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The article attempts to paint Apple as hypocritical for criticizing Microsoft over their plans for Windows 8, by saying their approaches are largely similar. B
by ChrisLTD 15y ago
The article attempts to paint Apple as hypocritical for criticizing Microsoft over their plans for Windows 8, by saying their approaches are largely similar.
But that's not true.
Apple is borrowing some conventions from iOS and reimplementing them on the Mac. Unlike Microsoft, they are not attempting to deliver the same operating system to both touch based and desktop computers.
- drcube 15y agoHowever, you can turn off Metro and get a desktop OS on Windows 8. Mac users are essentially forced to use the iOS features in OSX. (That's my understanding, I have no experience with either of these OSes.)
- aespinoza 15y agoI disagree with you. Even thought at this point we have no clue at what Apple will do or will not do. The direction they are taking is to converge. Look at the new things coming in Mountain Lion. Apple is taking the two OS together. Now will they ever be one, I believe so. But at this point no one knows. What I can tell you is that according to Cook's quote, he is hypocritical for criticizing Microsoft, since he is already getting closer to 'tabletizing' OSX. The difference is Microsoft is doing it all the way.