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The moral issue...
(for those of you who have a conscience...)
and for balance ... negative press about
Apple
Note: most of the references here are
from PC magazines/sites. There are some "pro-Mac" authors and sites
which are bolded.
News on Market Share / User Base and Apple Stock
Mac OS X market share surges 32% in one year
Windows XP share dips (July 2008)
Data: Macs vs. PCs, shipments and growth (April 2008)
Mac shipments outpace market in Q1 (April 2008)
Analyst: Apple’s U.S. consumer market share now 21 percent (April 2008)
Apple posts the largest year-over-year growth in 2007
Mac Market Share Rising at Cornell University
5% in 2002 to 21% in 2007
Missouri School of Journalism
Apple now sells more than one in six laptops in U.S. (August 2007)
Apple
Mac Sales Grow Faster Than Windows PCs In Consumer Market (June
2007)
Apple's share of desktop and notebook sales online and through
brick-and-mortar stores in May rose to 13% from 11.6% in April,
according to The NPD Group.
Apple:
Report Mac Sales Accelerated in January (2007)
Significant
growth in Mac ownership at University of Virginia
Apple
Takes Larger Bite of Campus Market (Harvard University)
Princeton students and staff buying many more Macs
Apple becomes fourth biggest supplier of PCs
Apple doubles laptop marketshare to 12 percent
Macs Gaining Market Share Among Businesses
Is Apple smiling at Michael Dell ?
"Michael Dell has never been one to hold back his view on Apple,
most famously quoted at a Gartner Symposium ‘97 (yes
he was at it then) when asked what advice he had for Steve
Jobs - ‘What would I do? I’d shut it down and give
the money back to the shareholders’. As we know, the
diatribe has continued for a further eight years.
Well, how things have changed."
PC
Sales Slow, But Apple Shines (July 2006)
Helped by strong sales at its retail stores, Apple saw its shipments
increase significantly.Dan Nysted
Apple
becomes fourth biggest supplier of PCs (July 2006)
Apple UK, Europe sales on rise as industry slowdown strikes
June 2006
Apple
takes top spot in European education
"The biggest success story for Apple was
Switzerland. In that country Apple holds the number one spot
in education with an amazing 54.4 per cent share."
Apple
Macintosh Sales Up 20 Percent (January 2006)
Market
Share by net applications
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=5
Apple market shares increases from 3.4 to 4.4%
(August to
December 2005)
Apple's
US PC Share 6.6 percent (up from 4.3 percent)
Microsoft's
market share is falling, while the Mac's - and Linux's - is
rising (if slowly) :
"W3Schools is a website for people
with an interest for web technologies."
| |
all Microsoft |
Mac |
Linux |
| January 2006 |
89.8% |
3.5% |
3.3% |
| July 2004 |
90.0% |
2.6% |
3.1% |
| March 2003 |
93.2% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
|
Huge increase in net Apple sales
Apple's Growing Army of Converts
iPod's
impact wows Windows crowd (CNN - November 2005): 1million
PC users purchased Macs for the first time in 2005, thanks
to iPod's 'halo effect
PC shipments up 17 pct in 3rd qtr, led by Apple
IDC:
Apple making inroads in enterprise market
"Overall, Mac
shipments units are 48 per cent higher year-on-year,
compared to IDC's PC market growth of 13 per cent."
October 2005
Survey
unveils strong demand for Macintosh and Firefox support (PDF)
“The data tells us that virtually
all presenters need a system that supports both Macintosh and
Windows platforms. It is also very clear that support of Microsoft
Internet Explorer is not enough. Firefox support is now mandatory.”
Apple Europe unit sales up 48 per cent
Apple making big inroads in business with OS X
Apple
net rises fivefold on iPod sales
Revenue jumps 75% as Macintosh sales also climb
"Macintosh unit sales climbing 35%" (July
2005)
Mac sales were three times the overall PC market and were the highest
Apple has seen in over four years.
Apple
'Big Winner' In May Retail PC Sales (June 2005)
"Credit Suisse First Boston ... Apple Computer
(nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) was the big winner, growing units
79% year-over-year overall and 94% year-over-year
in standalone retail," the
research firm said"
Apple UK shipments up 27 per cent - IDC
Minority Report: Tempting the 'iPod to Mac' switchers
May 06 2005 by Seb Janacek
the Mac maker's whopping 45.5 percent year-over-year increase
in shipments, as reported by IDC |
|
| from Paul Murphy at linuxinsider
1. But There's No
Software for the Mac, Right?
http://linuxinsider.com/story/37806.html
2. But Macs Are
Slower, Right?
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/36964.html
3. Macs Are
More Expensive, Right?
