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By: david staub

david staub — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:12:02 +0000

Bing woke up Google and Win 7 woke up Apple. The customer is winning.

By: Walter Zorro

Walter Zorro — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:48:42 +0000

>>It’s significant when Apple sells its software below cost. No one does this when they know they are strong.

Yes they do, all the time, in the hardware business.

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By: Mark Newton

Mark Newton — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:40:49 +0000

How surprising that the previous commenters would defend Microsoft, on the back of their Vista debacle, against Apple’s proactive decision to produce a broad architectural maintenance release at minimal cost to its userbase.

The performance (and security) of almost every software application is compromised by change over time, as code branches and redundant routines are added. One of the significant problems facing Windows is that it is weighed down by legacy code – few would deny that it is a bloated and slow OS.

Apple’s strategic decision to fundamentally ‘clean up’ OSX to remove the kruft of eight major releases will pay huge dividends. Not only will its users see immediate performance improvements, Snow Leopard will make OSX more extensible into the future.

If only Microsoft had done this occasionally, Windows might not be the [[insert adjective here]] OS that it is today.

Sincereley,
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By: Hrje bloc

Hrje bloc — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:52:04 +0000

Big deal – Apple users will still be Apple user – same with Windows. Nothings changes.

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:24:43 +0000

I have not ordered Snow Leopard yet as I am waiting for the “Snow Leopard Ultimate X” version.

Apple will need that version to avoid being commoditized [sic] by Microsoft. And, of course, it will be sold below cost.

By: jack deed

jack deed — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:29:19 +0000

Wow so apple is offering OSX to win users?

Can I just intstall it on my wintel machine?

Thought not, so I need to throw out my laptop throw my game machine throw out thousands of dollars of software throw out my “broswer” machines….

Not such a good deal really, I can get window 7 for about $30 to $50 when preinstalled on any box be it a cheap one or a super amped game machine..

By: david staub

david staub — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:47:29 +0000

Apple is lowering its prices as a way of stepping back. Microsoft has commoditized and mainstreamed Apples offerings. Apple’s new prices reflect this. Apple is admitting: “it’s over”
It’s significant when Apple sells its software below cost. No one does this when they know they are strong.

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