Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
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Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#2No doubt really. I would have left my MBP and bought a Surface Book 2 had their OS not spied on me or the hardware had perfect Linux support.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#3Not so fast. Let the respective products come to market. Armchair visionary technologists have already spelled death of Apple and Resurrection of Microsoft. Not so fast.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#4Well it is not that hard to admit, actually it is quite obvious.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#5They're working themselves there, it still feels like parts of Microsoft haven't caught up. Windows 10 comes to mind, and other areas that still seem painfully behind the times. It would be nice if Microsoft made some Windows Components that are open sourced out of the box, like full disk encryption software. I've personally moved to Linux for over a year now because it meets all my needs without getting in my way. Linux has come a long way, but Windows 10 feels like it's pushing me away. There should be a minimalist / developer centric version of Windows that has no ridiculous services on or even installed on the OS, has sane update installation (once a month or so is fine, unless critical). Maybe even turn the old dated Windows Update into the same style as a Linux package manager if that's possible enough for Windows. There's also two different Windows Update screens and they each fight each other.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#6Yeah I don't know. I mean it's great that Microsoft is starting to actually being able to bring innovative products to market rather than staying at the concept stage. Panos seems to infuse that part of Microsoft with some great leadership and design ethos. They are are on an upwards trajectory while Apple can be seen as being on the down slope.
But Apple has and still is doing some great things when it comes to innovation. The taptic engine is a great addition, so was touch 3D, Touch ID, and a few of the other things they've introduced. The problem with Apple is more that they now seem to lack some judgement and vision together with a putting the bottom line before everything else.
That could be perceived as "braver" than Microsoft if it weren't for the fact that Microsoft isn't exactly throwing money at problems either any more, but seems to keeps things more focused and picking its battles. Overall though the competition is great and will lead to better products.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#7Sure, just don't forget how that came to pass.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#8No doubt really. I would have left my MBP and bought a Surface Book 2 had their OS not spied on me or the hardware had perfect Linux support.
I know it's not perfect but:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/
It seems people manage to get it going, some have forked the Kernel to provide top notch support, I just wish it were baked into Ubuntu out of the box.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#9This is a bizarre comparison. The Surface Studio is not in competition with the MacBook Pro. It's closest analogue is something like the iPad Pro with a stand I guess. Apple will not be making a direct competitor to the Surface Studio because they aren't going to make a touch screen MacOS (the right decision IMO).
I mean the Studio looks nice if you're an illustrator but there's no obligation to compete with every niche product out there.
There are legitimate gripes with the new MacBook Pros (price mainly) but this article's premise seems confused.
Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple
#10They're working themselves there, it still feels like parts of Microsoft haven't caught up. Windows 10 comes to mind, and other areas that still seem painfully behind the times. It would be nice if Microsoft made some Windows Components that are open sourced out of the box, like full disk encryption software. I've personally moved to Linux for over a year now because it meets all my needs without getting in my way. L…
I'm curious, what leads you to believe there's two different Windows Update screens?