But Apple is a closed platform. For the business world if you want to run OSX you can't pick you vendor, which means there is very little competition, and Apple can charge you want it wants.
Dell, IBM, HP can ALWAYS under cut Apple on costs. From a business perspective it wouldn't make sense for MS to do this. Just look at networking. When did Apple have TCP/IP integrated in the OS? I still don't get how the future is the consumer. If the future is the consumer they Apple needs to offer a consumer level desktop, they need to let consumers purchase the OS and install it where they want. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Microsoft should've started migrating away from being an OS/Desktop > company years ago but it's just not in their DNA to be creative > whereas that's really all Apple is about. > > So, if you accept the fact that your company has zero artistic talent, > why not try to steal some creativity from your competitors? > > The sad thing is, if MS did things right, they'd have Apple as a key > strategic partner: focus on the back-end workhorse apps and let Apple > own the front end. > > Problem there is that everyone knows that the future is the consumer > and MS just can't give up the dream that they can fill that need > better than others. Why do they so misunderstand themselves? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:228877 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
