“In 2004, when Apple Computer showed off its latest ‘cat,’ Tiger, it couldn’t help but taunt Microsoft,” John Boudreau reports for The San Jose Mercury News.
Boudreau reports, “The Redmond, Wash., software giant was working on its long-awaited next-generation Windows operating system, Vista, known then as ‘Longhorn.’ During Apple’s annual developer’s conference in San Francisco, when its Tiger operating system was unveiled, the company jabbed at its mighty competitor with posters that read: ‘Redmond, start your photocopiers,’ ‘Introducing Longhorn’ and ‘Redmond, we have a problem.'”
“In roughly the same time frame that Microsoft has labored over Vista — its predecessor, Windows XP, was launched in 2001 — Apple is on the verge of rolling out its fourth Macintosh operating system,” Boudreau reports. “Microsoft, meanwhile, has delayed the release of Vista until early next year.”
“Critics and analysts credit Apple for its ability to continually innovate ahead of its much bigger rival. But unlike Microsoft, Apple has the advantage of controlling every level of the computing experience by making the hardware, as well. Apple can also keep the competition guessing until the last minute because, as a consumer-focused company, it does not have to show its hand until it wants to,” Boudreau reports. “Apple has created its own ecosystem. And its ability to continually create elegant products gives it an influence that far exceeds its relatively small size in the computing world. That’s why a new Mac operating system stirs up a buzz, from the blogosphere to Redmond.”
Apple plans to unveil its newest operating system, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, at August’s World Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.”‘It’s going to be really exciting,’ Jupiter analyst Michael Gartenberg said. ‘This is going to be Leopard’s coming out party,'” Boudreau reports.
“‘There will be another round of, ‘Why can’t Microsoft get Vista out?’ which Microsoft would just assume [sic] not happen,’ said Greg DeMichillie, senior analyst with Directions on Microsoft, an independent research organization. ‘It’s a bit of an embarrassment for the company,'” Boudreau reports.
Boudreau reports, “Envisioneering Group analyst Richard Doherty believes Apple’s new operating system will put pressure on Microsoft. ‘Apple has been delivering compelling upgrades every 12 to 18 months since 2001,’ he said. ‘During that time, Windows XP has had a Service Pack, and that Service Pack has been more about fixing problems.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Vista’s so late that even Apple’s jokes hardly work anymore.
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1) “Just assume” is clearly a mis-quote of “just as soon”
2) The business about the hardware/software integration is so ridiculous. As if Apple’s moving faster because they also make the chipset. They always have to get their nonsensical counter-argument in…
Big deal — Apple steals BSD unix, puts a graphic front end on and sells it to clueless boobs that don’t know any better. They call this innovation? What is Apple going to produce next another Bluetooth mouse? Business and consumers will start to look at Apple when they have a real operating system capable of running all the standard applications they are used to using. Since Apple can’t even get large software producers to develop native applications then what is there to use? With their stock crashing and the zillion problem with the new mac portables it is no wonder that every month Apple’s marketshare shrinks to oblivion. If Steve Jobs had a brain he’d spin off the iPod to it’s own company, put the computer company out of business (all they do now is sell standard component parts in a cute case) and take the helm of Disney. Then the computer industry can focus on creating great apps on real operating systems like Vista.
If they changed the sites name to VISTAdailynews then the only thing they could report on a daily basis is how much more Vista is being delayed and how many bugs/viruses are found. I don’t know about you but I don’t want to read about that everyday
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So the Mop & Pail just found out about those fires. Says a lot about “Canada’s national newspaper.” What’s next? Titanic Sinks!
Is RC the deformed bastard conception resulting from a union between Ballmer and Gates I wonder?
It’s a good thing Reality Check is here so we can all learn the truth from him. Where would M$ be without that little pimp? I hate to think of it.
The reality of Vista is that the majority of computer users will think it is the greatest OS ever, because most have never used OS X. It is sad but true. Thurrott is right on this one.
‘No Kool Aid here’ said: “… when you’re a monopoly there’s no sense of urgency. when you have 5 percent of the market, you are constantly in a state of panic about losing more share.”
Dumb ass, Apple doesn’t have “5 percent of the market”. Stop confusing the yearly survey of new purchases with install base. Further, Apple’s growth rate is much higher than the peecee box slingers.
