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nah it was mostly luck - lots of people work hard - he was in the right place right time too... - that was down to luck tbh...
Exactly, we are also talking about now to an extent too and there are no other companies that could rival microsoft in the OS market.
They did have until the all left for Google.
It's quite interesting to here from a couple of pro Microsoft fans earlier in the thread but the really big question is would you invest in Microsoft at the moment, I mean not put your mum and dads pocket money into them, your hard earned own cash is what I'm on about.
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Microsoft will do well for along time. But I still wouldn't put shares in them, I still think because they are so big, down is the main direction and Google is on the up overall.
However as great as Google is don't count MS out, The only part of MS that makes money is the OS and the software like Office AFAIK, Zune, Xbox, Windows Mobile etc all lose money.
(a lot depending on the new Windows phone)
However the OS is in such a strong position they can't fail. People need Office, people need Windows, there is no alternative.
Apple or Google have no where near the features required for business use.
But I do think these 2 will become more popular with "light" users now everyone and their dog is on the net.
Apple for the people that want to pay and look cool, Google for the cheapskates that don't mind selling their privacy.
Just don't put any in Linux!
I think all 3 will be perform greatly, I would spread my shares over them all and just hope the software industry develops faster than other industries. It probably will do pretty well. these companies are pretty diverse also, Google is getting into renewable energy and Internet connections now!
However as great as Google is don't count MS out, The only part of MS that makes money is the OS and the software like Office AFAIK, Zune, Xbox, Windows Mobile etc all lose money.
(a lot depending on the new Windows phone)
However the OS is in such a strong position they can't fail. People need Office, people need Windows, there is no alternative.
Apple or Google have no where near the features required for business use.
But I do think these 2 will become more popular with "light" users now everyone and their dog is on the net.
Apple for the people that want to pay and look cool, Google for the cheapskates that don't mind selling their privacy.
Just don't put any in Linux!
I think all 3 will be perform greatly, I would spread my shares over them all and just hope the software industry develops faster than other industries. It probably will do pretty well. these companies are pretty diverse also, Google is getting into renewable energy and Internet connections now!
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Would you put your money into Google or Apple?
I wouldn't put my money on any of them tbh.
This.
If you're a gamer, you want Microsoft's OS.
If you're an average user that wants the option to use EVERYTHING, you want Microsoft's OS.
If you want something expensive and shiny (white or black, your choice), you want Apple's OS.*
If you want programming or other fancy things, you probably want Unix.
Heavily generalised of course, but hey, it's 3:30am, I DON'T CARE.
*I don't like Apple.
Just...lol
Have you ever used their Server OS's?
Stuff like Active Directory, Exchange, Server 2008, SQL - The stuff it all does whilst deploying that over potentially thousands of machines at a time is simply mind boggling. Also Windows 7 is a fantastic OS, yeh Vista was crap, but hey you can't get it right all the time.
Howabout people who want a good alternative to windows and couldn't give a flying **** about if it looks shiny or not?
Oh yeh, wait, that's Mac OS too
Howabout people who want a good alternative to windows and couldn't give a flying **** about if it looks shiny or not?
Oh yeh, wait, that's Mac OS too
Why would you ant an alternative to windows that does less than windows though
Obvious OP has never used Windows 7 and is just being a pile... is obvious.
Microsoft aren't "old and tired" at all right now. Windows 7 sales have outgrown Windows Vista sales, Windows Mobile is getting the 7 series hype, the Bing cloud is growing bigger with online integration of almost all things especially in services like mapping/crowd sourcing and mobile technology.
It's only going to get even better as tablet computing kicks off this year with powerful devices running MS OSes.
Apple's iPad is too overpriced but people get drawn in with interest as they're usually the first to show what's possible but competing products like HP's tablet that are not only cheaper but allow more to be done are going to be the real interest grabbers I guess.
As for the iPhone, it's run its course by now and it's time for Android 2.0+ to start climbing to the top of mobiles this year starting with Droid and many big brands jumping on the Android platform (most recently Asus/Garmin with integrated satnav+Android phone).
MS aren't going anywhere either with their 7 series "Phone" just the other day being shown off and right now there's more competition than ever which is only good because it means prices are better for the buyer.
Microsoft aren't "old and tired" at all right now. Windows 7 sales have outgrown Windows Vista sales, Windows Mobile is getting the 7 series hype, the Bing cloud is growing bigger with online integration of almost all things especially in services like mapping/crowd sourcing and mobile technology.
It's only going to get even better as tablet computing kicks off this year with powerful devices running MS OSes.
Apple's iPad is too overpriced but people get drawn in with interest as they're usually the first to show what's possible but competing products like HP's tablet that are not only cheaper but allow more to be done are going to be the real interest grabbers I guess.
As for the iPhone, it's run its course by now and it's time for Android 2.0+ to start climbing to the top of mobiles this year starting with Droid and many big brands jumping on the Android platform (most recently Asus/Garmin with integrated satnav+Android phone).
MS aren't going anywhere either with their 7 series "Phone" just the other day being shown off and right now there's more competition than ever which is only good because it means prices are better for the buyer.
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You are misreading my post. I'm claiming there is no problem writing software that can match or exceed the capabilities of the Windows OS or other MS apps (I'm talking about technical capabilities, not compatibility). Amp34 asked who should replace them, which I took to mean are they replaceable ?
If he meant what should we do if MS shuts down tomorrow, Windows is banned, and we are left with huge amounts of legacy software he should have been more explicit.
Why would you ant an alternative to windows that does less than windows though
I've been using a Mac for 4 years at home now, and not once has it limited me from doing anything I need to.
So that argument is flawed
However, on the server side of things, unfortunately I've not had the chance to mess around with a Mac server or its software so I cannot comment, although as I've already mentioned, the Windows side of Server stuff I find extremely impressive
No maybe that just means you have low aspirations for what you want to do with your OS
Not really
Give me an example of something you can do on a PC which has in no way shape or form has an alternative way of doing it on a Mac
EDIT: Whilst I'm not saying there is stuff you can do on a PC you can't do on a Mac (as believe it or not, I don't know everything
) off the top of my head anything I've needed to do, I've not been limited by my choice in OS.