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Why do they try so hard?
Microsoft opening shops right next to apple stores. vol. things just got serious
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Why? Facts?
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Originally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT
@this coming from a female..
stick to the kitchen
but for real. mac are more reliable, but windows is easier and better OS imo.
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I concur
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that is so wrong on so many levelsOriginally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT
@this coming from a female..
stick to the kitchen
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Apple is successful because they understand the consumer experience on all levels: software, hardware, branding & an effectively designed retailenvironment with great merchandising. They think with the consumer mindset being top priority.
Micrrosoft is a household name, no doubt. However, when translated into a retail experience, Microsoft products aren't as turnkey when introducing to aretail environment.
You can literally unbox a Mac/iPod, throw it onto a display, and ppl will play with it and be compelled to buy. Microsoft products don't have that"wow" factor that most consumers are looking for these days.
Sure you can get it cheaper, it'll do more, blah blah blahzay. However, in order to make a product as appealing, user friendly as a Mac, you have to tweaka Windows machine to get it there, often with 3rd party software.
Micrrosoft is a household name, no doubt. However, when translated into a retail experience, Microsoft products aren't as turnkey when introducing to aretail environment.
You can literally unbox a Mac/iPod, throw it onto a display, and ppl will play with it and be compelled to buy. Microsoft products don't have that"wow" factor that most consumers are looking for these days.
Sure you can get it cheaper, it'll do more, blah blah blahzay. However, in order to make a product as appealing, user friendly as a Mac, you have to tweaka Windows machine to get it there, often with 3rd party software.
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Originally Posted by sn00pee
tell that to Apple then...Originally Posted by 23MichaelJordan45
A mac is a pc
PC = personal computer
I'm on my PC right now, which happens to be a macbook pro.
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Originally Posted by Dakingii
that is so wrong on so many levelsOriginally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT
@this coming from a female..
stick to the kitchen
I'm only kidding
I'm pretty sure though she can't tell me the difference between a core 2 duo and athlon 4000+
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upgrades. stability. smoothness. price.
windows has brought nothing new to the table since xp. vista is just a visual upgrade pretty much
Then they brought out these silly versions to had fuel to the fire... home business ultimate whatever.
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Red Mango and Pinkberry do the exact same thing.
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Originally Posted by sn00pee
upgrades. stability. smoothness. price.
windows has brought nothing new to the table since xp. vista is just a visual upgrade pretty much.
Then they brought out these silly versions to had fuel to the fire... home business ultimate whatever.
Those arent facts.
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Originally Posted by sn00pee
upgrades. stability. smoothness. price.
windows has brought nothing new to the table since xp. vista is just a visual upgrade pretty much.
Then they brought out these silly versions to had fuel to the fire... home business ultimate whatever.
upgrades?
Ok a lets say you have the Apple Desktop computer(not IMac) You have to pay High prices for low end hardware. A GTX290 is 450$
Stability and Smoothness?
Buy Cheap Computers you get a cheap experince period. Most people who complain about computers are those running on P4's with 512 mbs of ram
Price.
Windows Pc's always have had a better Components for your dollar then Mac
Vista brought Aero peek,Rich text documents, DX10, and Readyboost
Yea those Version's sucked
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Where's a mac snob at so we can run 3dmark and see who benches more... my mom's 500 dollar pc or their 2500 dollar laptop
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note I was strictly talking about the OS not hardware or anything else.Originally Posted by milestailsprowe
Originally Posted by sn00pee
upgrades. stability. smoothness. price.
windows has brought nothing new to the table since xp. vista is just a visual upgrade pretty much.
Then they brought out these silly versions to had fuel to the fire... home business ultimate whatever.
upgrades?
Ok a lets say you have the Apple Desktop computer(not IMac) You have to pay High prices for low end hardware. A GTX290 is 450$
Stability and Smoothness?
Buy Cheap Computers you get a cheap experince period. Most people who complain about computers are those running on P4's with 512 mbs of ram
Price.
Windows Pc's always have had a better Components for your dollar then Mac
Vista brought Aero peek,Rich text documents, DX10, and Readyboostto that table
Yea those Version's sucked
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apple is all about ease of use, a lot of people like that, not because theyre stupid or too dumb to use a pc/zune or because they think their apple productsare technically superior to a pc, they just prefer the ease of use when it comes to apple products
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ReadOriginally Posted by sn00pee
note I was strictly talking about the OS not hardware or anything else.Originally Posted by milestailsprowe
Originally Posted by sn00pee
upgrades. stability. smoothness. price.
windows has brought nothing new to the table since xp. vista is just a visual upgrade pretty much.
Then they brought out these silly versions to had fuel to the fire... home business ultimate whatever.
upgrades?
Ok a lets say you have the Apple Desktop computer(not IMac) You have to pay High prices for low end hardware. A GTX290 is 450$
Stability and Smoothness?
Buy Cheap Computers you get a cheap experince period. Most people who complain about computers are those running on P4's with 512 mbs of ram
Price.
Windows Pc's always have had a better Components for your dollar then Mac
Vista brought Aero peek,Rich text documents, DX10, and Readyboostto that table
Yea those Version's sucked
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This kid doesnt even know that the mac os is x86 based and he wants to talk?Originally Posted by sn00pee
tell that to Apple then...Originally Posted by 23MichaelJordan45
A mac is a pc
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en garde
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This isn't even about which computer is better. No one is going into a Microsoft store
. One of the best things about the Apple store is *@%%$$% with all the stuff inthere. The only thing I would probably mess around with in a Microsoft store is the 360, and it's not like it's thing to
about.
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aero peek? seriously? lol
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can you imagine the types of antitrust lawsuits that would follow?
imagine microsoft's stronghold on the global market,
then compounded by its ability to package its software with very affordable hardware
no one says peep about apple and their practice because microsoft still holds about 90% of the worldwide market
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You asked for something new and its just one of things on the list. It helps if you have a million things opened at once but I'll admit the only newadditions useful are DX10 and Readyboost
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Again, this is not a fact! I find that a lot of Mac loyalists are full of it.
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Originally Posted by JustScoreda100