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/36120.html
|
Tiger Leaps Out in Front
Tiger is the best and most advanced personal computer operating
system on the market, despite a few drawbacks. It leaves Windows
XP in the dust.
Mossberg:
OS X "Rock Solid"; G5 iMac "Best" PC "Ever
Reviewed"
" ... new iMac G5 model is the single
best desktop computer I have ever reviewed. And Apple is the
only computer company whose business is focused on consumers
and small businesses." |
A
Digital Crime Wave (April 2005)
" ...if you're totally fed up with the security crisis but
want to continue using your computer for common tasks, consider
dumping Windows altogether and switching to Apple's Macintosh"
Tempted by the Apple? (November 2005)
Apple's
Latest iMac Is Elegant, Powerful, Surprisingly Affordable
Walt Mossberg
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20040923.html |
Walt
Mossberg: Not A Macaholic
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/10/01.11.shtml
"I'd like to clear up one thing. I am not, to use your term, a
"Macaholic." I
actually use both Windows XP and the Mac daily. And I don't have a
religious
adherence to either one." |
Special
Report on Apple from Business Week Online
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/tc_special/tc_04apple.htm |
The moral
issue...
Bill and Melinda Gates have established the Gates
Foundation which, according to the website "works
to promote greater equity in four areas: global health,
education, public libraries, and support for at-risk
families in Washington state and Oregon."
This is commendable.
However there is still the longstanding issue of Microsoft's
repeatedly breaking the law.
Here is a brief introduction to the Criticisms
of Microsoft from Wikipedia and a more recent article following the EU Court ruling in September 2007 : Canberra Times article
See the sites below which detail the findings of a number
of court cases over a long period of time in the United
States:
US District Court has found that Microsoft behaved illegally. (link
to DOJ site)
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms_index.htm
Judge Jackson's Findings of Fact (November 1999)
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm
Microsoft,
DOJ Reach Settlement (eweek report, November
2, 2001)
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1238488,00.asp
... "appeals
panel found that Microsoft had broken antitrust
law and that it should be punished for illegally
maintaining its operating system monopoly"
former
Judge Jackson reflects, five years later (June
2005)
http://news.com.com/Former+judge+defends+his+bid+to+break+up+Microsoft/2100-1014_3-5755593.html?tag=nefd.ac
Superior
Linux Technology not Stopping Microsoft - Time to
Call Uncle Sam (Dec. 2005)
... and in other countries
Q&A: Microsoft's EU court battle (BBC, February 2008)
Most home computers use Windows software
The European Commission has fined US computer giant Microsoft for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.
EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn (February 2008)
Gates
said Microsoft had to beat RealNetworks (April
2006)
CBS
Interactive
The Guardian's Microsoft page
Microsoft
Loses $521 Mln Browser Verdict August 11, 2003
ET Microsoft profiting
from antitrust punishment (July 2003)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/31628.html
A Look at Alternatives
to Microsoft (Gartner) 24 April 2003
"In late 2002, a small group of Gartner
analysts discussed the growing discontent that some
end users and vendors were experiencing with Microsoft,
especially in the Asia/Pacific region. As this discussion
broadened within Gartner worldwide, we became aware
of significant anti-Microsoft sentiment elsewhere
as well."
Findlaw :
Legal News and Commentary
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/microsoft/index.html
Editorial:
Microsoft Security: Too late? (PC Buyers guide)
14 February 2002
Consumer Federation of America WINDOWS XP / .NET:
Microsoft's expanding monopoly,(large PDF
file=c.40pages)
September 26, 2001 - how it can harm consumers and what the courts
must do to preserve competition.
http://www.consumerfed.org/WINXP_anticompetitive_study.pdf
--
What's So Bad About Microsoft? http://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html
"... Microsoft's bloated and inefficient software,
and its ethically challenged marketing tactics, have
left us all feeling a bit like we've been dudded"
Graeme Phillipson, Sydney Morning Herald, p.28, 16 June 1999.
Appeals court poised for shock 'MS entirely innocent' ruling John
Lettice Posted: 28/02/2001
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17254.html
July 2001: Appeals court decision
* EDUCATORS: SCHOOLS WILL PAY FOR MICROSOFT RULING * Most educators
who spoke with eSchool News the day after a June 28 appeals court
ruling overturned the court-ordered breakup of software giant Microsoft
Corp. said they were surprised by the ruling and saw it as a possible
blow to technology choices in schools. == For the complete story,
go to: http://www.eschoolnews.org/showstory.cfm?ArticleID=2787
The Economist also has archived material on Microsoft
http://www.economist.com/library/focus/display.cfm?id=348981
Consumer Project
on Technology
So, if you don't want to support a virtual monopoly
which has sold overpriced and overfeatured software for
years, you don't have to...
