In a recent survey commissioned by the firm, 8 percent of Windows users in the U.S home market said they would switch to a Mac if it could also run Windows. [ View this article at AppleInsider.com ]
I think the killer question here is to find out what the people surveyed wanted to run on Windows. I'll bet most of the 'Windows-specific' capability is available on OSX anyway and this is a market ignorance/education question.
Having XP pre-installed is a tough one. It's good that Apple are saying 'bring it on, compare us side-by-side' but would the Mac spend more time in Windows mode? I think it would unless Apple got their act together and acknowledged the internet is really the MS-Internet and if they don't make Safari/iChat & Mail more Windows friendly/compliant there's going to be a lot of Start buttons on the Mac's Task-bar.
Also Boot camp needs a DMZ drive and fast user switching (maybe with a flip rather than a cube) even if it means clobbering the background performance of the inactive OS or a memory dump to HD to preserve performance.
People have so many stupid misconceptions about macs (they're expensive, they're for "fun" not important things, no software options for them, etc.) It drives me nuts!
Apple should rethink their campaign against Windows... show two Windows geeks just doing their jobs (maybe running Microsoft Office) one of the geeks is having to deal with constant crashes, taking longer to do basic tasks, etc., while the nearly identical geek is shown plowing through his work. We pull back and see one runs a Mac and one runs a Dell. This would show PC-folks a context they understand. Forget about the fun software, as you can see, this harms Apple by the misguided opinions of your case subject...
Actually I'd love to - I can't stand being an Apple cash gimp. However, I was addicted at a young age .
I meant, however, that we (core consumers) are the hand that feeds Apple--and offering Windows alongside OS X might "bite" us to such an extent that we stop being Apple's 'cash gimps'.
Apple should rethink their campaign against Windows... show two Windows geeks just doing their jobs (maybe running Microsoft Office) one of the geeks is having to deal with constant crashes, taking longer to do basic tasks, etc., while the nearly identical geek is shown plowing through his work. We pull back and see one runs a Mac and one runs a Dell. This would show PC-folks a context they understand. Forget about the fun software, as you can see, this harms Apple by the misguided opinions of your case subject...
That'd work... except not. Having Mac hardware won't necessarily make Windows not crash as often.
That'd work... except not. Having Mac hardware won't necessarily make Windows not crash as often.
While I can't speak for what will happen with Vista, it's been said that windows is more stable on a Mac, because the driver situation is handled by Apple's software driver. Drivers are a part of Windows problems. I almost never got a "blue window" running Windows through VPC.
Virii and trojan horses are a different matter. Still had to be careful.
i think microsoft should just go back to windows 2000. release service pack 5 and forget this windows xp and vista non sense. i hate windows xp, it treats users like retards.
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Originally posted by Mr. Dirk
In any case, it's never good to bite the hand that feeds you.
Actually I'd love to - I can't stand being an Apple cash gimp. However, I was addicted at a young age
Originally posted by AppleInsider
In a recent survey commissioned by the firm, 8 percent of Windows users in the U.S home market said they would switch to a Mac if it could also run Windows.
[ View this article at AppleInsider.com ]
I think the killer question here is to find out what the people surveyed wanted to run on Windows. I'll bet most of the 'Windows-specific' capability is available on OSX anyway and this is a market ignorance/education question.
Having XP pre-installed is a tough one. It's good that Apple are saying 'bring it on, compare us side-by-side' but would the Mac spend more time in Windows mode? I think it would unless Apple got their act together and acknowledged the internet is really the MS-Internet and if they don't make Safari/iChat & Mail more Windows friendly/compliant there's going to be a lot of Start buttons on the Mac's Task-bar.
Also Boot camp needs a DMZ drive and fast user switching (maybe with a flip rather than a cube) even if it means clobbering the background performance of the inactive OS or a memory dump to HD to preserve performance.
McD
Originally posted by DeaPeaJay
People have so many stupid misconceptions about macs (they're expensive, they're for "fun" not important things, no software options for them, etc.) It drives me nuts!
Apple should rethink their campaign against Windows... show two Windows geeks just doing their jobs (maybe running Microsoft Office) one of the geeks is having to deal with constant crashes, taking longer to do basic tasks, etc., while the nearly identical geek is shown plowing through his work. We pull back and see one runs a Mac and one runs a Dell. This would show PC-folks a context they understand. Forget about the fun software, as you can see, this harms Apple by the misguided opinions of your case subject...
Originally posted by OfficerDigby
Actually I'd love to - I can't stand being an Apple cash gimp. However, I was addicted at a young age
I meant, however, that we (core consumers) are the hand that feeds Apple--and offering Windows alongside OS X might "bite" us to such an extent that we stop being Apple's 'cash gimps'.
Originally posted by SpamSandwich
Apple should rethink their campaign against Windows... show two Windows geeks just doing their jobs (maybe running Microsoft Office) one of the geeks is having to deal with constant crashes, taking longer to do basic tasks, etc., while the nearly identical geek is shown plowing through his work. We pull back and see one runs a Mac and one runs a Dell. This would show PC-folks a context they understand. Forget about the fun software, as you can see, this harms Apple by the misguided opinions of your case subject...
That'd work... except not. Having Mac hardware won't necessarily make Windows not crash as often.
Originally posted by bauch
That'd work... except not. Having Mac hardware won't necessarily make Windows not crash as often.
While I can't speak for what will happen with Vista, it's been said that windows is more stable on a Mac, because the driver situation is handled by Apple's software driver. Drivers are a part of Windows problems. I almost never got a "blue window" running Windows through VPC.
Virii and trojan horses are a different matter. Still had to be careful.
Originally posted by Mr. Dirk
Vista may be better, but what do you guys think?
i think microsoft should just go back to windows 2000. release service pack 5 and forget this windows xp and vista non sense. i hate windows xp, it treats users like retards.