I think with Apple it is all about the ability to design good user
interfaces. Maybe more accurately: the perception thereof.
If someone would manage to create the next great app that works across
platforms, then that will weaken their position.
Peter
On 25/05/10 09:27, Kevin Wright wrote:
:)
I had an interesting thought earlier...
All companies will defend their "core strengths" as strongly as
possible, using lawyers etc as necessary.
Google do advertising and searching for products, they're currently
being sued for downgrading non-google price comparison sites in search
results.
Microsoft do operating [sic] systems and office productivity, they
publicised document specs to be able to secure government contracts,
but otherwise made them as convoluted and hard to implement as
possible. Windows is fairly safe through the available application base.
So what do Apple consider to be a core competency that they are
defending here?
On 24 May 2010 23:54, Peter Becker <peter.becker.de
<http://peter.becker.de>@gmail.com <http://gmail.com>> wrote:
Yes, Kevin. This is the walled garden thread, don't post anything
that hasn't been cleared with the management. And never ever
consider changing the subject line, otherwise you get into trouble
with the Google overlords.
Peter
On 25/05/10 01:17, Rakesh wrote:
I think you posted to the wrong thread Kevin!
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Kevin Wright
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Of course, the whole idea of a GUI came out of Xerox PARC,
it was never
Apple's invention.
The GUI was actually invented as a better way to interact
with the (then)
new Smalltalk language, ironically one that is now
restricted from apple's
"walled garden"
Even more ironically, Objective-C is basically a
C/Smalltalk hybrid (the
memory safety of C coupled with all the blazing speed of
smalltalk - what's
not to like!), so it makes sense that C would also be
allowed. As for C++?
That's anybody's guess!
On 24 May 2010 15:13, jitesh dundas<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hey Rakesh,
No offense,but I just wanted to give my
opinion.Anyways,please don't
reply to this question.
I still think your conversation should be technical
but I guess people
are enjoying this..
'One thing though,apple is really really good in
bringing out good stuff..
Please excuse me for the inconvenience.
Regards,
jd
On 5/24/10, Rakesh<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Jitesh,
its considered a bit rude to hijack someone else's
thread.
Please start your own to discuss the wonders Apple
has bestowed upon us.
Cheers
R
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:40 PM, jitesh
dundas<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
I agree with this reply. Why are we not
talking about the innovations
that Apple is bringing out. What about the
beautiful GUI that Apple
has and which Microsoft just copied..This is
what changes business&
the way technology evolves..
We don't discuss about such things, but just
plain old business stuff
sometimes....
One good question here is to see how Apple
takes its inventions and
creates a Revolution..
COULD WE EXPECT THIS FROM APPLE?
Any ideas?
Regards,
Jitesh Dundas
On 5/21/10, Casper Bang<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I absolutely think that people are
giving Apple a harder time than
they would other companies because
these people have projected ideals
on to them.
I disagree. You know what would happen if
Microsoft tried some of the
stuff Apple has been pulling off? You
wouldn't hear the end of it!
Jobs rules like Bill Gates never did. Mind
you, Apple traditionally
has been able to do their monopoly game
simply by being small enough
for nobody to care. That is no longer the
case however; call it the
price of success. Apple is bound to get a
taste of this, especially as
they seem to prefer fist-fights rather
than shaking hands.
So thats my point - Apple is what
Apple does and its really no
different than most companies (it
wants to make money by cornering a
market and locking in users). A lot of
you guys (not everyone, just
the people really, really horrified at
Apple's hypocrisy) just can't
face that and need to vent rather than
just stop buying the products.
Again I think you are attempting to
stereotype and oversimplify,
meaning none of the replies since your OP
really sinked in as viable
reasons. It's not about venting but about
protecting consumers (even
those who do not know they need it) from a
mono-culture where you're
told what to believe rather than think on
your own. That really has
nothing specifically to do with capitalism
or betrayal, just plain
common sense. After all, history is full
of examples of what happens
when you stop asking questions and just
blindly follow.
/Casper
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