Google vs Microsoft
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Paul Watson wrote:
How is Mac OS the total opposite of Windows? The two companies continually blame the other for copying features.
Mac OS is fast and stable, Windows isn't. Just take a look at memory used by Windows. Of course, you are right. Many features have been copied by Windows (and less features have been transferred from MacOs to Windows), but having nearly the same features in a software don't make the same usage. There are huge differents. I only work with windows, because in my job I need a windows pc, but when friends show me their Apples I'm amazed how easy and fast they are. Everone can set up a mostly secure apple computer in a few minutes. The most PCs aren't secure and you need much more time for setting them up. Greetings, Ingo ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
Fair enough, they are different. But they are not polar opposites in any sense. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Fair enough, they are different. But they are not polar opposites in any sense. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
Fair enough, they are different. But they are not polar opposites in any sense.
Well, I allowed myself to overstate. For me there's a huge difference between simplicity and stability. But of course that's just my opinion. I like MacOS but I have to work with Windows :^) ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
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I don't care what sort of OS they make. But I know something, it will definitely be a Linux or Unix rip-off. They definitely cannot make an OS from scratch. gaurav_scr@hotmail.com
Goobuntu maybe?
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I don't think so. Google and Microsoft work in different IT fields. And, if we got "Google OS" - what about "old programs" compatibility ? Best regards, Alexey.
Years ago IBM was the king of the hill and no one believed that would ever change. Mainframes and PC's were both computers but considered different IT fields at the time. As time and technology changes so do the major players. Even today there are billions of lines of COBOL still in production and most are probably running on an OS other than Windows. Whether it's Google or ABC Nano/BioTech Corp (not a real company, at least I dont think it is), when a new whiz bang technology emerges the industry leader(s) will change and no one will care about compatibility with the old methods. Just like IBM even Microsoft's not immune. Thanks, Bud
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Paul Watson wrote:
Fair enough, they are different. But they are not polar opposites in any sense.
Well, I allowed myself to overstate. For me there's a huge difference between simplicity and stability. But of course that's just my opinion. I like MacOS but I have to work with Windows :^) ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
Windows was created with simplicity in mind. It is unlike Mac OSes which have a Unix background & thus are more secure & stable. But windows is more customizeable. In vista the have decreased simplicity & increased security like Mac OS. But this in not going to go too well with customers I think. They are doing away with what windows is known for 'SIMPLICITY'. I must also state than Mac OS integrated all the features that people say windows Vista is copying, only after microsoft publicly announced those fetures.Is that a coincedence. No I dont think so. Its Mac who has copied windows not the other way around. Gaurav Sharma
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Paul Watson wrote:
How is Mac OS the total opposite of Windows? The two companies continually blame the other for copying features.
Mac OS is fast and stable, Windows isn't. Just take a look at memory used by Windows. Of course, you are right. Many features have been copied by Windows (and less features have been transferred from MacOs to Windows), but having nearly the same features in a software don't make the same usage. There are huge differents. I only work with windows, because in my job I need a windows pc, but when friends show me their Apples I'm amazed how easy and fast they are. Everone can set up a mostly secure apple computer in a few minutes. The most PCs aren't secure and you need much more time for setting them up. Greetings, Ingo ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
ihoecken wrote:
Mac OS is fast and stable, Windows isn't. Just take a look at memory used by Windows.
I sure hope they fix that "Memory Usage" misnomer in Vista... Windows doesn't use nearly as much memory as Task Manager proclaims; that thing is just the working set.
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Can Google ever beat Microsoft? Ofcourse they have the best search engine that man has ever known and their Beta products are amazing, but can they ever break Microsoft's dominance on the home users' market? Can anyone see home users using Google OS (an imaginary version of OS by Google :)) instead of Windows, Google Office (same as Google OS) instead of MS Office and lastly, can you all see yourselves using Google Visual Studio? :doh: Does anyone here think that this is what the future would be like? Or will we still be using the Microsoft versions 25 years hence? Answer honestly......;P --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!
that Google (not as the humble search engine provider but as the Internet Messiah) is just another Internet fad? I mean obviously their core services like search and email are here to stay, but otherwise it doesn't seem like they're getting anywhere too fast. Maybe it's because I'm Japanese and I just saw Livedoor explode with stock fraud, but I'm a bit wary of companies growing as if they've been fed elephant growth hormones -- fast but not steady. Or maybe the question should be, can Microsoft beat Google? Since Google's already dominating what they do best, it might be that they're gonna be the champion of search and possibly email, with MSN being the challenger to that. And the answer to that question, I think, is no, Microsoft can't beat Google.
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I don't care what sort of OS they make. But I know something, it will definitely be a Linux or Unix rip-off. They definitely cannot make an OS from scratch. gaurav_scr@hotmail.com
I think they're perfectly capable of it. they have afterall taken a lot of core microsoft people (which I believe is where the riff starts w/ MS), they more than have the brain trust to do so. also they do have their own versions of OS's driving the search engine, and I wouldn't doubt for a minute that if they wanted to take over MS's market they could. I dont think they will though. not before vista comes out atleast.
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ihoecken wrote:
Mac OS. Yes that's true. It's the total opposite of Windows
How is Mac OS the total opposite of Windows? The two companies continually blame the other for copying features. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
How is Mac OS the total opposite of Windows?
windows is an operating system. mac is an uber iPod. :P see totally different.
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I think they're perfectly capable of it. they have afterall taken a lot of core microsoft people (which I believe is where the riff starts w/ MS), they more than have the brain trust to do so. also they do have their own versions of OS's driving the search engine, and I wouldn't doubt for a minute that if they wanted to take over MS's market they could. I dont think they will though. not before vista comes out atleast.
Well, what do you think they have created a new OS for their search engine? They have just modified UNIX. Creating a new OS is totally another thing. Microsoft specializes in creating OSes & google does not. So it may be a while before, if at all trey create a new OS.