Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
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Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
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Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#2I wonder if Apple will try and ruin Microsoft's parade tomorrow by announcing the Tablet?
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#3Mac == PC (Personal Computer).
I think the author meant to say on Microsoft.
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#4I wonder if Apple will try and ruin Microsoft's parade tomorrow by announcing the Tablet?
There have been rumours pinning the releasedate of the tablet to somewhere in the fall of 2009:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/12/rumor-large-for/
So it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they delayed that for a couple of days just to be able to steal microsofts thunder.
The general reception of the latest batch of 'mac stuff' was pretty underwhelmed, if they top it off with a tablet then that will turn around to endless press coverage.
Competition is good.
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#5Mac == PC (Personal Computer). I think the author meant to say on Microsoft.
Language changes over time. You are technically correct but no one is confused by the author's terminology, because people clearly understand what he means.
And since people clearly understand what he means, there is no reason for him to change what he says or writes, because by definition he is using language correctly: he is communicating.
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#6Mac == PC (Personal Computer). I think the author meant to say on Microsoft.
I think it shows great restraint - the headline for an article like this if it was someones blog would be "Why Microsoft is dead" or "how Apple won the windows 7 war".
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#7I wonder if Apple will try and ruin Microsoft's parade tomorrow by announcing the Tablet?
I doubt they would announce the tablet without a special press event
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#8I wonder if Apple will try and ruin Microsoft's parade tomorrow by announcing the Tablet?
Don't believe the tablet hype. The only people who want such a thing are the few people blogging about it all the time. (And of course hype is good for getting readers/attention/subscribers etc) (Or trying to justify their own tablet - crunchpad? "Best product of 2009"?!?? http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4332415.h...)
The usefulness of a 'too big for your pocket, half a laptop that you have to hold' device are minimal. Maybe they'll surprise everyone and come out with a tablet, but I really doubt it.
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#9I wonder if Apple will try and ruin Microsoft's parade tomorrow by announcing the Tablet?
Don't believe the tablet hype. The only people who want such a thing are the few people blogging about it all the time. (And of course hype is good for getting readers/attention/subscribers etc) (Or trying to justify their own tablet - crunchpad? "Best product of 2009"?!?? http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4332415.h... ) The usefulness of a 'too big for your pocket, half a laptop that you have to hol…
I agree - remember the "iphone nano": much talked about, didn't even make sense as a product and totally non-existant.
If it is true - the noises that do kind of make sense - like Apple being in talks with publishers make me wonder if they are going to compete with the Kindle rather than the netbook.
Re: Apple declares war on the entire PC industry
#10Mac == PC (Personal Computer). I think the author meant to say on Microsoft.
I think it shows great restraint - the headline for an article like this if it was someones blog would be "Why Microsoft is dead" or "how Apple won the windows 7 war".
I wouldn't call it restraint - calling it war is still hyperbole.
Of course, Apple has really always been at odds with the PC industry, so making a play around the 7 release date comes as no surprise given that Vista tanked.