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Being a bunch of PC users for the existence of our company, it was somewhat uplifting to finally get a few Macs and experience what everyone is so joyous about.
by tomlin 16y ago
Being a bunch of PC users for the existence of our company, it was somewhat uplifting to finally get a few Macs and experience what everyone is so joyous about. On the sidelines is seems foolish. But once immersed in the Mac world, it seems foolhardy to "deal with" Windows or Ubuntu (although I definitely appreciate what Canonical is doing).
The same is to be said for RIM. They definitely broke the ice for smartphones, but failed to lead the pact. As a Canadian, I do wish different results. But as a logistical, Apple picked up the reigns and jockeyed to the finish line.
Android, Windows Phone and RIM won't turn heads or wallets by saying, "me too". They have to define an experience, not copy it somewhat.
- jawee 16y agoYou make these assumptions with that one mode is definitely superior to the other. I know several teenagers who have willingly traded iPhones for Blackberries because they didn't like the platform. I tried the Mac experience, but ended up needing to install Linux on my Mac Mini (after failing with KDE) because I couldn't stand the interface, package management, and so on. I used an iPod Touch for over a year and found it far less productive than Palm OS and Maemo devices I'd used for its purpose before.
- tomlin 16y agoApple took what they learned from iPod, created a business logic tied to their counter-culture. Generated and harvested it into loyalty. RIM all but abandoned their core audience (business folk) to find the mass market and got lost in the middle doing poorly for both. When RIM releases a new feature (app store, touch screen, etc) it is to mirror what is already being provided. "Me too!" isn't an encouraging sign for a market investment.