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Seems to be a lot of hype in the media lately re the collapse of Microsoft Windows to its “foe” Apple MacOSX. Apparently Vista has been a complete failure.
Wow…. If Vista is a complete failure - with triple the market share of OSX - what exactly does that make Apples flagship product?
Seriously though - I hate big evil money grubbing corporations as much as the next guy. Problem is - the company many of you have chosen to rally behind under this banner is no better (and in many respects a lot worse). That’s not to say Apple is rubbish compared to Microsoft - but at least get the facts straight if you’re going to try sell me on them being such a better company than MS.
The funniest thing about it is that despite not being a fan of either platform - I manage to see the actual advantages Macs have over Windows boxes; they are nice to look at and you get to belong to a clique - somewhat akin to the alienware gear in the “PC” world (although you do know that Mac’s are “Personal Computers” right? And you also know that the reason windows can now run on them is because they are identical in hardware?). That doesn’t mean I don’t think Macs should exist - far from. I think there are lots of niche markets for various platforms and that for anything in life there is no single solution to rule them all. But - you mac people need to stop feeling so insecure about the rest of the world not using Macs. Enjoy your niche clique for what it is and stop feeling you need Windows to collapse to prove that you were right all along.
Frankly I have no idea what the future holds for the windows platform - Linux is coming in leaps and bounds towards being a solid all-round platform and who knows if the king will finally be knocked off its high horse. I do promise however that if any operating system manages to take that crown - it wont be MacOSX. Why would people replace one “evil” organisation for another? And whether you like it or not price vs performance will always be a key factor for majority market share - something that Apple’s core philosophy is against competing in. Apple is reaching market saturation of its niches - a fear that most investors of APPL stock have started sharing over the past 4-5 months.
At least the Linux crowd aren’t hypocrites.
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Quoteth the DVLabs:
At 12:38pm local time, the team of Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff, and Mark Daniel from Independent Security Evaluators have successfully compromised the Apple MacBook Air, winning the laptop and $10,000 from TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative.
Three computers (A Macbook Air, a Vista box and a Ubuntu box) were set up in parallel at a hacker conference in Vancouver to challenge the hackers to have their way with them - with prize money and the boxes up for grabs as each machine gets compromised. The very amusing thing (almost ironic given Apples security claim to fame) was the first box to succumb… Thats right… the Macbook Air…
Being hacked at one of these things isn’t that big a deal; but being hacked before the Vista box went down? Thats got to be hard for the Apple apologists to swallow. I can just see the Mac vs PC parodies springing up on youtube :p
Stay tuned to DVLabs blog though to see who is next to fall out of the remaining Ubuntu and Vista.
Haha had to post this video that I found on youtube today - a spoof of the Fiest - 1234 Apple iPod Nano advert that plays every 15 mins on tv at the moment. True though… Droves of people are still willing to stick with XP over upgrading to Vista (it’s hard for some to afford decent hardware), but all my Apple fanboy friends (save those who have shared bank accounts :p ) immediately have to purchase whatever the latest Apple product is as a matter of life or death at the risk of losing membership to their prestigious iClique.
Wait a second… which company was it again with the anti-competitive monopoly, price-gouges the market and leaves the consumer feeling like they have no control over endlessly forking over their savings for their next hit?
Seriously… Microsoft Fanboys, Apple fanboys and *insert company name here* fanboys all shit me (just as much as idiots obsessing over Holden Vs Ford). You’re all idiots. Companies exist for profit, none of them are altruistic (despite being the current marketing angle) and are only “innovative” when forced into it by competition. Want to be an iClone/MicroSlave? Lock yourself in for no other reason that feeling like you belong to some group that makes you special. Here’s an idea - if an iPod is the best mp3 player for what your looking for - buy it…. If Windows Vista or Ubuntu tickles your fancy, buy it/download + donate it. But don’t be a slave to these sleezy marketing staff simply because they have discovered the power of cultism. They all suck. That this is a newsflash to some of you is deeply disturbing.
Still, at least it provides Amy and myself with something to giggle over.