Windows 7 is coming, and even major Apple fans like Walt Mossberg are saying some rather surprising things about it. With the layoffs and financial results that Microsoft announced last week, you have to wonder whether it will be enough to light a fire under the market like Windows 95 did. A lot has changed, and I’m beginning to wonder if, like it was in the ’80s, the market is getting ready to move to something else. Recall that the hot products for 2007 and 2008 were iPhones and the hot product so far in 2009 is the Palm Pre.
You sure talk a lot of trash about Apple in an article that's supposed to be gushing over Windows 7. Typical.
And, if Window's 95 were the "Glory Days" of computing for you, well that's terribly sad.
It was largely the result of the Windows 95 launch that made me as an analyst. But, just as the pre-launch and launch Windows 95 was legendary the post launch activities were infamous. Never before nor since have I seen demand for a product collapse so quickly. Big companies can do some impressively stupid things.
On the other hand, had Microsoft executed at an Apple level post launch, Apple likely wouldn't have been around for Steve Jobs to save years later.
I guess you are talking about the MediaSmart server part. I just thought that, for what is likely the last MacWorld ever, it was interesting that HP took best in show with a server. I mean, if I had come to you in November of last year and bet you $100 that a server from HP would be best of show what kind of odds would you have given me?
I'm guessing you weren't around in 1995. CNN (and the major networks) were doing major spreads on the product, it was front page news on the national newspapers, AOL (which was a power back then) was claiming it would put them out of business, the Stones did the launch music and Jay Leno (at his prime) did the introduction. It was huge news in 1995.
How were we to know it was the beginning of the end of an era?
The seventh word in this article on Windows 7 is Apple.
Then, we go right into how Palm has an iPhone killer [right] and that perhaps the market is "moving on without leaving a note." And, basically claiming Apple is lying to torpedo the Pre.
Next, it's Apple isn't even the star of their own Macworld, a vehicle that Apple is leaving behind, and they did in fact, leave a note. Onto the Air and how it overpriced itself out of the market, leaving out the fact it was a niche market to begin with. The "compact" notebooks from HP you mention aren't even remotely comparable to the Air and they should be hundreds of $$$ less. But, I'm sure you know that.
But, my favorite is this one "Even Apple isn't holding much PC interest at the moment." Really? Perhaps you should double check that one. Apple is doing better than ever on all fronts.
Apple, isn't concerned with market-share. Apple isn't concerned with competing in the low-cost computer segments, laptop, or desktop. Apple is concerned with profitability and on that score they are indeed kicking some serious ass. On top of that they produce the sleekest sexiest machines with the sleekest sexiest Operating Systems.
With Windows 7, has MS finally caught up with Apple's OS X? That, is the question I'm interested in. Oh, and I clearly remember the praise heaped upon Vista, before it actually hit the streets, and then the skids. So, color me suspicious.
This is a maintenance release so there should be few surprises. But it would be wise to wait for this to come into market and settle before making any decisions. Also, we don't know all that much about Snow Leopard yet and Apple clearly has a lot of time to adjust for what Windows 7 has and will have access to things like touch screen monitors about the same time the Windows OEMs do. In the end this should be enough to stop the bleeding and get corporate buyers on board but, beyond that, it is simply too early to tell.
All I can say at the moment is I like it better than XP or Vista.
The big wild card is probably less Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard and more PCs vs. Smartphones, and what Google does to disrupt that mix.
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Living on Windows 7: Can It Bring Back the Windows 95 Glory Days?
Posted by: Rob Enderle January 26, 2009 04:00 AMWindows 7 is coming, and even major Apple fans like Walt Mossberg are saying some rather surprising things about it. With the layoffs and financial results that Microsoft announced last week, you have to wonder whether it will be enough to light a fire under the market like Windows 95 did. A lot has changed, and I’m beginning to wonder if, like it was in the ’80s, the market is getting ready to move to something else. Recall that the hot products for 2007 and 2008 were iPhones and the hot product so far in 2009 is the Palm Pre.
And, if Window's 95 were the "Glory Days" of computing for you, well that's terribly sad.
Regards,
X
On the other hand, had Microsoft executed at an Apple level post launch, Apple likely wouldn't have been around for Steve Jobs to save years later.
I'm guessing you weren't around in 1995. CNN (and the major networks) were doing major spreads on the product, it was front page news on the national newspapers, AOL (which was a power back then) was claiming it would put them out of business, the Stones did the launch music and Jay Leno (at his prime) did the introduction. It was huge news in 1995.
How were we to know it was the beginning of the end of an era?
Then, we go right into how Palm has an iPhone killer [right] and that perhaps the market is "moving on without leaving a note." And, basically claiming Apple is lying to torpedo the Pre.
Next, it's Apple isn't even the star of their own Macworld, a vehicle that Apple is leaving behind, and they did in fact, leave a note. Onto the Air and how it overpriced itself out of the market, leaving out the fact it was a niche market to begin with. The "compact" notebooks from HP you mention aren't even remotely comparable to the Air and they should be hundreds of $$$ less. But, I'm sure you know that.
But, my favorite is this one "Even Apple isn't holding much PC interest at the moment." Really? Perhaps you should double check that one. Apple is doing better than ever on all fronts.
Apple, isn't concerned with market-share. Apple isn't concerned with competing in the low-cost computer segments, laptop, or desktop. Apple is concerned with profitability and on that score they are indeed kicking some serious ass. On top of that they produce the sleekest sexiest machines with the sleekest sexiest Operating Systems.
With Windows 7, has MS finally caught up with Apple's OS X? That, is the question I'm interested in. Oh, and I clearly remember the praise heaped upon Vista, before it actually hit the streets, and then the skids. So, color me suspicious.
Regards,
Mike
All I can say at the moment is I like it better than XP or Vista.
The big wild card is probably less Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard and more PCs vs. Smartphones, and what Google does to disrupt that mix.