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I need you guys to give me reasons why Apple is better than Microsoft!

Okay, this thread kind of got a false start.

Microsoft is better because they do not restrict use of their operating system to any particular hardware, unlike Apple.

Oh? That's not what you want? Sorry, I'm just here to refute any baseless claims. :)
 
Agree with all of the reasons cited in the posts above; beautiful aesthetic, well-built, it works immediately, extremely good design (compare Macromedia which is ghastly with iTunes), excellent security (very little spam, no viruses), mostly very good customer support (two iPods of mine died within warranty and were replaced without fuss), and these days, with software such as Office for Mac, Apples are accessible to those obliged to work from/with other software which was not the case some years ago.

Anyway, I'm a recent switcher and very happy with my MBP. I'd cite an additional reason. Customer satisfaction; you can read the comments to people contemplating switching, those who have switched and those who did so years ago. How many want to go back to the world of Windows? Word of mouth, or of pen, is far more powerful than all of the advertising and spin as a recommendation.

Personalities are a different matter again. I would argue that Bill Gates is quite an attractive human being in some ways; what he plans to do with his personal foundation is very impressive and demonstrates a social conscience and degree of economic and political awareness that are very praiseworthy. However, as a designer, his products do not match those of Apple.
Cheers.
 
Sesshi said:
It depends on how you want to approach this: a dissertation of the impact of vastly superior marketing, brand positioning as well as truly understanding their core customer base might be a good "in".
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I don't think we're going to get anywhere, but it's still worth saying that if a student wants to impress a teacher with their thought processes, they can do it right off the bat by showing that they've defined the question in specific terms. The argument after that isn't as important as having approached it logically.
 
IJ Reilly said:
I don't think we're going to get anywhere, but it's still worth saying that if a student wants to impress a teacher with their thought processes, they can do it right off the bat by showing that they've defined the question in specific terms. The argument after that isn't as important as having approached it logically.
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You're right.

But hypothetically speaking, will taking suggestions from a group composed largely of superficial digitalilliterati with easily bruised egos be defining the question in specific terms and a good illustration of their thought processes, or is working from the causes and root actions of the clear advantages that are evidently manifested in the marketplace - in terms of superior marketing to a group composed largely of superficial digitalilliterati with easily bruised egos - a better definition of the question in specific terms and a better illustration of their thought processes?
 
Sesshi said:
You're right.

But hypothetically speaking, will taking suggestions from a group composed largely of superficial digitalilliterati with easily bruised egos be defining the question in specific terms and a good illustration of their thought processes, or is working from the causes and root actions of the clear advantages that are evidently manifested in the marketplace - in terms of superior marketing to a group composed largely of superficial digitalilliterati with easily bruised egos - a better definition of the question in specific terms and a better illustration of their thought processes?
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Yes.

:D
 
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