Comments on: Shame Apple, shame! http://computerandonlinesecurity.com/blog/marketing/shame-apple-shame/ Stay safe online with jargon-free security hints, tips and resources Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:22:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Hely http://computerandonlinesecurity.com/blog/marketing/shame-apple-shame/#comment-4767 Bill Hely Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:49:47 +0000 http://computerandonlinesecurity.com/blog/?p=1478#comment-4767 While they have had their production mishaps like everyone else, there is no doubt that Apple computers are quality hardware, and their move to Intel processors was a significant step towards more universal acceptability. However, Apple wasn't accepted into so many educational establishments on the basis of quality and buyer research. Their policy has always been to indoctrinate the young, so they gave away millions of dollars worth of equipment to educational institutions. I'm not anti-Apple per se, and I'm certainly not claiming that Windows 7 is an Apple killer (though it is a significant step in the right direction). But with respect to the sort of applications that won over the arty, academic and publishing markets, the gap is closing -- has closed in many cases. These days there is very little that an Apple can do better than a much cheaper PC, despite the rabid insistence of the Steve Jobs acolytes. The Apple OS, user Interface and general look & feel is arguably still more friendly than Windows for the novice user, but that gap is also closing rapidly. While they have had their production mishaps like everyone else, there is no doubt that Apple computers are quality hardware, and their move to Intel processors was a significant step towards more universal acceptability.

However, Apple wasn’t accepted into so many educational establishments on the basis of quality and buyer research. Their policy has always been to indoctrinate the young, so they gave away millions of dollars worth of equipment to educational institutions.

I’m not anti-Apple per se, and I’m certainly not claiming that Windows 7 is an Apple killer (though it is a significant step in the right direction). But with respect to the sort of applications that won over the arty, academic and publishing markets, the gap is closing — has closed in many cases.

These days there is very little that an Apple can do better than a much cheaper PC, despite the rabid insistence of the Steve Jobs acolytes.

The Apple OS, user Interface and general look & feel is arguably still more friendly than Windows for the novice user, but that gap is also closing rapidly.

]]> By: Rod Colquhoun http://computerandonlinesecurity.com/blog/marketing/shame-apple-shame/#comment-4766 Rod Colquhoun Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:52:45 +0000 http://computerandonlinesecurity.com/blog/?p=1478#comment-4766 Time was (long ago) Mac was used in all the elementary schools around here. I considered purchasing one but the fact remained it was twice as expensive as a PC and totally proprietary for any and all peripherals. That was a "no-go". Time was (long ago) Mac was used in all the elementary schools around here. I considered purchasing one but the fact remained it was twice as expensive as a PC and totally proprietary for any and all peripherals. That was a “no-go”.

]]> By: Bill Norrie http://computerandonlinesecurity.com/blog/marketing/shame-apple-shame/#comment-4763 Bill Norrie Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:09:46 +0000 http://computerandonlinesecurity.com/blog/?p=1478#comment-4763 ...Typical of the Apple 'core' - I would never buy any 'i' or 'mac' product on principle. In my opinion, they are overhyped and overpriced. The markets are full of equal or better products at more reasonable prices. …Typical of the Apple ‘core’ – I would never buy any ‘i’ or ‘mac’ product on principle. In my opinion, they are overhyped and overpriced. The markets are full of equal or better products at more reasonable prices.

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