So the bright minds at Wired (read: Leander Kahney) have published this brilliant piece explaining why Macs are so hot right now. For one thing, companies are buying them to save money. So much for the old myth about Macs costing more than PCs. And for the myth that Macs aren't right for "corporate" customers. CIOs are buying these things at home and then going to work and going, Why the frig do we have these lousy Windows machines?
Leander also praises us for doing what customers want and offering fewer features and more simplicity. He also manages to skewer that fat old gasbag Rob Glaser of RealNetworks (maker of RealShittySoftware) who in 2003 declared that by now Apple would have only 3% market share in music players because people don't like "closed" systems. Um, no, Rob. What people don't like is chaos and confusion and too many moving parts that don't really work together. People buy "closed" systems all the time. My Mercedes is a closed system -- can't use Toyota or BMW parts in it. (Please, no letters about how I can put any brand of tire I want on it; you get the point.) Same for my super-expensive top-of-the-line oven, and refrigerator and TV. Would it be nice if I could go out and get all sorts of third-party crap from Rob Glaser to customize my refrigerator? Sure. Especially when after installing this stuff my refrigerator's icemaker stopped working. Yup. That's the kind of "freedom" people don't want. Which is why the MicroTards now are copying our "closed" system with one of their own. Namaste, Leander. I bow to your genius. I honor the place where you and I are one.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Much love, Wired News
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Well, You're bound to get a couple of "tire" comments, so...
The tires of your Mercedes are the only bit that comes into contact with an external element (presuming, of course that you're driving isn't too bad), so can be equated to the part of an iPod that comes into contact with an external element, and lo and behold, that would be the earphones.
Which, as we all know, are completely non-closed and you can use whatever the hell you like to listen to stuff.
Long winded? Yes. But it may shut the tire whiners up for a while.
So much bowing and honouring going on these days. Been spending too much time in Japan?
Namaste :D
Well said, Fake Steve! Actually the first Mac was never a closed system - you could write software for it, right? So what were people complaining about all this time? Morons.
Yo Steve, Leander Kahney is NOT your friend; read up on what he's been writing about you and Apple a bit.
Speaking of Brits and Macs, A few days ago I was watching Wales-England in the last round of the Six Nations rugby tournament.
Lo and behold, both team coaches had MacBookPro in jolly display to evaluate match statistics.
Nice white Apple logo seen by millins in six nations at least...
I reckon FSJ is Leander, nothing like a bit of self flagellation
woo-hooo! a big namaste and high five and victory lap on this one. i feel like i had a small part in making this one happen. but of course, as our fearless and glorious soviet people's republic of macintosh leader, fsj, i give you all the credit. i know you would take it any way.
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