OS X vs Vista
At the end of the fracas, we find our trio alive and well--certain individuals happier than others. It appears Maiden Mainstream is the most pleased--she has found her beau, ditched her old flame and is looking forward to a life of bliss. Baron Vista is an ideal suitor. He is malleable, easy to get on with and not afraid of trying new things, such as experimenting with new form factors. If he becomes ill, she can seek the advice of almost any physician in the land as everybody knows what makes Vista tick. Likewise, Vista is over the moon after winning the affections of his new lover. That isn't a look of despair he wears on his face--it's an expression of unbridled passion. Count OS X, though bested in the epic battle, doesn't mind losing the acceptance of the maiden. He's a cool enough customer to find company elsewhere, and even if he is unable to find someone, Steve Jobs will love him eternally.
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dstoti says...
I am a comfortable user of both platforms, having been entirely "Mac" or entirely "windows" at various times of my life. But, I must say, I can't entirely agree with this, humorous, albeit misdirected scenario. Misdirected you say? Yes, while one can't ignore the impact of the "market share" that Windows has, saying that it wins largely because there are more copies of it out there and therefore more software available is an artifact of a (possibly) bad decision made by Apple more than a decade ago. My controlling the makers of their hardware, the hardware was much better than the majority of boxes that people used to load Windows on, but they lost the market share war. Would you say that a Honda Accord is a better car than a BMW 750, because there are more of them on the road? I dare say that if the die had not been cast in the mid-nineties, and people were able to have equal access to software between the 2 systems, Mac would rule the roost, because all other things being equal, it is a better machine.
Feb 12, 2008 03:48
I am a comfortable user of both platforms, having been entirely "Mac" or entirely "windows" at various times of my life. But, I must say, I can't entirely agree with this, humorous, albeit misdirected scenario. Misdirected you say? Yes, while one can't ignore the impact of the "market share" that Windows has, saying that it wins largely because there are more copies of it out there and therefore more software available is an artifact of a (possibly) bad decision made by Apple more than a decade ago. My controlling the makers of their hardware, the hardware was much better than the majority of boxes that people used to load Windows on, but they lost the market share war. Would you say that a Honda Accord is a better car than a BMW 750, because there are more of them on the road? I dare say that if the die had not been cast in the mid-nineties, and people were able to have equal access to software between the 2 systems, Mac would rule the roost, because all other things being equal, it is a better machine.
Feb 12, 2008 03:48
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