Apple passes Microsoft to become biggest Tech Company

[HotelUser]

Why would you? An iMac is one of the least limited products by Apple. Their iPods/iPhones are the main offenders, and MacBooks can be if you considered the mini-DVI port a limitation (which to me it is, it's not like a normal DVI port is large anyway).

Just got bored and measured my laptop, which is 2.5cm height and has a normal DVI port. The MacBook is 2.75cm and has a mini-DVI port. You'd think they would just use a normal DVI port to save on unnecessary hassle, but that is of course gnit-picking

From my perspective if you're rich enough to spend 2 grand on a computer, you can fork over 30 smackers to get your DVI converter.

[GommeInc]

But it's so pointless and unethical, making you fork out for something that doesn't have any divine purpose

I feel we should be calling each other troll and being rude to each other, what happened?

[HotelUser]

But it's so pointless and unethical, making you fork out for something that doesn't have any divine purpose

I feel we should be calling each other troll and being rude to each other, what happened?

We matured, is what!

We can always avoid buying the adapter if we buy the 10x more expensive Apple monitors

[Recursion]

From my perspective if you're rich enough to spend 2 grand on a computer, you can fork over 30 smackers to get your DVI converter.

I bought a MacBook, it doesn't mean I then had the money to fork out for a VGA/DVI cable that should have come as standard, in fact, I have yet to buy the thing.

It also isn't very consumer friendly, I was at a conference once, and the woman had a Mac, when they tried to plug it into the projector, oh no, wrong type of connection, they had to bring out a WINDOWS computer because 98% of the world's projectors and monitors still use VGA and DVI, I don't know why Apple think they can change the way the world works so easily.

[Hardstylerz]

Ha, yeahh.. Microsoft still owns a significant amount of Apple due to the case for the right to use Windows. That case lead to Microsoft owning a solid 30% of Apple, yet apple getting granted the use of Windows and Windows programs in their computers and so forth.

As well as Microsoft having significant market ownership of 100's of different companies; Microsoft is worth more, in key economic terms.

LG, DELL, nVidia = Microsoft
And think of the Xbox.. the biggest online community and the only system to have paid membership..

Microsoft > Apple

...and yes, I'm a PC fanboy; WHAT OF IT!

[Barmi]

Why would you? An iMac is one of the least limited products by Apple. Their iPods/iPhones are the main offenders, and MacBooks can be if you considered the mini-DVI port a limitation (which to me it is, it's not like a normal DVI port is large anyway).

Just got bored and measured my laptop, which is 2.5cm height and has a normal DVI port. The MacBook is 2.75cm and has a mini-DVI port. You'd think they would just use a normal DVI port to save on unnecessary hassle, but that is of course gnit-picking

Just want to point out that Apple doesn't use DVI, mini-DVI or micro-DVI. They instead use Mini DisplayPort, capable of providing much higher resolution. Both HP and Toshiba have begun adopting it in their notebooks.

[Recursion]

Just want to point out that Apple doesn't use DVI, mini-DVI or micro-DVI. They instead use Mini DisplayPort, capable of providing much higher resolution. Both HP and Toshiba have begun adopting it in their notebooks.

January 09 MacBooks use mini-DVI, I know that for sure.

[marriott0.01]

Ha, yeahh.. Microsoft still owns a significant amount of Apple due to the case for the right to use Windows. That case lead to Microsoft owning a solid 30% of Apple, yet apple getting granted the use of Windows and Windows programs in their computers and so forth.

As well as Microsoft having significant market ownership of 100's of different companies; Microsoft is worth more, in key economic terms.

LG, DELL, nVidia = Microsoft
And think of the Xbox.. the biggest online community and the only system to have paid membership..

Microsoft > Apple

...and yes, I'm a PC fanboy; WHAT OF IT!

You're completely uninformed. Microsoft sold the stake it had in Apple, and it was only 0.04% of a stake of non-voting shares, which means they had no say. But they sold them on to make a profit, so now Microsoft owns NOTHING of Apple.

[Barmi]

January 09 MacBooks use mini-DVI, I know that for sure.

Are you sure you didn't buy a refurb? The unibody MacBooks (October 2008) were the start of the transition to mini DisplayPort.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpie/2948297072/

[MrPinkPanther]

Are you sure you didn't buy a refurb? The unibody MacBooks (October 2008) were the start of the transition to mini DisplayPort.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpie/2948297072/

He's right. But even if it was January 2009 it's still irrelevant because it's not like that now. It's like me judging Windows purely on the basis of Vista in 2008.