of it. I was in love with it's hardware and software and I still believe it to be very intuitive, however there is just something I (literally) cannot put my finger on. The software is great, not exceptional; the apps are good, but still lacking. even with my jailbreak i'm not 100% convinced (though it does make it better).
I have reading up on the HD2 and I'm confident i'm going to make it my next device. so long as it delivers, it has everything I want: large screen, finger friendly, capacitive display (i know that resistive works fine, but games are better with a multi-touch screen) HD playback and most importantly. REALLY FAST. The iPhone is slow. i know the 3Gs is faster, but the 3G is too slow for me now and the speed alone was not a good enough reason to upgrade.
I like android, a lot. but It's still in it's grassroots stage, I like that moto came out with blur and HTC with sense, i like competition and I'd like to see more than one phone be the defacto standard. If i go to android, I need more refinement. I'm a techy and I love linux and use it at work every day, but when it comes to my phone i'd like the original be refined and let me delve into the code as I need to.
I used Windows Mobile up to 6.1 and i loved it. moreover, I loved my Hermes (8525) and i made do with the software to continue to use the device. I think winmo is great and am excited for 6.5 and 7 so that finally it may keep up with iphone os and android. my one gripe with 6.1, it was limited in it's execution. sure it brought about alot of new and better features from 6.0 but it wasn't enough. microsoft released 6.1 when apple released v1.0 not to sound fanboyish, but it's not hard to see which one was a) more aesthetically pleasing and also b) more intuitive. both were (and still are) lacking, and i don't think there is actually a phone out there that is perfect at this moment but hopefully we'll see 2010 as the year the mobile os finally steps up and becomes what everyone here (engadget) wants it to be.
Manufacturers are spoiled with the general public not really knowing much, money in their pocket, millions of posts on engadget, a bunch of unhappy techies :-(
Samsung Omnia II for Verizon in the flesh, Windows Mobile 6.1 on board {Engadget}
Oct 8th 2009 1:43AM why would you get this when the HD2 is coming in January?
as an iPhone user, I can't wait to get rid of it and hop (back) on the WM bandwagon
yes. the phone looks THAT good.
Entelligence: The HTC HD2 and the future of Windows Mobile {Engadget}
Oct 7th 2009 1:17PM first non pro-apple thread from entelligence?!
crazyy
Entelligence: The HTC HD2 and the future of Windows Mobile {Engadget}
Oct 7th 2009 1:17PM @ Ben
I don't know what you're talking about. i touch type on my iPhone all the time.
sure i make mistakes but with the correction software on the iPhone and how trained it is as to how i type, it corrects everything to exactly how i want it.
so you sir, are wrong.
