“There has been much talk about the threat that Apple Macintosh computers now pose to Windows PCs – or should we say Windows only PCs. Make no mistake, the talk is well justified, as recent market research shows. However, what hasn’t been talked about as much is the very real threat that Macs now pose to the Windows operating system itself,” Stan Beer writes for iTWire.
“Stories about Apple’s Boot Camp software and vitualization software from US startup Parallels, both of which allows Windows and Mac OSX to coexist on new Mac desktops and notebooks are already sending shivers through the collective spines Windows PC vendors. The new Macs are well priced, well made and now present an attractive alternative to the one dimensional PCs in the marketplace,” Beer writes.
Beer asks, “Who wouldn’t want a computer that could enable you to run all of your legacy applications as well as provide you with access to a bunch of new ones that are easy to use and come preloaded in a package that is comparable in price to the alternatives?”
“The issue for Microsoft is that all of a sudden its users who have bought their first Mac, will be exposed to a new operating system which will enable them to do most of the tasks that they have been doing on Windows. Plus the new operating system will be less susceptible to malware, easy to use and have excellent inbuilt features that home users like…”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Beverly M” for the heads up.]
MacDailyNews Take: Mr. Beer sounds like a SteveJack reader.
Related articles:
Dude, you got a Dell? What are you, stupid? Only Apple Macs run both Mac OS X and Windows! – April 05, 2006
Why buy a Dell when Apple’s Intel-based computers will run both Mac OS X and Windows? – June 08, 2005
I like how beer refers to the Windows app as “legacy applications”.
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I want a computer that can make my bed, do my dishes and light my farts.
QUESTION:
Is the MDN staff solely Steve Jack or are there others? All the MDN takes sound like they are written by the same person, so I’m assuming that person is Steve Jack. Can anyone confirm?
I want some beer.
Where’s Waldo?
Can you say the ultimate Trojan Horse?
QUESTION:
Is the MDN staff solely Steve Jack or are there others? All the MDN takes sound like they are written by the same person, so I’m assuming that person is Steve Jack. Can anyone confirm?
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My guess is Steve Jack is MDN. I also think that Fact Checker is also Steve Jack. Whenever there is an attack on a MDN take, Fact Checker always comes out of the woodwork to defend MDN.
I think there’s a lot of truth to what he is saying. From any practical standpoint, the Macintosh is the ONLY computer to get. No matter how you look at it, it is truly the ONLY way to go. You get every OS in creation using Parallels software, a beautiful and reliable machine, and peace of mind with security from the *NIX underpinnings of OS X. I would say “mindboggling” is an understatement at best when trying to understand the thinking behind people who are to this day only considering a Dell, HP, or other OS limited machine. As I said, there is absolutely NO practical standpoint a person can take to justify passing up a Mac for any other PC.
However, for those of us who really do have a “computer purchasing” I.Q. above the double digits, please put your minds at ease. Remember, many of these people only look at the up-front cost and consider no other aspect of the purchase except that it connects to the internet. It’s a very sad state but true. I’m actually glad these people haven’t bought Macs. Not all customers are worth having.
Thursday, July 13, 1886 – 12:10 PM EDT
“There has been much talk about the threat that Sony’s newly introduced dual VHS/Betamax video player now poses to VHS machines – or should we say VHS only video player. Make no mistake, the talk is well justified, as recent market research shows. However, what hasn’t been talked about as much is the very real threat that Macs now pose to the VHS standard…”
Microsoft fears nothing. According to them, they are incapable of doing anything wrong, illegal, or unethical.
That’s part of the problem.
If a Microsoft PC falls into a landfill and there’s no one there to hear it . . . ?
And the Mac is BetaMax…oh, right! Wow, that was so funny that it nearly brought a tear to my eye.
Microsoft should fear MAC OS X, not Intel MAC’s
Microsoft doesn’t make PC’s.
And if you install Windows on a Mac Hardware, Microsoft wins 300$
Nothing to fear about…
regards
shivver me timbers, apple share might go from 3.5 to 3.6 percent. wow, we’re scared. NOT!
It seems to me that apple needs to do a better job of getting cutting edge games moved more quickly to the OSX platform if they want to win more market share.
shivver me timbers, apple share might go from 3.5 to 3.6 percent. wow, we’re scared. NOT!
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According to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Mac marketshare could double to 7% by years end.
http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/07/12/apple.stock.defenseless/
Tom Cruise’s Meatus,
I think a Dell laptop can handle that last one.
QUESTION:
Is the MDN staff solely Steve Jack or are there others? All the MDN takes sound like they are written by the same person, so I’m assuming that person is Steve Jack. Can anyone confirm?
I don’t know for a fact, but I would lay money that they are not the same person. Steve Jack has the AppleTurns website and writes for a few other Mac websites.
http://www.appleturns.com/
One Dimensional PCs…
EXACTLY!
allen, Cramer is bullish on Apple and has been for a while. He recommended “backing up the truck to buy” if the stock dropped to $65. While he may prove right, I’d just as soon back the truck up today when it’s under $54.
Beer seems to think that this virtual system thing is new. It’s new in the Mac (and PC?) world, but old news in the Linux world. Linux-on-X86 users have at least three choices, mature choices, should they want/need to run Windows or Solaris on their systems – while still running Linux. Xen, VMWare, … there’s another out there, just can’t remember the name. All around longer than Parallels and all do more or less the same thing more or less the same way, all on generic X86 boxes running some distro of Linux.
Microsoft should fear MAC OS X, not Intel MAC’s
Microsoft doesn’t make PC’s.
And if you install Windows on a Mac Hardware, Microsoft wins 300$
Nothing to fear about…
–> not quite right as:
– longtime Windows users will use their existing XP/Vista discs
– longtime Mac users won’t see a reason to install it.
It’s not going to be a landslide – most people out there still think that Windows is the only OS in the world and they’re harder to convince than anybody else… .
But the Mac, with features packed these days, is definitely a threat to Microsoft.
The only problem is that software makers, knowing that Macs can run windows, now have no motivation to write OS X versions of their software. Who wins then?
Alas it’s true that Mac OS X won’t make serious inroads until it’s licensed out. Once the Intel transition is bedded down it’ll be more possible. But it’s unlikely until Macs stop turning a profit.
If anyone thinks MDN makes enough money to employ a second person or even pay a second person for opinion pieces then they must use Windows XP and enjoy the experience as well.
Say ‘Hi’ to the driver when you ride home on the short bus tonight.