Apple News: They made $4bn profit

[runequester]

Actually since xp came out and now with 7 MS has a very decent os. MS slaggers are becoming more of a joke now. Especially ones that mispell MS like M$ or winblows or any of that childishness.

the "armada" is growing up and coming to terms with reality.

http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/157767,nsw-police-dont-use-windows-for-internet-banking.aspx

http://www.esecurityplanet.com/views/article.php/3844311/Windows-and-Online-Banking-A-Dangerous-Mix.htm

Of course, Google jumped ship half a year ago
http://mashable.com/2010/05/31/google-windows/

[runequester]

I don't need to flame them really, just shows that selling flawed products (and the iPhone and iPad not being capable of surfing Flash content on the internet is certainly as big a flaw as one could get on internet devices like those) to morons is big business

If they sell that well in spite of not having flash, I'd wager a bet that flash just isn't very important to most consumers

[runequester]

Having a job where I have the misfortune of occasionally having to teach basic computer tasks to people who have no idea about computers, the notion that windows is somehow "intuitive" is hogwash.
People use "intuitive" when they should have said "what I am used to"

[runequester]

Amiga and 68k MacOS is intuitive. I've seen people who have never used a computer before get the hang of it in around a minute. My cousin who is actually quite thick had no trouble remembering amigados commands and any other tinkering, but gave up on computers (meaning PC) when the playstation 2 came out.
I found Windows 95 simple enough to pick up after only knowing how to use a dos based directory manager.
Use to be that you could learn the basics without ever consulting a book or guide.

My theory is this:

Some people "get" computers. They can find their way around most systems without too much fuss.

Some people don't "get" it. They can memorize how to use specific systems and where to click on a specific screen, but they'll always need help or new directions even for a slight change.

Some people of course may "get" everything but a given system, and some may never "get" it except for a given system that just somehow makes sense to them.

[runequester]

You must be talking about me and Windows. I always use Windows like I knew it for less than a year, while I have to use it since 1995. All other OSs just seem fine.

That doesn´t mean I like everything about Mainframes, Mac OS, Java or Linux, but at least I understand why it is the way it is.

right Sometimes a given system just won't make sense, and sometimes everything BUT a given system makes no sense at all!