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Offline Oliver

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koaftder wrote:
...It's going to be sad if OSX ends up blowing Windows out of the water.

Why is that sad? Is there a hidden note of sarcasm here?

I have had two groups of Japanese tourists renting from me, and both have had macbooks. I've had to set up their wireless access for my home router. I'm not overly fond of the airmac software interface, but I don't think it's any worse than Windows or Linux alternatives. The connection 'wizard' leaves a bit to be desired, but there are ways around the problems.

The language support does appear pretty seemless (not that I understand much Japanese).

I can certainly understand the appeal of a macbook for a Japanese tourist. A lot of features are useful, and hassle free.
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Re: Out of the blue, Apple topples Micro$oft in Japan with more market share!
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2007, 03:15:41 PM »
Well, I can't see Windows really dying, but I wouldn't mind if it matured.

I also use Windows for most of my work. I need to use a lot of software which is written for Winows only, so it definitely has it's uses for me, but I can't say I really like it.

There are too many annoyances, and the design methodology of MS (not talking about their business methodology) goes against the grain. I feel Windows is something I can force to perform the way I need it too.

It's been a while since I've written any software for Windows, but I am told that it has convenient API's. I think that certainly would be appealing.

Dare I say it, I also like what the Windows user base has to offer. When I used Mac classic, it was often not easy to get info on how to force the OS to perform in a non standard way. I'm guessing that's not such an issue in OSX.

I think it would be a real plus if MS had a powerful motivation to improve Vista. I don't look forward to learning how to customise another Windows OS. It's usually quite a hassle to tame each of their new monsters.

I need to buy a new PC soon, but I'll probably install a second hand XP Pro.

oops, rambling again...
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