The reason why Microsoft bought out Virtual PC was so they could sell software to Mac users...copies of Windows, Office, Visual Studio, games, etc.
And most of the Mac users I know have a big complaint: There isn't enough good software for Mac...it's all for Windows. And the software that is available for both, usually it's a much older, feature lacking version for the Mac.
Basically the pc is "bloated from all the trial software he has installed", while the mac "comes with all the software you need".
-mouser
Maybe it comes with all the basics that you would need, but does it come with all the toys and goodies that you
want?
It's more that i notice how much mac's seem to be marketed to people who don't want to get involved in installing software, configuring, etc.
-mouser
with all this hype, Apple portrays Mac users come across as someone who can't even tie their own shoelaces ...
-lanux128
AOL is 'blamed' for opening the internet up to the common user by making it 'so easy'.
They started out as an ISP for Mac users...originally their software was only for Mac.
Mac users have had the stereotype of not being all that 'bright' for a long time.
And while you and I might love tinkering with things, trying new software, etc...the majority of common computer users only want a computer for web browsing, email, listening to music, watching videos, instant messaging, and storing photos of their kids & pets.
So what do they want/need?
- a browser
- an email client (or their browser with webmail)
- a media player
- an IM client
- and the software that came with their camera, if it needs any
Last time I checked, Windows came with all this. Also, wasn't the last heavy Apple ad campaign targeted at people that wanted a pretty computer that came in all kinds of funky colors?
It seems like they should just come out with an ad that asks "Are you an idiot that doesn't care what is inside the computer as long as it is pretty and performs all the basics?" and get it over with.
Even their current ads show what could be 'the common person' dressed like a slob, and the pc user is in business attire, which is more commonly associated with power, success, wealth, intelligence, etc.
You can see who their target is....it's always been very obvious.
I was just discussing this entire topic with my daughter...and we came to the conclusion that at one time, back when neither of us had ever had a computer and knew very little about them, we both would have fallen for the Apple ads...her wanting the easy to use computer...and me wanting the funky purple one.
Boy, am I glad my dad gave us a Windows pc as our first computer, otherwise we both might have become unhappy Mac users. As we learned more about computers, in general, we would have outgrown that Mac rather quickly. It wouldn't have been a good value considering the higher price for a Mac, compared to the price of a PC.
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