Weird post - he's definitely a smart guy, but clearly not an expert in this area. In fact, he sounds a lot like my dad. Why do we care what he thinks here? I

Weird post - he's definitely a smart guy, but clearly not an expert in this area. In fact, he sounds a lot like my dad. Why do we care what he thinks here? I am a big android fan, but I definitely see differences in quality between Apple products and others. I don't care as much about the polish, though - I like the freedom that android can afford. But comparing Apple now to Microsoft in their hay day is not original, compelling or even that accurate. I mean, they're still selling computers, true, but the whole space seems pretty different than how it was when Microsoft was dominating... isn't that why Microsoft's in trouble in the first place? I guess his point is more general - that Microsoft gained market dominance not through making a superior product, but simply by gaining traction and having the largest consumer base - that may be true, but Microsoft allowed a lot of freedom and control over your devices while Apple does not. Furthermore, Android has dominated the market in terms of numbers for a while now and yet Apple is still in the game - presumably due to the quality of their products, not the fact that lots of people use them. Anyways, I'm probably rambling. My point is simply that Krugman should probably sick to his area of expertise.