Coming clean about Microsoft ?
People who know me better know that I often speak harshly about Microsoft and some might even see me as a Mac fanboy. However, most of the time I exaggerate in a humoristic notion. The reality is not as harsh.
To come clean, it is not that I actually hate Microsoft, I just dislike them because they have too much power over the computer world, the software is not the most user-friendly, they take too long to bring out their software, and last but not least, most of their ‘innovative’ features are copies from other platforms like Mac OS X. But they are not all bad. Afterall Microsoft managed to bring computers into most homes in developed countries and are making a solid effort bringing computers into the homes in developing, or how I rather label them, booming countries.
I for one still prefer Mac OS X a lot more for a few very good reasons: everything just works, I don’t have to figure out work-arounds in order to get something done, the system is more stable, more intuitive and a lot prettier (although Vista was able to catch up in the aestetic aspect a lot).
So what is the point of this post? The point is a very simple question.
Who would you rather buy anything from?
These folks?
Or this chap?
I rest my case.
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No offense but the biggest problem with Microsoft is that they are a software company. They don’t actually sell computers but just a shitty operating system on top of computers. Perhaps the most annoying thing about Vista is the fact that you need to be fairly computer literate to know if it is for your computer. Otherwise you may be in a world of trouble. I think Microsoft missed an opportunity to build computer that are designed for their software. I don’t really want to emphasis the fact that their software still sucks … but well it does.
I don’t get it?? First you go on about how great Apple and how bad MS is only to end your rant with those two pictures? Wake up dude, Monkey Boy and Gates have contributed more to IT industry than Mr. ‘I’m-so-cool-I-have-to-wear-turtlenecks-all-year-despite-living-in-fu$$in-California.
MS are sponsoring schools with new PCs (also in the third world where possible) what’s Apple doing? Charging its loyal Bobos and dinks a rip-off price for 1st gen products that sometimes are more faulty than a MS product.
Yes, Microsoft is big and maybe they are holding back the evolution of personal computing but please get over it: If Mac OS and Linux etc. were so great why isn’t everyone using it already?