Why not use a free version of WordPerfect or
NisusWriter than a $A600-900 version of MS Office 2001?
Yes the latter does come with Excel, Powerpoint and Entourage(email),
but is the average user going to need most / all of their features?
Will WordPerfect or NisusWriter
and/or Appleworks for $A150 do the same job?
Remember that if you're a PC user Open
Office too is FREE and if you're a Mac user NeoOffice
is free! |
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Common Myths for the Macintosh (May 2008)
Why I bailed out on Windows and switched to Macintosh (April 2008)
Leopard drubs Vista in corporate satisfaction survey (March 2008)
CIO
DISILLUSIONED WITH WINDOWS PCS, TESTS MACINTOSH COMPUTERS (May
2007)
Migrating
to the Mac Infrastructure (April 2007)
"What cost me hundreds of dollars to cobble together poorly on
a PC comes built-in with the Mac, all working smoothly," said
Robbins. "Overall, the total cost of software and hardware is
not any more costly [on a Mac] than it is on Windows."
The three biggest productivity boosts for Robbins are the drag-to-trash
icon feature to completely uninstall a program, the real security
provided with a Mac, and not having a problem with viruses. He spent
less time managing and fixing his Mac equipment than ever before
on his Windows box.
Editorial: Vista - Where's My Innovation?
"Apple has its faults, like any company, but at least they’re
innovative, and not the derivational product of stunted, homuncular
minds, ripping off ideas like rats picking scraps from the higher
mammals’ tables."
Why
Microsoft Should Fear Apple ( March 2007)
It isn't about Apple's market share or even its quarterly sales numbers.
It's about perception.
Pennsylvania
university pulls PC plug, goes all-Mac
'It is ... the superior OS, isn't it?' says Wilkes University's IT chief
This is the Dawning of the Age of Apple
CNET editors' review of Vista
" ... there's a definite "Is that all?" feeling about
Windows Vista. ... we came away shaking our heads, disappointed.
Compared with Mac OS X 10.4, Windows Vista feels clunky and not very
intuitive, almost as though it's still based on DOS"
Uninspiring Vista
How Microsoft's long-awaited operating system disappointed a stubborn
fan.
By Erika Jonietz, January 08, 2007
Wave of the present
Long before the transition from technology-driven to function-driven
design, Apple 'got it'--and now we're buying it
"What really hit me Christmas day was that, right out of the box, the
Macbook worked. Not like a computer should work--like a consumer product
should work. It booted up and self-configured for our wireless network
and other things, and literally within three minutes, our son was taking
photos and e-mailing them to friends from the Webcam in the laptop.
The machine has a remote-control device so that, assuming the laptop
is networked with, say, speakers or a larger screen, you can run your
music software from across the room. You just can't do that with a
PC laptop. HP is trying, but it's not there yet."
A
Windows expert opts for a Mac life (Part One)
Part Two
17"
Apple iMac - The Official SPCR Review
One
man's account on switching to Apple
Japan bank turns to Apple for pre-IPO makeover
Japan's Aozora Bank Ltd. is planning to ... switch nearly all of its
2,300 desktop personal computers to Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh
computers.
Microsoft
Vista: Another Reason to Switch to Apple by Janet Meyer
Music
school to begin using PowerBooks (December 2005)
Apple #1 with online buyers
iMacG5
(iSight builtin) is PC Magazine's top rating general purpose desktop (November 2005)
Microsoft
Windows Officially Broken (smartofficenews)
David Richards & WSJ
- Tuesday, 27 September 2005
The
return of the Apple Mac (Computeractive, September 2005)
Longhorn
beta copies much from Mac
A
Convert With a Crush on His Mac
Apple
- the world's most innovative company, according
to BusinessWeek
The
100 Best Products of 2005 (PC World)
Only one Microsoft product rates but 5 from Apple!
Tech
support: Desktops & laptops
Which manufacturers did the best job of answering questions quickly
and correctly
Apple scores highest
Mad as hell, switching to Mac
By Winn Schwartau, Network World
Apple
shatters Windows with Tiger (Chicago Sun Times)
Apple gets nod from genomics researchers
Apple
Mac wins over Linux creator
Shopping
for an inexpensive PC? Make it a Mac Mini. You won't regret it. by Tom Gromak / The Detroit News
Tables turn in campus Mac vs. Windows feud
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?aid=28553
Why Does Windows Still Suck?
Why do PC users put up with so many viruses and worms? Why isn't everyone
on a Mac?
by Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist Friday, February 4, 2005
A Linux Geek Embraces Mac OS X
January 26, 2005 by Jim Lynch
"Don't let anybody tell you that Macs suck for gaming. It's just not
true. ...
