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| Re: Apple's flash laptop plans confirmed [message #84706 is a reply to message #84703] |
Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00  |
excelav
Messages: 2130
Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit
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It's all debatable. I think the cold war still brews between these two companies
and their personalities.
MS Office is what MS has on Apple. Apple needs MS Office to survive in the
business world. MS once again, is currently dangling MS Office over Apples
head. They are F...ing with Apple on XML compatibility. They are stalling
Apple just like they did in 1997, and many other times in the past. I'm
sure Apple is working on an Office suite.
The real kicker would be if Apple came out with an Office suite of software
for PC and Mac that blew away MS Office, then gave it away for free. That
would be a play right out of Microsoft's kill Netscape play book. Then Apple
made it possible to run any PC software on Mac OSX without Windows. The
last nail would be licensing a PC version of there OS to everybody and selling
it retail. The latter is not likely to happen.
Since I'm talking in fantasy-land, I'd like to see Apple buy SUN, and charge
MS through the nose to license JAVA. It was once rumored, but that's not
going to happen now either.
Oracle developed over 40 enterprise software programs for the Mac in the
past. I know it would be getting in to bed with the devil, but I like to
see Apple drop their prices on servers and team up with somebody like Oracle
to take on MS on the enterprise front. Not likely to ever happen.
Apple is now Apple Inc., a consumer products company. I think there happy
being number 2 and innovating new products. I think they would rather try
to get along with MS than to wage war with them.
As far as Jobs and Gates working together, I think Jobs is disgusted with
MS copying the look and feel of Mac OS again. I highly doubt that Jobs would
let Gates anywhere near anything Apple is working on.
I think Gates status with MS is just a formality and away to avoid any culpability.
I believe he is still fully in control. You know what they say, Once a
weasel always a weasel.
Chris I'm not trying to offend you, I realize you think highly of Gates,
I just don't.
James
Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>Hi James,
>Hey maybe they will allow box builders to make there own boxes even. LOL
>If you think Microsoft is all pumped up about the open source imagine
>people if Dell and Gateway offer OSX as a options ha.
>Ain't gonna happen but it would be the funniest thing ever.
>Hey and now that Steve Baulmer has basically finished his hostile take
>over of MS thats been in process of doing for years now maybe Bill leave
>completely and kiss and make up with Jobs.
>Gates does have some pretty brilliant ideas left in him but think MS is
>to slow moving for some of his ideas to be put into action. They are
>heading into the same pit as the US car companies unless they get
>completely split up ala Ma Bell. If Gates ever partnered with Jobs I
>think the Poles might reverse.
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>James McCloskey wrote:
>> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>
>>> HI James,
>>> If they base it on the touch screen they "invented" for the I-Phone
>>> then it would very cool.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>
>> There working on something. They have a lot of recent patents filed.
One
>> has to do with graphics and window resizing. Time will tell!
>>
>> For Apple it's back to school season. That means new lap tops soon and
new
>> iPods in the fall. They are talking flash drives, 811n wireless and built
>> in G3 (cell phone) in their lap tops for wireless internet connectivity.
>>
>> I'd love to see an affordable tower that's upgradeable.
>>
>> I can't wait to see Leopard Mac OSX 10.5! We should know something in
June
>> when WWDC happens.
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's been rumored for a while. A third party has come out with an expensive
>>>> conversion. Apple tries to not step on their third party venders.
It
>>>>
>> will
>>
>>>> depend on how far along they are in development of their tablet.
>>>>
>>>> One thing is for sure, if Apple releases a tablet, they will act like
>>>>
>> it's
>>
>>>> something brand new as if they invented, and tell you it's the coolest
>>>>
>> thing
>>
>>>> since sliced bread; )
>>>>
>>>> Articles with illustration for Apples patten for a tablet from 2004-2005
>>>>
>>>> http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/05/10.18.shtml
>>>>
>>>> http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/10/apples-patented-the-table t-mac/
>>>>
>>>> OWC's ModBook
>>>>
>>>> http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ModBook
>>>>
>>>> http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/04/owc/index.php
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When they gonna make a tablet?
>>>>>
>>>>> AA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4649e911$1@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?newsid=18032&am p;pagtype=allchandate
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> --
>>> Chris Ludwig
>>> ADK
>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>
>>
>>
>
>--
>Chris Ludwig
>ADK
>chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>(859) 635-5762
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