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RE: Windows 7 Will be Awesome!
By akugami on 10/14/2008 1:20:24 PM , Rating: 2
I'd disagree, the original reason Mac's sell is because they were the original place for powerful desktop publishing and productivity apps. To a large degree Mac's and PC's are essentially on equal footing in those areas. Legacy use of Mac's still dictate their use in a lot of areas.

Mac's used to be faster than PC's even if only by a small degree, and then the AMD vs Intel wars happened and the CPU's used in PC's took off and left the PowerPC chips in the dust. Which is why we need AMD. In today's world, Mac's are no faster than PC's. The only limiting factor is that Apple does not use the latest chips but to be honest, Joe Computer doesn't need a 3+ ghz quad core anyways. Something along the lines of a 2ghz dual core is good enough for what 95% of the general computing public needs.

Your comments also make it seem like Mac OSX didn't modernize the underpinnings of what makes it run. This is not true and it can be said that Apple modernized it's OS before Microsoft did. Especially with the lateness of Vista and it's scaled back promises.

Believe it or not Joe Computer likes things to be idiot proof. One can argue that the Mac OS is powerful enough for 95% of computer uses while keeping things easy enough to use so the new users don't feel too overwhelmed. These 3D window gimmicks also may or may not detract from the user experience but this is up to individual users. Much like the 3D window gimmicks in Vista, it's all a matter of personal taste.

I've been using Vista x64 for a year now. I have not owned a Mac in over 10 years though I plan to get a Macbook Pro this year or next to complement my desktop.

As for the Windows 7 name, I'm ok with it. They seem to be aiming for utilitarian and that points to shooting it towards corporate users more than home users though. Hopefully they will optimize the OS for speed and functionality. There are some OS changes from XP to Vista that annoy me though I can live with it.

RE: Windows 7 Will be Awesome!
By mikefarinha on 10/14/2008 4:32:42 PM , Rating: 2
I understand Apple's target market and I think they are doing a fantastic job at marketing towards them.


You bring up Mac and then say Windows 7 sounds utilitarian? I dunno, OSX sounds a lot more utilitarian than Windows 7 IMHO.


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