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Why Do People Still Buy Microsoft?
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Whatever that means. All corporations try to control as much of the market for their products as they possibly can. Problems with this arise only when one company controls too much of a market, which Microsoft clearly does and has for decades, and Apple never has and quite probably never will.
I believe the phrase you're looking for is "I think Apple is almost as bad as MS" - given that it is based purely on experience. I just could as easily say that M$ is much, much worse but it would not necessarily be true outside of my own experience with their products (which has been pretty bad).
In which case this would just dissolve into another You-hate-I-hate-whoever's-products argument, with no winner.
There is so much BS in that. IT departments do not buy software to keep them employed. Sorry that is not the case. IT departments are already horribly over worked and under staff because companies see them as nothing more than overhead.
The real reason they buy everything from Microsoft is SINGLE SOURCE responsibility. It makes their job easier. When something goes wrong they can call up Microsoft and have them fix it. There is no finger pointing involved because it single source.
Also most of the work IT staff do or jobs to do does not involve the OS. Going all apple would not reduce the overhead cost of IT since most if it is largely unaffected by maintain the system. The IT people on these boards will tell you that largely they do not have problems running the Windows based server.
If Apple would be as popular as Microsoft it's products probably wouldn't cost so much. And it probably wouldn't have so much limited hardware also.
And OS X IS better than Windows...for a lot of people.
and your post is full of so much ignorance and lack of understanding of the IT world...... Multiple people here who do work in IT will agree with me.
I'd say for gaming certainly Windows has a big lead.
But for everything else the Macintosh has an incredibly rich software selection and I believe gives away very little to Windows now. This despite Apple doing a massive platform transition at the beginning of the decade.
Only in a few specific areas (CAD for example) will you not be able to find a Macintosh equivalent that is equal or in many cases better to its Windows counterpart.
Then there's the Mac exclusive apps. Who are the Windows equivalent of independent Mac developers like Panic, Omni, Delicious Monster, BareBones etc. Independent companies who craft very high quality piece of software with terrific fit and finish for home/personal use. Most of them use Apple's development tools, most of the good ones make use of the Cocoa frameworks.
These developers are a huge asset to the platform. If you count up numbers Windows has more apps. If you measure quality, then Windows starts looking a little less compelling.
people buy windows because its cheap -> its cheap because m$ have such a large market share -> m$ have such a large market share because years ago they flooded it with a cheap OS that would work on most hardware
if os x was available on all hardware it would probably sell more, but it would be a lot less stable, and probably a lot more like windows, after all that is all anyone thinks about when you say microsoft. despite the fact they make some decent software and hardware too
if os x was available on all hardware it would probably sell more, but it would be a lot less stable, and probably a lot more like windows, after all that is all anyone thinks about when you say microsoft. despite the fact they make some decent software and hardware too
I was just discussing this with a chef earlier today. It's not much different than how Subway got a hold in New York City, then the rest of the country. It's all about getting a strong foothold early. McDonald's has their foothold even though every fast food joint, big and small, are better imho.
Our culture has become addicted to the use of Windows, Office, and X-Box, and besides the last one mentioned, MS is just mediocre at best.
I disagree on the last point. Xbox is mediocre at best as well. Just because more people use it doesn't mean it's any good. Same situation as Windows, MS is just buying everyone out and forcing competitors out.
OK, then. Let's call X-Box mediocre, or just below mediocre.
But then I would call Microsoft Office and Windows just plain shabby.
Windows is not a bad OS. Mac OS X is not a bad OS. There is no such thing as a bad or good OS. Period. I know people that still use Windows ME just because they want to be rebels, even though it doesn't make sense. I know people that use OS 9 as full time OS because they don't want to get used to Mac OS X.
Vista = Mac OS X = Ubuntu = Solaris = XP = Mac OS = Windows 2000.
Now, depending on the user's needs, these can change, but honestly there is no debating whose opinion is right.
Vista = Mac OS X = Ubuntu = Solaris = XP = Mac OS = Windows 2000.
Now, depending on the user's needs, these can change, but honestly there is no debating whose opinion is right.
I think it's way different, completely different than the way any company has ever obtained such a huge share of any market -- a bizarre historical accident that will never be duplicated.
I have 5 operational xbox360s through out the house. One died on me due to an overheat issue. My fault as I placed it above a pioneer 49txi which runs rather warm.
MS Server with 7 PCs (6 XPpro 1 Vista) and 5 360's and a PS3 networked. No problems with viruses, worms or BSODs on any of the PC's. 360s have served us well.
Any PC crashes seem to be HDD or RAM related not windows. Unless widows causes hard drive failures
I personally buy MS products because they work for me at a decent price point.
MS Server with 7 PCs (6 XPpro 1 Vista) and 5 360's and a PS3 networked. No problems with viruses, worms or BSODs on any of the PC's. 360s have served us well.
Any PC crashes seem to be HDD or RAM related not windows. Unless widows causes hard drive failures
I personally buy MS products because they work for me at a decent price point.
600+ MB for a word processor?
That makes files with an "x" on the end that most people can't open "forcing" more people to buy it?
Then, out of the goodness of their heart, they make a translator... that only opens Word docs and not Excel?
Seven versions of an OS? Why? More dough out of the idiot CEO's who sign the purchase order?
It all starts with one question that few are willing to ask.
While MS does make some nice products, it's about time ordinary people realize how they are being played. Cash must be the MS God, because it isn't the users.
That makes files with an "x" on the end that most people can't open "forcing" more people to buy it?
Then, out of the goodness of their heart, they make a translator... that only opens Word docs and not Excel?
Seven versions of an OS? Why? More dough out of the idiot CEO's who sign the purchase order?
It all starts with one question that few are willing to ask.
While MS does make some nice products, it's about time ordinary people realize how they are being played. Cash must be the MS God, because it isn't the users.
I am a big PS3 man and very big Apple buyer
But the 360 is an excellent gaming machine
Their games, sales, and Live are all top-notch whether people want to admit it or not
That's like saying Windows is an excellent OS because of the software available, sales and online support. I'm sorry, it doesn't work that way.
Well, everything you said about the Xbox applies to Windows, but that doesn't make Windows an excellent OS just like how it doesn't mean Xbox is an excellent gaming machine.
I don't understand why people are giving their money away to Microsoft when there are equal or better alternatives out in the market. Each and every one of you who has a 360 here is guilty of financing Microsoft.