05-02-2007, 04:59 PM
[quote Silencio]How is kissing up to the platform that comprises 90% of the market considered being "contrary" or a "rebel"? It's just petty bullying, and most bullies have very little actual courage.
But in the end, this guy is probably not worth worrying about.
Well I guess I meant that Apple (and its products) have been the darling of media coverage in general for some time, even though it gets short shrift when it comes to corporate IT departments. Coverage of the iPod, iTunes and iPhone have for the most part been glowing... not to mention the occasional good story on OS X or new Macs.
Retail vendors tend to paint a different picture, but I believe that is because they are more familiar with the bulk of PCs they have been selling for years. They simply go with what they know. If 90% of their sales were macs, and a superior PC came out, they would still push Macs. That's the nature of the beast.
But tech reporters ought to be able to distinguish between quality features, and those that are so much fluff. And then extrapolate how that could/should impact consumers, and report on that. This guy sounds like he has his head stuck in the sand.
But in the end, this guy is probably not worth worrying about.
Well I guess I meant that Apple (and its products) have been the darling of media coverage in general for some time, even though it gets short shrift when it comes to corporate IT departments. Coverage of the iPod, iTunes and iPhone have for the most part been glowing... not to mention the occasional good story on OS X or new Macs.
Retail vendors tend to paint a different picture, but I believe that is because they are more familiar with the bulk of PCs they have been selling for years. They simply go with what they know. If 90% of their sales were macs, and a superior PC came out, they would still push Macs. That's the nature of the beast.
But tech reporters ought to be able to distinguish between quality features, and those that are so much fluff. And then extrapolate how that could/should impact consumers, and report on that. This guy sounds like he has his head stuck in the sand.