AndrewBell wrote:
It doesn't matter how big the next Microsoft OS is, or how many pointless search fields they put into the GUI. It won't matter how many BluRay/HD-DVD discs it needs or how many security flaws it has. The majority of people using MS products are indifferent or clueless about any alternatives, and will continue to go with the herd.
Microsoft won the war years ago. There future rule is secured. It sucks, but that's the way it is.
I disagree. Apple are penetrating the computer market more and more. Very often people see me working on my MacBook and make a comment like "oh that's one of those Macs isn't it. They're supposed to be better than a PC* aren't they? They don't crash as much or get viruses".
*By PC, of course, they mean a PC running Windows.
So people are already aware that there is an alternative. Unfortunately most people don't realise that it is a *viable* alternative, since their comments are usually followed by "But I need XP for Word" or "Can I use the Internet on that?" or "I need a computer I can read my email on".
What Apple *must* do if they really want to shift people over from the Windows camp, is to capitalise on the features that Macs *share* with Windows, to prove to people that they can make the transition relatively easily, and then advertise the advantages that Mac OS X has over Windows. If they do that, I believe they can gain a much more significant share of the market, and maybe even push MS out.
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moto
