Microsoft.

peteyt · 09-02-2011, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by Chippiewill

I believe that you can't get Home Basic outside of developing countries and I'm fairly certain you can't buy a CD version of starter. So your only realistic options are Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate.

And that's an easy choice because Home Premium is for home, professional is for work and Ultimate is for both.

Also, Mac is aimed primarily at one market, Consumers, they're all they serve, they can release just one because that's all that's needed. Windows sells to two different markets, Business customers need Business features such as RDP whereas consumers need consumer features like Home Group.

When you say consumers do you mean general use people?

Because a lot of companies will use Mac's especially for video production among other design wise stuff. Obviously most will use a Window's computer for the main side of the business

Chippiewill · 09-02-2011, 08:10 PM

Yeah because asking my neighbour is going to really give me the knowledge of how many people in the world use HS.

It gives you an indication.

My post wasn't an issue, if you feel it was then you know what to do.

Go winge to Jin who inevitably won't be bothered? There's nothing to do except to inform you.

No they haven't done that, they are still working. Just because you can't see them working doesn't mean they have stopped. They have planned for updates this year for WP7, although we have no further details like the release day they do on planning on getting them out.

And there's the problem, they have no plans, they're in disarray celebrating because they rushed a product missing half it's features.

"Some", that is no where near a failure.

That's how it always starts, it's not like one day it's there, the next day it's not. But people have less use for IM these days due to facebook etc.

Originally Posted by peteyt

When you say consumers do you mean general use people?

Because a lot of companies will use Mac's especially for video production among other design wise stuff. Obviously most will use a Window's computer for the main side of the business

Yes, consumer is home use, although I wouldn't say general use because there are more computers in the world for business than consumers.

Some companies, yes, will use Mac's for video production but it doesn't present the many business features that sell Windows to businesses.

Jam · 09-02-2011, 09:10 PM

I don't see the appeal in Apple products and I don't see Linux as a 'everyday' kind of OS. Kids with little knowledge of technology now see Apple as 'the best' and buy iPhones and iPods because they know no other, and don't want to learn either.

I agree that they've let Media Centre slip but, 7 is a great version and they're making it a highlight of 7 embedded so its not 'dead'. WHS has always seemed to be a 'novelty' and now they've pissed off their users with no WMC or Drive Extender support in V2 I can see that being set adrift.

Apple has certainly done a lot in the recent years but until they produce a sub-£500 they'll never break the PC market.

iBlueBox · 09-02-2011, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by Jameseh

I don't see the appeal in Apple products and I don't see Linux as a 'everyday' kind of OS. Kids with little knowledge of technology now see Apple as 'the best' and buy iPhones and iPods because they know no other, and don't want to learn either.

I agree that they've let Media Centre slip but, 7 is a great version and they're making it a highlight of 7 embedded so its not 'dead'. WHS has always seemed to be a 'novelty' and now they've pissed off their users with no WMC or Drive Extender support in V2 I can see that being set adrift.

Apple has certainly done a lot in the recent years but until they produce a sub-£500 they'll never break the PC market.

Apple's done great in the past few years. I would never think Apple will ever a sub-£500 computer. I think the way people see Apple as a label. I'm not sure, but I think Apple is actually worth more then Microsoft.

**Recursion** · 09-02-2011, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Stexual:

Apple's done great in the past few years. I would never think Apple will ever a sub-£500 computer. I think the way people see Apple as a label. I'm not sure, but I think Apple is actually worth more then Microsoft.

You need to remember Microsoft don't make hardware (apart from peripherals like keyboards etc) the way Apple does (computers etc) and the gap between the two companies is becoming wider. Microsoft is a software development company, Apple is a mobile devices hardware/software company.

**GommeInc** · 10-02-2011, 12:19 AM

Microsoft are a decent company, they're affordable and get the job done. Windows 7 is a masterpiece OS as far as I see it, pulling together customisation and processing power. Very few companies do this, Android are getting close to this now though.

I don't really know what to say as they don't really do anything bad nor anything amazingly good. Their adverts are a complete load of bull crap, which is a good thing. Their Windows 7 adverts are at least informative

Windows Phone 7 looks like it could be a good mobile OS, given time. Zune would have been good if they listened to their market and released their product over in other countries - I saw a few people on here liking the idea of the Zune. I use Windows Media Centre as there is no other Media Centre out there that fits my needs and is easy to set up and use (plus Sky is on it to watch films

) It does need to improve like Chippiewell said, to include streamable content like iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD etc.

Other than that, haven't gt a bad thing to say about them really :/