I do think it's worth buying a Mini mac to try OS X. Despite some
of my criticisms, it's a very enjoyable OS to use on a daily basis.
I find myself growing more and more attached to it. And I think that
the stability and security of OS X (yes Windows users, it is more
secure...like it or not)"
Time
for a switcheroo by Charles Wright
January 20, 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/The-Edge/Time-for-a-switcheroo/2005/01/19/1105810923079.html
" ...give yourself the treat of using
a Mac, which is unrivalled for its ease of use, its infinitely better
security, and its package of free programs. They include the iLife
suite - iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD and iTunes - which makes the creation,
management and editing of digital content so much easier than anything
we've found for Windows.
Tiger, the enhanced version of Mac OS X - already the best PC operating
system by far, in our opinion, and soon to be even better.
The Second Coming of Apple
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/
0,,SB110313866314201096,00.html
Apple Computer has been reborn -- and now it's on
the verge of a renaissance.
Beckoned by the Mac
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9238&page=1
G5
iMac worth switch from PCs by Mike Wendland
Knight Ridder News
"I said it when I first tested it and I'll
say it again after two months of use: This is the finest personal computer
I've ever used, hands down. Nothing comes close. If you have ever thought
of switching from a Windows-based PC to a Mac, this is the deal-clincher.
It is a stunning machine to look at and to use."
The Apple iMac
G5 – the World's Flattest Small Form Factor PC?
http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=632
Review by Paul Howland, Sudhian Media
Oracle
uses Apple storage gear Published: December 6, 2004
Apple Computer's rack-mounted
storage system received a vote of confidence Monday, with database
giant Oracle endorsing the Xserve RAID as part of an initiative to cut
storage costs.
A
Month with a Mac: A Die-Hard PC User's Perspective
http://www.anandtech.com/mac/
showdoc.aspx?i=2232&p=1
"OS X is quite possibly one of the best operating systems of
its time and in many ways, is the best for what it does, and Apple's
hardware leaves very little to be desired."
Windows
desktop stranglehold slipping by David
Frith October 5, 2004
Apple
Is Looking Juicier - The iPod and iMac G5 are widening its base --
and its notebooks are gaining, too
http://www.businessweek.com/
magazine/content/04_41/b3903051_mz011.htm
But
Macs Are Slower, Right? by Paul Murphy
LinuxInsider 30 September
2004
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/But-Macs-Are-Slower-Right-36964.html
Microsoft's
Longhorn fantasy vs. Apple's Mac OS X reality Tuesday,
September 14, 2004
http://www.macdailynews.com/
comments.php?id=P3449_0_1_0
The
Continuing Renaissance of Apple 10th September 2004 Robin Bloor
http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=12226&msu=rss
"Apple is out-innovating the competition
in a remorseless way. The Mac OS X is
now in place, with a user interface that makes Windows look primitive.
The Powerbook
laptops are selling well and Apple recently released the new iMac G5.
In case you know nothing of it, this is, in my view, an excellent -
almost awesome
- product. Take, as read, the fact that it outperforms the
Intel competition
by a big factor and that the OS is powerful and it supports all
important applications
from office software through to video manipulation. For many
users those
factors will count in a big way, but there is another factor that
probably trumps
them
all: The iMac G5 is phenomenally well designed."
Linux
Doesn't Make Sense for Desktop
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1641114,00.ries
Longhorn's woes may open a door for Linux—a very
tiny door—but Linux just isn't a good choice for desktops. Instead,
desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.
Avoiding
the Microsoft Tax by Grady Booch on 2004 Aug. 28
I've decided to make the move to a Microsoft-free
computing environment, having tired of the time I spend on the care and
feeding of XP as compared to my relatively worry-free network of Linux
appliances and Macs. My latest acquisition is a 17" Apple Powerbook
powered by the IBM G4 processor which I'll use to replace my XP laptop
and an older G4 tower. In addition to a breathtakingly beautiful form
factor, this machine has every feature I need, from DVD-R to Airport
and Bluetooth connections. More importantly, there's no essential
application I need that doesn't run on this platform.
SPECIAL REPORT: APPLE: THE NEXT GENERATION by Business Week
Online August
Apple:
Sweetness Regained
It's making healthy sales gains in schools,
corporations, and the government
sector -- without the benefit of an iPod halo effect
Wither
Art Thou, Low End Mac?
by Alex Kayhill - posted on Fri Jul 23 2004
http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360
/more/wither_art_thou_low_end_mac/
Why
Mac OS X is Better blog by James Duncan Davidson.
http://x180.net/Journal/MacOSX/WhyMacRocks.html
Apple
tries to bite into high-performance market - Army's use of G5
servers could open new doors for company by Michael Hardy July 5, 2004
" ... the Xserve is a superior server, said
Anthony DiRenzo, executive vice president of Colsa. He chose Apple's
product based on its performance, power requirements and cost, he said,
adding that one key element in his decision was the system's low power
consumption."
