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I'd be curious to see the real numbers: Again, Microsoft refuses to provide numbers but vaguely claims “our trade-in program for MacBooks was our best ever.”
by kemiller2002 10y ago
I'd be curious to see the real numbers:
Again, Microsoft refuses to provide numbers but vaguely claims “our trade-in program for MacBooks was our best ever.”
If you go from 5 trade ins to 7, you can site your best year ever. It doesn't mean you've made a dent. I can see that people are disappointed in the new MacBook, but there are very few I know that would just say "screw it, I'm switching platforms." Admittedly, my friends are mostly designers and developers, so it's a biased sample, but I'm a little skeptical about the numbers.
- Cthulhu_ 10y agoIt's definitely reminiscent of Apple's marketing language, calling everything the best ever. Which isn't technically wrong, but still.
- badloginagain 10y agoTrue, but seeing that trend upwards allows Microsoft to put more dollars towards developing Surface. I don't know if Microsoft has reached parity with Apple with professional development machines, but it does look like they've set themselves up to be a contender for next generations. With increased internal funding, they may actually achieve that goal.
- Maarten88 10y ago> I don't know if Microsoft has reached parity with Apple with professional development machines I assume they are still way off, and may not catch up in the near future. But I also think for Microsoft that's not a problem: when professional developers buy a nice Dell or a Lenovo model instead of a Mac, and run it on Windows, that's still a win for Microsoft. Surface is also meant to show that PC's do not have to suck.
- badloginagain 10y agoI have both a Asus ultrabook running Win10 and a Macbook Air. Win10 has a harder job to do because it has to work on third party hardware they don't have control over. OSX has complete control over their hardware, so the overall impression I get is that more attention can be dedicated to the small details. I also prefer UNIX over CMD(?). What I have noticed is a sense of diminishing returns from the Apple camp. There just haven't been any really compelling innovations for years now. Microsoft seems to have fixed its development processes to actually start building compelling technology, and since they have lagged behind the gains are bigger. Personally, I think Apple needs a kick in the pants; the thought that Microsoft is positioning itself to be real competition hopefully pushes both companies to build better products. Capitalism, right? *PS: Apple should be careful though, Microsoft knows how to exploit an opportunity.
- slantyyz 10y agoUnfortunately everyone does it. It's not much different from Tim Cook saying Apple Watch sales are breaking records this quarter without actually providing actual numbers.