Apple Vs. Microsoft - But this time...

coldReactive · May 27, 2010, 10:58:25 AM

...Apple is now more powerful than Microsoft, and just leaped ahead slightly.

I haven't seen any news stories on CNET/etc. so I haven't been able to give a real source. If you've been watching World News Now on ABC, you'll know what I mean though.

Apple needs only to beat EXXON Mobil, and then it will be the most powerful/rich company.

Bella · May 27, 2010, 11:29:23 AM

I'm not going to buy that until I see the numbers. And I say that as a supporter of Apple.

NejinOniwa · May 27, 2010, 03:37:15 PM

And power...where? I'm not seeing shit here...

Red-Machine · May 27, 2010, 04:25:31 PM

I saw this earlier. All it means is that Apple has increased its net worth to approximately $32bn, whereas M$ is around $29bn. Tho M$ still gets more of a profit each year.

Bella · May 29, 2010, 11:10:12 AM

Hmmm, did not know that. Still doesn't mean powerful, nor that they're about to perform a coup of the home computer industry and force everyone to use Mac OSX BY FORCE and kill Linux and Windows, like some of the anti-Apple people seem to enjoy fretting about... >.>

NejinOniwa · May 29, 2010, 11:40:29 AM

Ah. That sort of kind.

Chocofreak13 · May 29, 2010, 01:47:02 PM

still a windows/linux supporter. GO UNDERDOG!!

Bella · May 29, 2010, 02:45:58 PM

Under what fantastical stretch of the imagination can Windows be categorized as "underdog"? It has ~90% of the market share and is going to for the conceivable future.

Nor would I categorize Linux as an underdog, it has a ginormous market share in the server, mainframe and supercomputer sector, and Mac... well, Apple has Mac exactly where they want it to be. It's a niche OS that has a strong niche following, it's never going to become mainstream by design.

Underdog is a title I'll reserve for the likes of OpenVMS, OS/2, well, just about any native IBM OS and the vast panoply of hobbyist/niche/vintage OSes which are still in use today.

Chocofreak13 · May 29, 2010, 05:55:17 PM

underdog might still apply to linux, being that not many people know of it (it's DEFINITELY not in the mainstream yet, but getting there).

as for windows, mac is gaining ground which is a big blow to the windows market.

either that, or i have adopted the same policy i use for sports teams: root for the underdog AND the home team. ^^

NejinOniwa · May 29, 2010, 08:07:29 PM

Well, Mac IS gaining (ugh), but for more than one reason; one of the bigger ones I see is that Microsoft has two worlds of propaganda bureaus against it, while Apple has most mainstream newsflashes in its favor. I say mainstream, since the Dark Side of Jobs is very well known among us more delved-in types...but that, as stated, is a different market entirely.

Sora · May 30, 2010, 01:52:16 AM

Quote from: "NejinOniwa"Well, Mac IS gaining (ugh), but for more than one reason; one of the bigger ones I see is that Microsoft has two worlds of propaganda bureaus against it, while Apple has most mainstream newsflashes in its favor. I say mainstream, since the Dark Side of Jobs is very well known among us more delved-in types...but that, as stated, is a different market entirely.

...wait. Steve Jobs is evil?
But his slander campaigns are so effective...

Chocofreak13 · May 30, 2010, 02:23:49 AM

he's waging war with adobe, anbd that's considered UN-evil??

meh. i prefer woz any day. ^^

NejinOniwa · May 30, 2010, 03:02:57 AM

Quoteslander campaigns

Hey, there you go. Stevil Jobs.

Red-Machine · May 30, 2010, 04:22:12 AM

Yeah, Jobs is just as imperialistic as Gates.

NejinOniwa · May 30, 2010, 05:35:41 AM

Gates wasn't all that imperialistic, from what I could make out - he's out now, anyways.
We always knew Ballmer was crazy, but Jobs is that AND cunning, too.