Apple is the new Microsoft?
This article by Mike Elgan discusses the ways in which Apple has become the New Microsoft. While it does have some retarded in it (It's a PC World article, after all) I think it does offer some good comparisons of the two companies and show that in many ways the latte drinking fuckwits who tout Apple's inherent superiority need to look in a mirror circa the mid 1990s and realize that the things for which they faulted Microsoft are now an aspect of their beloved Apple. Here are some examples from the article:
Monopolies:
1990s: WAH! IF I USE WINDOWS I HAVE TO USE INTERNET EXPLORER! WAH!
Today: You want an iPod, an iPhone? Get ready to install iTunes.
Copycat:
1990s: WAH! WINDOWS IS JUST THE MAC OS WITH MINOR CHANGES! COPYCATS!
Today: "The LG KE850 was winning awards for its full-screen, touch-screen, on-screen keyboard before Jobs even announced the iPhone."
WiFi: The Zune had WiFi before the iPhone / iPod Touch.
Bully:
1990s: WAH! MICROSOFT IS SO MEAN! THEY ONLY ALLOW THEIR RESELLERS TO SELL WINDOWS! WAH!
Today: 1/3 of all music sales are now digital (iTunes). Also, companies are beginning to offer Linux desktop PCs while that whole NBC / Apple fallout was the result of Jobs not allowing flexibility.
The article is good read if you've nothing better to do, and I thought it provided enough evidence to support a few flame wars.
3 comments:
I thought the Internet Explorer / iTunes comparison was the best of the article. Mostly because Apple is doing with iTunes what Microsoft did with Internet Explorer.
And if you try to raise some "But Internet Explorer is teh lamezor and iTunes is teh best program ever." argument you can go fuck yourself. I've only ever used Internet Explorer and it's always done everything I need it to do without problem.
1990s: WAH! Windows is just MAC OS with minor changes
Today, MAC OS X is just linux with minor changes.
You be the judge.
I am the judge, and I say apple sucks.
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