Secondly, do you think BMW is “in a state of panic” over their market share numbers?
Give your head a shake dude!
Mac Realist wrote:
Big deal — Apple steals BSD…
(yawn) BSD is open source. cant you guys even write good bait anymore?
Reality Check? Hmm, I am wondering about this name and posting.
And normally I wouldn’t go down to that level and answer, if there wasn’t
something which dirturbs me “a bit”.
First of all it makes no sense to rename this website (obviously)…
and nobody would have the idea to do that with the M$ or Apple website?!
Talking about overpriced hardware looks like ignoring the development of
Apple prices in the past, especially the last years after Mac OS X came out.
It might have up- and downsides not to sell Mac OS licenses to other
companies, but where are all the computers, which can run 2 OS’s at the
same time, one integrated in the other? With a competitive price…?
Macusers also tend to high loyalty with Apple, which is a seldom thing.
But the question is why do they do it?
So before anybody judges about any effect of OS 10.5 and Vista, wouldn’t
it be better to wait and see, until they are out? Then we can compare and
see, which one suits better and leave ourselves alone, using the OS we
individualy prefer. I am fed up with with the comments that either MS or
Apple are so crappy… Take the one you want, or Linux or whatsoever and
be happy…
P.S. Reality Check is a troll and idiot.
The pictures the Gob & Bail has are of an older iBook burning in the middle of someone’s driveway. It’s on fire, it’s in his driveway and he has both a still and a video camera available to record the event but he did not light it on fire himself. He always works on his hands and knees in the middle of his driveway. He was surfing the net when it happened. Yah right.
There are real movies of a Core Duo Dell burning brightly at a conference in Japan. There are independant witnesses as well.
The Gob and Bail never let the truth stand in the way of a good story.
What I love about OS X releases is how many computers run FASTER with the newest relase. Compare and contrast M$, where you almost have to get a new PeeCee to use all of Vista’s new features.
Redmond, start your photocopiers. Again.
Redmond, are your photocopiers still on?
Introducing whatever comes after Vista eventually comes out.
Introducing… shit, do Microsoft have a name for what comes after Vista?
Redmond, we still have a problem.
Redmond, we have a bigger problem.
Any other guesses at slogans.
Redmond, buy more chairs.
Mac Realist:
Why dont you come back in 3 years when Windows isnt being made anymore and Steve has been promoted to Supreme World Leader and post that same SMACK!
Apple OS X Leopard: Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers.
Apple taunts Microsoft with much faster operating system launches
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Launch times have to be <b>THE most idiotic comparison factor. Sure nobody like systems that take forever to boot, but come on. It takes more than a slightly faster boot process to make a better OS.
Remember, it’s not how fast your OS boots up, it’s how long your OS stays booted.
Apple OS X Leopard: Our Customers are Users, Not Suckers.
Macmania: Numbers aside, the best guess of the installed base for Macs based on a quick google search is 12-16 percent depending on whom you want to believe.
This doesn’t change the basic point that MS has a monopolistic hold on OSs used in the world.
Your analogy of comparing OSes with BWM is poor. I’m sure BMW would be thrilled if they sold 5 percent of all cars in the world considering there are several hundred automobile manufacturers in the world whereas there are only about 3 OS which comprise 99 percent of all OS installed.
Ron –
“What kind of English is this? California schools English?”
Sad, yes. But, my personal pet peeve is the malapropism “hone in on”, as in, “Ballmer honed in on that Twinkie like a cat approaching a squirrel.”
It’s “HOME in on”, like a homing pigeon approaching its roost. Honing is what you do to a blade. I don’t think Ballmer’s going to sharpen, grind, or perfect that Twinkie.
I hear it all the time, and it makes me nuts.
Funny how a “real” operating system like Vista relies on Apple for its R&D.
vista is as obsolete as bill is…doh (ducks) chair hits bill!!! lol! hits bill in the face!!! thats gonna leave a maaark!!
MW: mark as in bill has a mark on his head!
runtime: I think the reference to faster launches had to do with releases of new versions, not how quick they boot….
Yep Apple will probably trot out a few warmed over updated apps and call it a new “operating system version”
Right.
If that’s what qualifies as an “operating system release” Microsoft would be up to about version 37 of Windows XP now.