Windows 7 Not Afraid of Netbooks or Macs
Microsoft thinks that Windows 7 will be enough to fend off all challengers.
Despite increasing competition from all sides, Microsoft seems to be holding the "What, me worry?" kind of attitude when it comes to staying on top.
Microsoft executive general manager Charles Songhurst said that netbooks, despite being a growing segment that presents many opportunities for competition, isn't one that should shake Windows 7's success.
The Google Chrome OS and Intel's Moblin provide free and lightweight operating system software for netbooks is geared towards casual surfing and emailing. According to CNet, Songhurst believes that even Google's strength behind Chrome and its free price tag isn't enough to hurt Microsoft's hold on the OS market if the competitors' products aren't demonstrably better.
With Windows 7 being engineered to perform better on netbooks than Windows Vista did, the familiarity of the OS for many users will be reason enough to stick with Microsoft.
Even with Apple's surging success as of late, Microsoft still feels that it the hold on enterprises. "If they are not compelling to the CIO, they are not going to make inroads in the enterprise," Songhurst said, referring to Macs.
Everyone will be watching how Windows 7 performs for both consumers and corporations when it launches next month.
Do you mean it is easy to install Apple software on Apple hardware?
That's a shocker.
Now build a Mac from scratch and install any kind of upgrades (Graphics, RAID, you name it) on it.
oh wait. You can't.
Man thats wonderful about snow leapord. You installed an operating system on three macs. wow bet all three macs were similar hardware wise, because you know they are all pretty much the same hardware wise. Also I seem to think apple is just as concerned about piracy, you know with all thier closed systems. Ipod, Itunes, apple tv, Iphone, OSX, app store, Dont jailbreak, limited chosen hardware.
1- This forced Microsoft to focus on quality and Windows 7 is a direct result of this market pressure. Vista was a product of over engineering and complacency.
2- As Apple gains more market shares, the hackers are going to start noticing. Steve Jobs will have to rewrite history Big Brother Style and pretend the infamous "Macs don't get viruses" Hodgman/Long commercial never aired.
3- Microsoft is known for a complete lack of vision that is only matched by their ability to turn around and recover from their mistakes in a split second. This means they will come up with elegant solutions should their market shares get actually threatened.
And to the idiot that said "Snow Leopard can suck my dick." - Get a life.
You are an idiot...little man.
Snow Leopard was one of the easiest installs ever. I put it on three different Mac's and not one problem. From what I have read in the media Win7 will be a beast when you go to upgrade any hardware. MS is more concerned with piracy than with paying consumers. They would do well if the learned from the music industry.
If MS has no concerns, then why do they continue to inundate us with those lame "I am a PC" ads?
it was a week perhaps two before once again i was back to cursing Microsoft. the honeymoon has passed and i miss Linux.
win7 is nice but does not beat out ubuntu with compiz installed.
rant said; win7 will still do well because the humans of the world still see and think of a computer as windows or mac. people seem to only understand branded systems and become rather confused when things look a but different.
I am so tired of the blank stare when i say Linux and yet I do not see that changing anytime soon; even with google pushing a distro.
thumbs up because of that XD
1- This forced Microsoft to focus on quality and Windows 7 is a direct result of this market pressure. Vista was a product of over engineering and complacency.
2- As Apple gains more market shares, the hackers are going to start noticing. Steve Jobs will have to rewrite history Big Brother Style and pretend the infamous "Macs don't get viruses" Hodgman/Long commercial never aired.
3- Microsoft is known for a complete lack of vision that is only matched by their ability to turn around and recover from their mistakes in a split second. This means they will come up with elegant solutions should their market shares get actually threatened.
Man thats wonderful about snow leapord. You installed an operating system on three macs. wow bet all three macs were similar hardware wise, because you know they are all pretty much the same hardware wise. Also I seem to think apple is just as concerned about piracy, you know with all thier closed systems. Ipod, Itunes, apple tv, Iphone, OSX, app store, Dont jailbreak, limited chosen hardware.
Do you mean it is easy to install Apple software on Apple hardware?
That's a shocker.
Now build a Mac from scratch and install any kind of upgrades (Graphics, RAID, you name it) on it.
oh wait. You can't.
MS is the one claiming the "comfort zone." If no worries, then why waste money on the ads? MS will keep the business sector for years...decades...to come. But, the home sector is another story as evidenced by the recent numbers posted by Apple.
Also, it is "ads." To "add" is to perform a arithmetic operation.
MAC OS what a joke, you can only install it legally on apple hardware only(the price of the software is good $29 for a full version).
As opposed to the plethora of, "Hello, I'm a Mac" ads which hock the over-priced Apple offerings by touting the, apparently only ad-worthy virtue that, Mac is not a PC.
Spare us your self-righteous indignation. To borrow a line from Top Gune: [Apple] neither be doing it better nor cleaner than the other guy.
I was a supporter of Vista, Windows 7 is just a service pack to Vista and should be free of charge. Things like the useless search feature and crippled virtual PC make it hard to support and the home group is slow and useless as well. The only real improvement is the slide show wallpaper and gaming performance. Really not impressed and M$ gives me all my OS's for free...
What is your point? You babble. My guess is that you have never used Snow Leopard, just like most of those who attack Apple merely for being Apple. This is the "Town Hall" mentality. You are not criticizing based on the merits of the products, but are doing it for who/whom/what they represent.
Funny how many editors are comparing certain components of Win7 to Snow Leopard. Task bar is now very much like the Dock, etc.
You can buy a dongle and install Mac OS on a PC...no problem.
Sweet so your telling me that I can run all my games on Ubuntu? Oh wait its still just for mostly office type apps, (yes I know you can run some games on Linux. I am just saying not very many that I play.) I think linux is a very commendable os. that being said I tried linux. I am so sick of command line, finding semi usable program alternatives. I don't really want to think that hard all the time. I am sure it is great for some people, but when I build a new system, I want it to do the majority of the things really well, office and productivity, Gaming, Multimedia, etc. Linux might do that, but not without a tremendous headache.
I guest i was misinform the zune is also a closed system product.
Thumbs down because of that
I never said it wasn't. I never said Microsoft wasnt against piracy. I just stated that apple is too, and gave examples.
This next release of Windows (v7, the Vista service pack) is still the same, tired old code that Redmondites continue to haul out after trying to copy each version of the latest Mac OS release. PCs were set back years with Windows XP security issues, Vista performance issues and the poor Internet Explorer browsing experience that eschews new Web standards for Microsoft's dying proprietary standards. It remains to be seen whether the upcoming version of Windows (v7) actually will prove to be useful and secure, but Mac users already know this: the basic Windows interface, navigation and computing experience remains a complex mess that cannot be fixed by trying to rewrite old code and copy the Mac OS X look-and-feel.
So, why trust your business or personal data to OS software that is demonstratively inferior? Macs are selling well for a reason -- a more modern OS custom designed for specific hardware makes for a superior computing experience. Unlike "amabhy" — we kindly invite or frustrated Windows friends to give the Mac a try. Many Mac users will be there with open arms to help you make the transition.
That explains why Ballmer finds it necessary to constantly bad mouth and spread FUD about Linux, OpenSource, and Apple/Mac/iPod/iPhone. That's why they train BestBuy sales people on the benefits of Windows and use FUD to steer customers away from Linux.
That's why he finds it necessary to make fun of an MS employee who dared to bring an iPhone to work. Oh no, you can't bring a product from Apple into MS, even if it is the best selling smartphone on the market. No iPod for Ballmers' or Gates' children, they can use the Zune, and they'll like it.
Yes, it all makes perfect sense.
/sarcasm