Comments on: Windows Vista and the "blogosphere" http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/03/windows-vista-and-the-blogosphere/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rahul Gaitonde http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/03/windows-vista-and-the-blogosphere/#comment-255 Rahul Gaitonde Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:45:03 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/03/02/windows-vista-and-the-blogosphere/#comment-255 "Microsoft chooses to do it, and does a shoddy job of it." Amit: that's because Microsoft doesn't manufacture its own hardware. That's a tired cliche, but it does explain why the OS ships with a billion drivers for as many devices. Apple would love Microsoft's 90+% share, but it refuses to separate Mac OS from the Mac. For good reason. “Microsoft chooses to do it, and does a shoddy job of it.”

Amit: that’s because Microsoft doesn’t manufacture its own hardware. That’s a tired cliche, but it does explain why the OS ships with a billion drivers for as many devices.

Apple would love Microsoft’s 90+% share, but it refuses to separate Mac OS from the Mac. For good reason.

]]> By: Amit Sharma http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/03/windows-vista-and-the-blogosphere/#comment-254 Amit Sharma Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:28:23 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/03/02/windows-vista-and-the-blogosphere/#comment-254 It's not as if Microsoft is bound to provide interoperability with the thousands of hardware systems out there and Apple are not. It is a choice for both - Microsoft chooses to do it, and does a shoddy job of it. Apple chooses not to do the entire gamut, instead provides rock solid support for the few that it does support. It’s not as if Microsoft is bound to provide interoperability with the thousands of hardware systems out there and Apple are not. It is a choice for both – Microsoft chooses to do it, and does a shoddy job of it. Apple chooses not to do the entire gamut, instead provides rock solid support for the few that it does support.

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