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"The greater the competition from Microsoft, the more Apple will bend to users." Mac market share has only been growing over time. If Apple was going to "bend
by aneesh 18y ago
"The greater the competition from Microsoft, the more Apple will bend to users."
Mac market share has only been growing over time. If Apple was going to "bend to its users", they would've done that 5 years ago when they were still struggling to gain market share. Apple seems to have made it this far on a philosophy of "Steve's way or the highway."
Now maybe Windows 7 can change that, but I think it's a stretch at best.
- kajecounterhack 18y agoTruth. Though, seeing as everything is done "Steve's way," it's hard to imagine what Apple would be like without Jobs, which will probably happen within the next 15 years (he's 53 now). I personally hope Windows does well. Buying or building a PC and installing windows is usually a lot cheaper than buying a Mac with equivalent specs. Therefore if Windows makes a good product, I won't have to spend more to get the same stability. Though, I'm mainly a Linux user. I don't see Windows as a threat to Linux. Many Linux users use Windows on one level or another, either in a virtual machine or in a dual boot. It's not a zero-sum game; they can coexist.