> > > I don't think Apple are much different from Microsoft in their attitude > > to users. Look what they did to iWork for example. > > > I'm not a daily OS X user. What's the iWork story? >
So Microsoft keeps adding features to Office and gets blamed for that. Apple takes features away and causes an outcry. Google hasn't changed Google Docs at all, and that's not good either... <g> Neither Apple, nor Microsoft behave inconsistently, though. With Apple you just know that they don't care about older products, they never have. Not a single Mac application that was on the market when Windows XP was released does run on the latest Mac. Not a single one. If you look at support expiration most Apple products are measured in a years, two maybe three, not a decade like Microsoft. Even features that would possibly run, they don't allow. They sell hardware: New means sales, old, who cares? Microsoft sells software licenses. Have an older machine? Guess what, one of the features touted for Windows 8 was that it runs on less powerful machines than Windows 7. Any hardware is good, as long as you keep buying new products. Licenses are important, so don't expect unlimited users or a free OS upgrade like Apple is providing them. At the end of the day, these corporations sell the exact same stuff to billions of people. How personal can this experience possibly be? The OS has become a commodity, anyway. Computer power has become a commodity (our main machines are in a data center). Most people seem to pay more attention to whether something is new, rather what the exact technical specification is. Developers are a rare exception. Years ago when somebody posted that they bought a new laptop, Toni Feltman used to joke and ask "which color?". I admit that these days I do pay more attention to the color of my computer than the type of RAM or CPU model. Apple makes that easy. They are like Starbucks: MacBook Tall, MacBook Grande, MacBook Venti... and you can pick a flavor. -- Christof --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cal4qjhgokjzlh2zfvsrrduui3vph0zqnftvumdyjkk-wjpg...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