The
mighty Mac - Apple stands tall among contenders offering new platform
choices by Tom Yager July 02, 2004
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/07/02/27OPcurve_1.html
SBS
teases viewers with Xserve system
Microsoft's
Sacred Cash Cow
A former Microsoftie says addiction to Windows
revenue, mediocre products, and missed opportunities could doom
Seattle’s most successful company.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0422/040602_news_microsoft.php
Apple
of my crotchety eye
Is
Bluetooth Better on the Mac? A head-to-head comparison of Bluetooth
on Windows and the Mac shows that there's something to the Mac
mystique. Rebecca Freed, PC WorldFriday, March 26, 2004
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115279,00.asp
Setting up my whole Bluetooth network on the Mac was quick and painless
from start to finish--and truly wireless,
How
I Love Thee, Apple by David Harding March 2004
My friends are scratching their heads these days
and staring blankly at me. For the benefit of those that don't know me,
let me tell you a brief story. I am married to Microsoft. I have been
married to Microsoft for the better part of 15 years.
Scientists:
The Latest Mac Converts February 2004
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32837.html
Apple
windfall from Licensing 6 Kelly Mills November25, 2003 The
Australian
' Cost was another factor in Apple's favour. "Surprisingly, it came out
at about half the price of a Windows server and these days you just
can't ignore that," '
Panther
Server: Is it ready for the enterprise? by Yuval Kossovsky Nov,
2003 (COMPUTERWORLD )
I'm one of the many who think the Panther client
software is rock-solid, has tremendous speed and utility advantages
over its predecessor and is generally a better operating
system than Windows XP.
But little has yet been said about Panther Server. Over the past week,
I've given the new server operating system from Apple a detailed
evaluation and have begun field testing. I am happy to say that it's
everything I had hoped for and more. This product is truly
enterprise-ready, has many service and security improvements and should
easily integrate into Mac-dominant or Windows-centric environments.
Windows
vs Apple - Microsoft and Apple have new operating systems. We put them
head to head (Nov 2003)
G5 cluster
secures elite spot for Apple, IBM
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/33780.html
Apple's
'Panther' Stalks New Ground by Jason Brooks November 3, 2003
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1368182,00.asp
Making
the switch: A PC guy goes Mac by Douglas Schweitzer
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/macos/story/0,10801,84802,00.html?nas=MAC-84802
Moving
to a Mac A small integration project dispels some preconceptions about
OS X
by Chad Dickerson September 05, 2003
Apple picking
- Wall Street analysts have missed the boat on Apple's big stock move.
So why listen to them now?
http://money.cnn.com/2003/08/28/technology/apple/
May the
Source Be With You - IT Productivity Doesn't Have to Be an Oxymoron,
but Outsourcing Isn't the Way to Achieve It
Robert X. Cringely 14 August 2003
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030814.html
"Macs aren't dramatically more expensive to buy and on a Total Cost of
Ownership basis they are probably cheaper. ... the numbers are pretty
clear, and the fact that more Macs don't make it into server racks has
to be based on something, and I think that something is CIO
self-interest. Macs reduce IT head count while Linux probably
increases IT head count, simple as that."
Why
Mid-Size Company Is Sticking By The Mac (Internet Week)
http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml%3Bjsessionid
=NWPWRCDTF2WW0QSNDBCCKHSCJUMEYJVN?articleID=13000328
US Navy
to draft Linux-powered Macs (August 2003)
http://news.com.com/2100-1040_3-5060885.html?tag=fd_top
SPECIAL
REPORT: APPLE'S STRATEGIC SHIFT Picking Apple as a Server Solution
Some companies are finding that OS X and Xserve are a viable, sometimes
cheaper, alternative to Windows-based networks.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/
aug2003/tc2003085_7828_tc112.htm
August 5, 2003
Scientific
Computing Editor's Choice - Personal Computer: The Power Mac G5
http://www.scimag.com/scripts/ShowPR.asp?PUBCODE=030&ACCT=3000039605&
ISSUE=0308&RELTYPE=PR&PRODCODE=00001643&PRODLETT=A
Apple
Puts the Eye in IM
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/peterlewis/0,15704,462483,00.html
" Apple's market share remains disproportionately small compared with
the large impact it is having on the computer industry through
innovative products like iChat AV and iSight, the iMac, the iPod, and
the iTunes Music Store. Maybe these new products will open some more
eyes."
