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Many Apple users don't want to use Microsoft products. Unlike some Linux users i don't think most Mac users have a strong opinion about Microsoft. If Microsoft
by felixmar 17y ago
Many Apple users don't want to use Microsoft products.
Unlike some Linux users i don't think most Mac users have a strong opinion about Microsoft. If Microsoft delivers a quality product that works well on the Mac people will use it. And Silverlight is already one of Microsoft's better products.
- MikeMacMan 17y agoExactly. I'm a Mac user and a Flex developer, but I was thrilled when Silverlight was released. Suddenly, I could watch Netflix movies on my Mac!
- old-gregg 17y agoI code on a Mac, but having spent years on Windows platform, I still believe Microsoft software is actually by far the best quality product coming out of big, traditional software shops: their Office, SQL Server, development tools, all that stuff is nicely written. Windows kernel is also great. However, my humble anecdotic evidence suggests that most everyday Apple users are Microsoft converts and they do have very strong feelings associated with Microsoft brand, but truth be told, MS has nothing to do with their painful past experiences: crappy 3rd party Windows products pre-infected with adware, performance-killing pre-installed anti-viruses, flimsy and cheap hardware from eMachines and the likes, etc.
- DocSavage 17y agoThat's a good point and is a result of how Microsoft and Apple has positioned and controlled their products. I've had a good experience developing and using Microsoft products. So have my hacker friends. My elderly dad, on the other hand, can't seem to keep his Windows machine running. Over time, it'll become this bloated, slow machine. I got him an Apple and there are fewer problems.