Microsoft really must be getting desperate when they resort to simple mud-slinging to get people to buy there products. MS has a new page on their website on why you should get a PC rather than a Mac. Here's just some of their points and my response:
"Macs can’t connect to an Xbox 360" Why? because MS made it that way! Also you could use open source software to stream media to your 360 on any OS.
"Macs take time to learn" ALL operating systems take time to learn. As soon as you start to use a computer, you have to learn how to use it. It just depends where you start from! If you started off from Mac or Linux you would take time to get used to Windows.
"Apple’s productivity suite file formats won’t open in Microsoft Office on PCs." Er... MS Office available on the Mac. Also if MS file formats were truely open there wouldn't be any problem on any OS.
"It’s easy with a PC." It's easy on the Mac too. It depends what you want to do, some things are easier on Windows, some easier on the Mac, some easier on Linux.
"If there’s a Mac version of a program you need, you’ll have to buy it again and relearn how to use it on a Mac." Again, that works both ways, same argument as previous point. Plus there's plenty of free equivalent software on the Mac.
"Macs don’t work as well at work or at school." Increasing numbers of schools and university students use Macs.
"With PCs running Windows 7, you can play the videos and music stored on your home PC while you’re on the go, for free." Try Subsonic which is cross-platform, and also has iPhone and Android apps.
Microsoft should just concentrate on making a good product (or trying to) and not mud-slinging.
I have to admit mate, I could not have put that any better my self! On the whole though, let's face, when in need! Microsoft are on the slip, big style, with mac growing more and more popular by the day and Linux getting much better for the average user as well as the advance, along with much more user-friendly, and plus adding the fact "IT'S FREE!", Microsoft's fighting a losing battle, and it's finally starting to sink in, So, on the whole lets face, they were desperate before, when they did hold a good chunk of the empire, but now there losing it, what do you expect lol.
ReplyDeleteKinda reminds me of the British Empire really! lol.