Apple's
Mac gets addictive over time Mac Platform Addictive, Bluetooth
"Almost Magical" (July 2003)
http://washingtontimes.com/technology/20030707-101136-9825r.htm
Windows
doesn't live here anymore The client switch away from Windows is
permanent, and the server switch is next. By Tom Yager May 02, 2003
InfoWorld
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/02/18OPcurve_1.html
Least Expensive
Laptops? Hint: It Ain't Dell
http://www.oscast.com/stories/storyReader$340
(April 2003)
Mac-ceptional
The battle for home-computer supremacy is finally over. Mac wins - by a
mile by George Emerson Friday, March 28, 2003
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030328/RO4TECH/TPBusiness/ROBM
"Apple's newest desktops and laptops are probably the best
personal computers ever made. I say this as someone who, until
recently, was a pro-Windows person..."
Army's
Apple Shines in the Desert March 2003 Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,57961,00.html?tw=wn_ascii
The
12-Inch Apple PowerBook G4 By Joseph Moran March 7, 2003
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/testdrive/article.php/2106411
I have a confession to make. I've been involved with computers for a
couple of decades now, and for all that time was firmly in the "PC"
camp. It's not that I didn't like Macs just that they really weren't
for me. I think I may have found one that is: The 12-inch PowerBook G4 .
PowerBook
G4: Good Things in a Small Package PC Magazine February 12, 2003
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,885936,00.asp
2002
Technology of the Year: Apple platform With Unix at its core and OS X
on the upswing, Apple's offerings get tastier InforWorld January
2003
Apple shows
real substance behind the pretty case by Lee Gomes The Wall Street
Journal
Not
forbidden fruit: Try a Mac; you may find a taste is all it takes by
Charles Bermant
Special to The Seattle Times, Dec 2002
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134604378_ptmacswitch28.html
Mac
OS among least prone to attack (October 2002)
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/10/21/021021hnvulnerable.xml?s=IDGNS
Succumbing
to a Mac attack By Renay San Miguel CNN Headline News Wednesday,
October 16, 2002 -- I'm not entirely sure, but my conversion to
becoming a Mac person may have started with Tom Clancy.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/10/15/hln.wired.mac.attack/index.html
Apple Scores
with Able Server Hardware and Software November 5, 2002
by Robert P. Lipschutz and Brian Kenny
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,575556,00.asp
Apple's rack server
a la mode
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-943794.html
For
Mac users, a life less complicated By Gene Steinberg
June 2002 USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/2002/06/28/steinberg.htm
iBook rated best laptop
of 2001
by Australian Personal Computer magazine (December 2001 p.64) a PC
oriented magazine
iBook rated best budget
and medium range laptop
by Sydney Morning Herald (Icon magazine, June 16-17 and October 27-28,
2001)
CNN
rates iBook best new laptop of 2001
http://money.cnn.com/best/best01/2.html#6 |
Transferring
Windows Stuff When You Switch to a Mac June 27, 2002
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20020627.html
Mac
Attacks PC Users
By Tim Bajarin Special to ABCNEWS.com May 9 2002
One
Sweet Apple: The New iMac Is Gorgeous, Powerful and Reasonably Priced
Wall Street Journal By WALTER S. MOSSBERG May 2002
Macintosh
gets easy things done more quickly By Mark Kellner
THE WASHINGTON TIMES May 13, 2002
http://www.washtimes.com/technology/20020513-57187266.htm
Can
a Windows guy
learn to love the Mac? You bet!
David Coursey, Executive Editor, AnchorDesk Thursday, April 18, 2002
ALSOP
ON INFOTECH XP Means Extra Pain Microsoft Windows XP promised to
usher in an era of computing in which users suffer less. Aspirin,
anyone?
FORTUNE Monday, April 29, 2002 By Stewart Alsop
http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=207355
Note: Fortune is sponsored by MS.
Stunning
SuperDrive puts the latest Apple iMac over the top By Hiawatha
Bray, 4/8/2002 (Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/098/business/Stunning_SuperDrive_puts_the_latest_Apple_iMac_over_the_top+.shtml
How
Apple's iMovie made me a Spielberg - in just one hour (David
Coursey)
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2856354,00.html
ALSOP
ON INFOTECH Apple: The Comeback Kid?
http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=206734
New
Macs Set to Conquer PC Market ABC News March 14, 2002
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/SILICON_INSIGHTS_BAJARIN_020314.html
"iMac
has it all" by ANDY IHNATKO SUN-TIMES Columnist
(March 5, 2002)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy051.html
A Study
in Contrasts Software is greatest difference between Mac, Windows PC
" ... the iMac and Apple's software have a design elegance that's
missing from the Windows world. I use both Macs and Windows XP
computers daily, and the Mac is less frustrating, less commercially
intrusive and more elegant. Quite simply, it's a better computer."
