On 10/06/2011 05:02 PM, Raymond E. Feist wrote: > > On Oct 6, 2011, at 2:02 PM, Michael Hawksworth wrote: > >> "Anyway, the thing about Apple isn't that they're selling one device, >> but rather a system where all the devices work a certain predicable, >> reliable way. That is very attractive to a lot of people." >> >> Definitely a way to own a market and Apple also sells the systems >> using a retail model where people don't expect the kit to last longer >> than their latest TV. This is what Sony try to do but fail as they >> also want to be connected to everything else. >> >> I would, however, be interested to see how Windows would look and >> behave if MS restricted it to a limited hardware platform the way >> apple does. It is obviously far easier to develop something for a >> few dozen hardware combinations than it is to deliver to thousands. >> Won't happen however. >> >> Now that their visionary is no longer shining his torch to light the >> way it will be interesting to see if they maintain the strategies of >> the last couple of decades or gradually change focus. > > Had MS used a similar model, you wouldn't have had the need for eleven > thousand different drivers for peripherals, and all the wonderful > conflicts that arose. Had they not been wedded to Active X, you would > have avoided a lot of viruses and malware. The old joke was, > "Microsoft! We love stanrds so much we have hundreds of them!" > > Best, R.E.F. > > ---- > www.crydee.com <http://www.crydee.com> > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > > > > how true plug and pray has passed but it wasnt with out a lot of work,
I have graduated form microsoft Now im using kubuntu because like mac it just works
