| libellule said: 1/ I can't belive it is true or the calculated index is complete crap or they just lie (well it is cnet ...) and they are trying to make dammage control How is it possible to make a so big change in the perception using a so lame advertising ? IF it is true, then GG MS ... 2/ I doubt that Apple product are just overpriced product particularly compared to the MS buggy or broken product ... |
1. Your 'point' that the advertising is lame is, frankly, a lame argument. Your opinion does not equal fact just because you type it. The fact is that from a marketing perspective, the MS ads are very good (just as the Mac ads are good from a marketing perspective). They focus on creating a strong value proposition vs their competition in a down market, please tell me how this is lame from a marketing standpoint.
2. You calling the MS product 'buggy' is most likely spoken from the perspective of somebody that has no real experience on the matter and has merely been programmed to believe this from what you have heard. I work with PC's for a living (I am a Microsoft certified professional delivering tech support to several small-medium sized businesses), and I can tell you that 95% or more of the problems with Windows PCs are caused by incompetent users. These people load down their computers with Viruses (don't tell me Mac doesn't have viruses, please google 'Mac botnet') and crappy free programs, toolbars, shopper tools, etc. The vast majority of issues come from these factors and are not due to the MS operating system at all.
I have also used Vista extensively and find it to be rock solid as far as stability, and slightly lacking in performance compared to XP. Windows 7 (which I am using currently on a few of my comptuers) is set to be the best release of Windows yet, with the great new features of vista combined with stellar performance, even on older hardware.
I ran four XP computers for many years (one desktop for 7 years straight so far) with very few problems and NO VIRUSES. My 7 year old HP with Windows XP has MAYBE one minor crash requiring a reboot every one or two years or so and is on 24/7/365. My other computers are similarly stable.
On the issue of Macs being overpriced, this is largely a matter of opinion. It's no mystery that Apple makes most of their money on the very large markups they put on their hardware. Because their software is closed architecture, you have no legal choice but to pay 50-100% more for the same exact hardware from Apple as from one of the many MS platforms. In my opinoin, Macs are very overpriced.
Mac's are not bad, they do what they do fairly well, (though OSX has not been without it's share of bugs) they are simply too pretentious (IMO), expensive, closed architecture, and limited in their software library for my taste.
