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Argh_College on 02 August 2012
zero129 said:
Argh_College said:
No.

They still a giant company wich makes shitloads of profit and have like what ? 70 Bilion in Cash ? Maybe even more.

Its just Apple that has higher price points and have find the right spot.


But do you think they are still as strong now as they used to be??.

they will be even stronger in the next decade than ever before.

Xbox will grow, Bing will Grow, WP will grow.



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Alby_da_Wolf on 06 August 2012
IamAwsome said:
kain_kusanagi said:
The Zune was a better media player than it's contemporary iPod, but Apple is cool and hipsters like it. Xbox was a better machine than the PS2, but Playstation was cool and fanboys hate new things. Surface is a real computer shaped like a tablet, an actual replacement for a laptop. But the iPad is cool and all the cool kids have it.

MS has been and continues to be a leader in the tech industry. MS tries to lead the horse to water, but they can't make it drink.


With that being said, why was there so much commotion abouut Windows 8? It seems like people hate it because it's *GASP* different. WP7 is fresh and new and nobody wants it. I just don't understand. Are people afraid of change?

Currently the rational criticisms against Win 8 aren't about its features and interface (the lattter being just matter of taste and habits), but about the attempts by MS to use it to make the PC and the Windows marketplace become closed. Thus destroying probably the most important thing of PC architecture.



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justinian on 06 August 2012
kain_kusanagi said:
The Zune was a better media player than it's contemporary iPod, but Apple is cool and hipsters like it. Xbox was a better machine than the PS2, but Playstation was cool and fanboys hate new things. Surface is a real computer shaped like a tablet, an actual replacement for a laptop. But the iPad is cool and all the cool kids have it.

MS has been and continues to be a leader in the tech industry. MS tries to lead the horse to water, but they can't make it drink.


This is one silly post. Have you seriously thought about what you just wrote.

Ipod came before the zune.

ipad came before surface.

PS2 came before xbox.

Exactly where has MS led in any of the above that you pointed out? They followed. Even if they bought new elements to their products improving on what went before they are still following someone's lead. How on earth can that be leading?

Sure, MS is a leader of tech but those three you pointed out are pityful examples.

MS hasn't lost it's mojo. MS is going just a good if not better than it was before. Other companies has just upped their game. No company stays on top forever. It's how the world works.



Alby_da_Wolf on 06 August 2012
justinian said:
kain_kusanagi said:
The Zune was a better media player than it's contemporary iPod, but Apple is cool and hipsters like it. Xbox was a better machine than the PS2, but Playstation was cool and fanboys hate new things. Surface is a real computer shaped like a tablet, an actual replacement for a laptop. But the iPad is cool and all the cool kids have it.

MS has been and continues to be a leader in the tech industry. MS tries to lead the horse to water, but they can't make it drink.


This is one silly post. Have you seriously thought about what you just wrote.

Ipod came before the zune.

ipad came before surface.

PS2 came before xbox.

Exactly where has MS led in any of the above that you pointed out? They followed. Even if they bought new elements to their products improving on what went before they are still following someone's lead. How on earth can that be leading?

Sure, MS is a leader of tech but those three you pointed out are pityful examples.

MS hasn't lost it's mojo. MS is going just a good if not better than it was before. Other companies has just upped their game. No company stays on top forever. It's how the world works.


Don't forget MS invented the mouse, the GUI, multimedia and Internet!!!   



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D-Joe on 06 August 2012
justinian said:
kain_kusanagi said:
The Zune was a better media player than it's contemporary iPod, but Apple is cool and hipsters like it. Xbox was a better machine than the PS2, but Playstation was cool and fanboys hate new things. Surface is a real computer shaped like a tablet, an actual replacement for a laptop. But the iPad is cool and all the cool kids have it.

MS has been and continues to be a leader in the tech industry. MS tries to lead the horse to water, but they can't make it drink.


This is one silly post. Have you seriously thought about what you just wrote.

Ipod came before the zune.

ipad came before surface.

PS2 came before xbox.

Exactly where has MS led in any of the above that you pointed out? They followed. Even if they bought new elements to their products improving on what went before they are still following someone's lead. How on earth can that be leading?

Sure, MS is a leader of tech but those three you pointed out are pityful examples.

MS hasn't lost it's mojo. MS is going just a good if not better than it was before. Other companies has just upped their game. No company stays on top forever. It's how the world works.

never heard a product is good or not just because it come "before" other product

well sure atari should keep making console and every other compaines should be 3rd party



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Jazz2K on 06 August 2012
TadpoleJackson said:
selnor said:

Seriously though, Ipad is a joke.

Its so pointless and cost is rediculous. It doesnt replace a laptop and your pone already does everything an Ipad does. So what the hell is the point of the pad?

Surface is definately better in everyway.


I respectfully disagree. Since I've gotten my ipad I've only used my laptop three times. It does everything a laptop does, with greater portability, battery life, and more comfortable to lay around with. 


I can understand that you don't use much of the functionalities of your laptop but you can't possibly be serious about the bolded...



slowmo on 06 August 2012

So the reasoning is because Apple has grown, Microsoft have somehow failed, pure genius...



kain_kusanagi on 06 August 2012
justinian said:
kain_kusanagi said:
The Zune was a better media player than it's contemporary iPod, but Apple is cool and hipsters like it. Xbox was a better machine than the PS2, but Playstation was cool and fanboys hate new things. Surface is a real computer shaped like a tablet, an actual replacement for a laptop. But the iPad is cool and all the cool kids have it.

MS has been and continues to be a leader in the tech industry. MS tries to lead the horse to water, but they can't make it drink.


This is one silly post. Have you seriously thought about what you just wrote.

Ipod came before the zune.

ipad came before surface.

PS2 came before xbox.

Exactly where has MS led in any of the above that you pointed out? They followed. Even if they bought new elements to their products improving on what went before they are still following someone's lead. How on earth can that be leading?

Sure, MS is a leader of tech but those three you pointed out are pityful examples.

MS hasn't lost it's mojo. MS is going just a good if not better than it was before. Other companies has just upped their game. No company stays on top forever. It's how the world works.

I said MS was A lead not THE leader. Nobody can argue that Apple isn't a leader. Google is also a leader.

"Ipod came before the zune." But, the Zune was a better device for watching video, sharing music, and even games.

"ipad came before surface." Yet the Surface is a real computer, not a watered down tablet you must plug into a compter do finish your work.

"PS2 came before xbox." The Xbox had more powerfull hardware, better online, and a better controller.

Hitting the market first is a way to lead, but doing it better is a way to lead as well.



mysticwolf on 09 August 2012

You knew it was gonna happen.



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sales2099 on 09 August 2012

MS has been pretty steady, not going down but still in a successful middle. Profiting $5 billion every 3 months aint no small thing.

More the case that Apple just got out of a rut and exploded in popularity at a faster rate at the right time.



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