it-director.com — In a recent conversation with Dale Vile, CEO of Freeform Dynamics the rising UK analyst company, Dale questioned my expectation that Apple would eventually overhaul Microsoft to become the dominant force in PC computing.
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yurisakazakiJun 14, 2007
Dugg for the hilarity of the thought. Apple? Overtaking Microsoft in the consumer or business PC market? This must be a huge joke article.MS has sold more copies of Vista than the entire userbase of x86 Macs, I don't think anyone's worried at all.
PaulTheBookGuyJun 14, 2007
Now that it can run Windows, it might. I know that's why I switched. Vista on macbook. Os X on macbook. Two months later I run OS X as my main OS and I'm lovin it and feelin silly for all the times I badmouthed Apple's computers and OS'es. I barely ever open windows xp or vista (inside OS X or by rebooting) and usually when I am it's to show off how I can alt-tab thru 4 different OS's As far as "catering" to businesses, I work in the printing industry and I know that most print houses run Apples and dont even know what a computer tech is, except when they add something or do networking, they never have problems, or should I say very very very rarely.
cyberdactylJun 14, 2007
If I was a reader of Bloor's blog, it would have ended today.
samduJun 14, 2007
Is "overhaul" in this context a UK colloquialism? Because in American English, the term should be "overtake." "Overhaul" would imply Apple actually changing Microsoft. (body of the text, the title is correct)
fasdaJun 14, 2007
yes but if Microsoft ever dips down to 50% market share then they would not be restrained by the antitrust regulations and could go back to all their old business strategies and aggressively expand until they get to a new point just before they get hit with another antitrust suit.
xansasJun 14, 2007
I may be a fanboy, but I'm digging you down because you didn't offer a valid viewpoint. You just said "Apple sucks" followed by an inaccurate cliche.In fact, Xserves are very upgradeable.
idrinkkoolaidJun 15, 2007
Hi, I'm the biggest Steve Jobs' Kool-Aid drinker, but don't see Apple taking over Microserfdom ever.