Apple vs Google - Getting Personal.

[GommeInc]

More on what I said about deeming your guys opinions irrelevant: several of you have said some things I don't quite find accurate. For example when Vista was the operating system of choice for a lot of you and I took it upon myself to tell you how horrible it was you disagreed saying there's nothing wrong with Vista and that I was nuts, yett, when Windows 7 rolls around most of you magically have an epiphany and you're now looking through the same glasses as I am, saying it does suck? Why on Earth am I going to now care what you have to say when it's so plainly obvious you're going to follow whatever's new from Microsoft :S

Are people not allowed to upgrade their computers now :S Vista was good and useable for me, but I liked 7. No harm done :/

[HotelUser]

I'm sorry, I've never been a big Vista fan and have never really used it as my primary OS. The service packs fixed a lot of the issues but I'm still not a fan. You want to know why? Because it's more like OS X in the sense of "end users are idiots so let's hide all of the things that more advanced users might want to do and make them more effort to get at" and "lets make it do stuff automatically in the background to make everything "better" but not really let the user have much say in what's going on". Windows 7 is also like this in some ways IMO, not not as bad. It's still far better than XP.

Vista was fail. The iPad will be fail.

Also, this whole multi-touch thing really pisses me off. It's like saying "we were the first people to make scroll wheels on mice work with our OS so let's patent it and not let anyone else use it". Ludicrous hardware patents that actually stop other companies from advancing and being competitors.

I might agree with some points depending on what you're saying OS X and Vista are hiding from advanced users that they would care about. I've customized my OS X installation quite abit, and when I was unfortunate enough to run Vista lack of flexibility wouldn't have been my biggest complaint, either.

[AgnesIO]

I NEVER used Vista on my main PC.

And fantastic news marriot. I have always wanted a £450 thing that is great to display photos. I mean at least come up with something it is good for, apart from bloody photos.

[HotelUser]

I NEVER used Vista on my main PC.

And fantastic news marriot. I have always wanted a £450 thing that is great to display photos. I mean at least come up with something it is good for, apart from bloody photos.

Allow me:
1. Many and easy access to finger friendly applications
2. Good gaming support considering it's a mobile platform
3. Good web browsing and E-mail client for a mobile platform
4. It's instant on, unlike netbooks which have to boot a full operating system to use, and tend not to have good standby time


But anyway that's what Apple's saying really. I wont buy an iPad anytime soon but I probably will by one or an iPad like device over another Netbook. I'm just not stupid enough to hate on the iPad before I use one. Doing that wouldn't make me look like the typical mr. Microsoft Apple hater at all!

[Firehorse]

4. It's instant on, unlike netbooks which have to boot a full operating system to use, and tend not to have good standby time

It isn't instant on, thats only if you leave it on lock/standby which you can also do with computers if thats what you call "instant on". My iPod Touch takes as long as my main PC to boot up.

[marriott0.01]

It isn't instant on, thats only if you leave it on lock/standby which you can also do with computers if thats what you call "instant on". My iPod Touch takes as long as my main PC to boot up.

Just thought I'd interject their. iPhone OS has tended to run on crappy processors and hardware, the iPod Touch Processor is like 256mHz or something... Whereas the Processor for the iPad is 1Ghz which means it SHOULD be instantly on near enough

[Recursion]

Just thought I'd interject their. iPhone OS has tended to run on crappy processors and hardware, the iPod Touch Processor is like 256mHz or something... Whereas the Processor for the iPad is 1Ghz which means it SHOULD be instantly on near enough

Even with a 1GHz CPU, The iPad OS won't boot up very quickly at all, but then again, who ever turns their iPod Touchs or (will) turn their iPad off? :S

[lazerman]

Apple just wants to win and make lots of money

google just wants the best for it users.


google ftw.

[marriott0.01]

Apple just wants to win and make lots of money

google just wants the best for it users.


google ftw.

Google is just as much in it for the money but they can offer their services for free, because you don't notice where they get their money from, annoying little advertisements. Everyone company is in it for the money, so that's really an invalid point.

[lazerman]

So? Advertisements...yumm

Better than overpriced ****** products with a ******** with his head so far up his arse.