Apple software quality in decline

[Harovan]

Re: Re: Re: Apple software quality in decline

Originally posted by Asher
MS software quality has been on the rise.

Even the strictest of Linux zealots would agree WinXP > Win98 > Win95 > Win3.1

If size is your criterion, absolutely yes. Not sure about quality.

(I'm pretending WinMe didn't exist, because it didn't! )

It did exist, and still persists, spouting shame and embarrassment on its creators.

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Re: Re: Apple software quality in decline

Originally posted by Asher
MS software quality has been on the rise.

Even the strictest of Linux zealots would agree WinXP > Win98 > Win95 > Win3.1

I grant you that, but it's not saying much

This reminds me of the tee shirt that says, "Windows 98, it sucks less."

Originally posted by Asher
(I'm pretending WinMe didn't exist, because it didn't! )

I pity the people who got suckered into paying retail for it. It must hurt.

[Q Classic]

winme...

ah, i can recall being quite amused that it crashed and burned beyond the point of no return the first week i bought a new computer...

actually, amused might not have been the word for it...

[Asher]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
You mean like all the installers of Windows 9x, who automatically assumed, that they have the whole HD for themselves and screwed everything else without even asking?

All that did was overwrite the boottable, it didn't toast the data. It took a few seconds to fix, but it was annoying.

[Hueij]

"Apple do seem to be releasing stuff that should really still be in beta at the moment," he writes.

Oy, just like that other software company??

[Q Classic]

who, infogrames?

(or atari, as we should now call it)

[optimus2861]

Originally posted by Asher
TheRegister is an anti-MS tabloid of an online site (really).

That's rather simplistic. Of the headlines on their front page today, I only see four that have anything to do with Microsoft: one about a Windows Server 2003 discount offer, one about XBox production costs, one about the first WinServer 2003 patch, and finally one about the MS/Sendo mobile phone boondoggle.

They're against MS, yes, but they're skeptical of just about everything they cover; they've been picking on Google for a while now (about the prevalance of blogs in their search results, and their new Google News service), they haven't been impressed with iTunes, they're always against RIAA/MPAA (who isn't?), and are profoundly distrustful of the UK government's moves on such things as ID cards and security.

[Apocalypse]

Wow, just looked at TheRegister main page for the first time. That's an incredibly horrible layout. Seriously, it's the worst layout for any site I've seen in a long time. How are they supposed to have any credibility with that crap?

[monolith94]

If I ever see windows 3.1 in action again I will laugh hysterically...

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Fez
Apple in general has been in decline as per market share in the past couple of years.. it was only a matter of time until they had less money to spend on their products.

Apple has never had a huge part of the computer market share, but what it does have is generally quite loyal. I wonder if MS could survive (much less prosper) on less than 10 percent of the computer market?

Furthermore, Apple, to my knowledge, is still sitting on a huge pile of monetary reserves, so they sure as heck *don't* have less to spend on their products. The last I heard, Apple had slightly more than $1 billion in reserves. Anyone have updated numbers on that?

Gatekeeper

[Asher]

Originally posted by Gatekeeper
Apple has never had a huge part of the computer market share, but what it does have is generally quite loyal. I wonder if MS could survive (much less prosper) on less than 10 percent of the computer market?

MS could survive with 0% of the computer market. They've got enough resources to do whatever they want, hell they'd even make a good investment company with MS Capital.

Furthermore, Apple, to my knowledge, is still sitting on a huge pile of monetary reserves, so they sure as heck *don't* have less to spend on their products. The last I heard, Apple had slightly more than $1 billion in reserves. Anyone have updated numbers on that?

Current assets:
Apple: $5,468,000,000
MS: $54,672,000,000

Net tangible assets:
Apple: $4,025,000,000
MS: $54,925,000,000