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000016167mar04.story
Smooth,
eye-catching iMac delivers the goods Published March 3, 2002
"This review of the Apple iMac flat-panel computer joins a chorus of
raves, from the cover of Time magazine to the self-described geeks at
cable's TechTV network."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0203030122mar03.column
Apple
Awarded 2002 Technical Grammy for its outstanding technical
contributions to the music industry and recording field.
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/03/grammyaward/
Review:
Apple IMac Popular personal computer gets a
serious makeover.
http://www.techtv.com/products/hardware/story/0,23008,3372760,00.html
It is easy to recommend this new iMac. It is the best consumer option
to come out of Apple in a long time. Not only is the price right, but
Apple has managed to include just about everything that makes the
company's computers easy to use and fun. Apple has packed enough power
to get your creative tasks done quickly. .... PC users tired of dealing
with computer viruses and an operating system that seems to continually
get bigger, not better, may want to consider this machine as well.
You'll have to do without a few proprietary applications that don't
work on the Mac, but for most of your needs, this is the one you want.
Unix
on Rise? Mac's OS X May Mark Spot
Dan Gillmor. (February 18, 2002)
http://computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-74_STO68372,00.html
"The PC is a Macintosh.
Apple's Mac OS X is Berkeley Software Distribution Unix under the
covers, with Apple's typically elegant user interface on top. There's a
lot about the operating system that's unfinished, but on balance, I'm
finding myself increasingly comfortable with it. ... Apple's done a
remarkable job of bringing an industrial-strength operating system to
the desktop without irreparably breaking older applications, which run
in the "Classic" mode without modification".
Radical
New iMacs Boast Power, Features at Competitive Prices January 17,
2002
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20020117.html
" ... this is an excellent computer with plenty of power and an
innovative ergonomic design."
ALSOP ON INFOTECH My New Favorite Toy. Finally, a
perfect template for how digital devices should be designed in the
future. Review of the iPod (http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=205380)
From Yahoo News:
"Apple Computer's next-generation operating system Mac OS X is making
waves on the desktop and is causing IT personnel to take another look
at the Mac for the demands of the server function. ...
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nf/20011030/tc/14459_1.html
The familiar tale of the digital tortoise and the
digital hare Tuesday 11 September, 2001
http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/09/11/FFXLR2O5FRC.html
ALSOP ON INFOTECH My Old Flame: The Macintosh I'm
rethinking the Mac as a factor in computing. One simple reason: The
Macintosh seems to work. FORTUNE Monday, June 25, 2001 By Stewart Alsop
http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=202973
Cnet finds OSX superior to Win 2000
http://www.cnet.com/software/0-429669-8-6112332-1.html?tag=ld
(9 June 01)
Forbes.com - Management & Trends Winner Of The
Week: Apple Computer
http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/04/0504winner.html
An Apple a
Day: Macintosh becoming computer of choice for many law firms
http://www.statejournal.com/feature.cfm
(accessed 18.4.01)
sharkeyextreme.com (a PC site on Apple's leading
the way..., accessed 23.2.01)
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/articles/apple_ideas/
Mac Suits Up For Business by Jason Levitt (accessed 13.2.01)
(http://www.informationweek.com/823/apple.htm)
It's Time to Simplify the PC Wednesday, December
13, 2000 By Mark Hurst
http://www.goodexperience.com/columns/121300simplifypcs.html
Mac vs. Windows: The Debate
by Rob Pegoraro Friday , November 24, 2000 ; Page E01
(accessed 27.11.00)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55152-2000Nov23.html
After years of debate, we settle the question once and
for all.(July 2000)
http://popularmechanics.com/popmech/elect/0007EFCOCAM.html
The G3 decisively beat a 300-MHz Pentium II in the BYTEmark tests.
http://www.byte.com./bmark/faqbmark.htm#R9 (accessed 12.11.99)
Apple Computer ads have claimed that the processor in a 266MHz PowerPC
750 (known as a G3) machine performed up to twice as fast as a 300MHz
Pentium II. Apple based its claims on BYTEmark test results,
specifically on the integer tests, which return extremely high
performance scores. On certain tests, the G3 processor subsystem
returns performance scores that are about twice as fast a Pentium II
processor subsystem . On other tests, including some of our application
benchmarks, the Pentium II edges out the Power Mac. The BYTEmark
integer index shows that the G3 is faster than the Pentium II. Even
though the Pentium II operates at a faster clock rate, 300 MHz,
compared to the G3 at 250 MHz, the PowerPC remains about 60 percent
faster on these particular tests. For more details on comparisons of
Pentium II to a 266MHz G3, see January, 1998 issue of BYTE.
http://www.byte.com/art/9801/sec3/art8.htm
“It is true that the G4 is faster than the Pentium III on many
tasks” according to the “how things work website”
(accessed 10.3.99, URL-www.howthingswork.com )
Print references:
- Icon magazine again recommends iBook as the best buy
in midrange laptops ($A3,000 to $A4,000), Sydney Morning Herald
October 27-28, 2001: "Apple's iBook is the clear winner ... it is the
best value notebook reviewed." p.16.
- Icon magazine recommends iMac as the best buy in
Budget plus PC range ($A1,500 to $A2,200), Sydney Morning Herald July
7-8 2001.
- Icon magazine recommends iBook as the best buy in
entry level laptops (to $A3,000), Sydney Morning Herald June 16-17,
2001
- "There is no doubt that Windows is inferior technically
to the Macintosh operating system, and to IBM's OS/2..."
Graeme Phillipson, Sydney Morning Herald, IT, page 2c, 16 February 1999
- "I don't care that Microsoft makes a lot of money, but I
do care that they make an inferior operating system"
Linus Torvalds ,'inventor' of the Linux operating system, in "The Good
Weekend" (Sydney Morning Herald magazine), 20 March 1999.
- "Everybody agreed, and they still do, that Microsoft
software and Intel chips were not technically superior to the
alternatives ... "
Graeme Phillipson, Sydney Morning Herald, p.28, 16 June 1999.
| Schools Settlement Proposal |
|
Critics take aim at Microsoft schools deal
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7990350.html
27 Nov 2001
CNET News.com
by Matt Loney
As Microsoft's proposed settlement of private antitrust lawsuits goes
before a federal judge Tuesday, critics see more harm than good
resulting if the deal goes through.
Judge tosses
Microsoft schools settlement
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8440321.html
A federal judge in Baltimore on Friday rejected a controversial
settlement that would have ended more than 100 private class-action
lawsuits against Microsoft. |
Remember too the 80/20 "law":
eighty per cent of users only use twenty per cent of the functions of a
piece of software.
We can
put an end to Word attachments Thursday January 10 2002, http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/10/1711238 |
Negative press about
Apple
Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest March 2008
Apple's
poor rating on conservation (Greenpeace) but there are worse than
Apple!
Apple Backs Down in Privacy Flap
Apple To Slug Partners 10% Of All Revenue
David Richards - Tuesday, 11 October 2005
Many iMac G5 Models Need Repair for Overheating
Apple patch fiasco invites trouble
Apple's
biggest enemy: Apple (defective USB2 ports on some Powerbooks -
August 2005)
Shattered Mac illusions
Apple founder urges company to drop bullying lawsuits
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/22/wozniak_stop_bullying/
Apple still has white spot problems: 15-inch
PowerBook G4 Display Repair Extension
"TellOnApple.org
was created by a group of former Apple Authorized Resellers as a means
to document and share any unethical or illegal business practices of
Apple Computer, Inc. Our ultimate goal is to change Apple
Computer for the better. We are currently in litigation with
Apple and our causes of action are detailed in the complaint."
Lawsuit
alleges Apple retail impropriety; product invoices raise accounting
questions
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/retailaccounting.html
Apple
QuickTime Player Has an Unspecified Flaw That Permits Remote Code
Execution
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Mar/1009283.html
Apple
officially responds to Power Mac G5 noise problem
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/g5noise.html
Apple
launches iBook Logic Board Repair Program
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/01/28/ibookrepair/index.php?redirect=1075346833000
Getting
to the core of Apple's shortcomings
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/2004-01-05-steinberg_x.htm
Apple
users threaten to sue over iBook, iPod December 2003
http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2003/12/31/rtr1195252.html
Special
Report: Apple cuts Specialist reps; further dealer changes
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/specialistchanges.html
Apple
copies app switcher without attribution
http://proteron.com/liteswitchx/openmemo.php
The
Beatles Sue Apple Over IPod, ITMS
Computer company had agreed to not enter the music marketplace in
settlement of previous suit by The Beatles' parent company, Apple Corps.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,85050,00.html?nlid=MAC
Apple
Ranks Average In Customer Respect
HP scored highest in customer respect, with 9.7 out of a possible 10
points. Apple, with a 6.6 score, trailed HP, IBM, Dell and Sun
Microsystems.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,84712,00.html?nlid=MAC
Apple
sued over use of Rendezvous trademark
Apple
to refund disappointed OS X buyers
By Tony Smith
Apple
dealers reject new reseller contracts (April 2003)
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/dealercontracts.html
Switching
from Mac to Windows by Peter Breis
http://www.lowendmac.com/mail/03/0226.html#9
Apple
dealers biting back Mac sellers say computer maker cuts them out in
favor of its outlets -- and they're fighting mad (Feb 20 2003)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/03/BU197497.DTL |
