Interesting twist. Ballmer and Apple

[samintx]

http://seekingalpha.com/article/93699-fi...urce=yahoo

[cbelt3]

Yup. And it stretches back alllll the way in history to Windows 1.0. Microsoft has always followed behind Apple.

[lafinfil]

"In conclusion, the fact that Steve Ballmer is willing to copy so many different aspects of Apple's business
is a sign of Apple's growing dominance. Next month we'll probably see the Microsoft CEO wearing a black shirt and jeans.
I just hope he doesn't try the Steve Jobs weight loss thing."


Well - actually he should follow that lead.

[Jack D.]

From the article:

"In a separate report it was found that 60% of customers looking to buy a new computer system do not want to deal with Vista, 42% of them are actively looking at alternatives like Apple's OS X and Linux. "

Reader comment:

"Good article. Although, having seen Mr. Ballmer act quite irrationally in the past, it occurs to me that this may not be the best endorsement to buy stock on.

I have found many more endorsements from those that do actually know how to use antiperspirant and don't make it a habit of raging out of control on stage.

Therefore, I am long on apple."

[samintx]

[quote Jack D.]From the article:

"In a separate report it was found that 60% of customers looking to buy a new computer system do not want to deal with Vista, 42% of them are actively looking at alternatives like Apple's OS X and Linux. "



I tinkered around for a year with VISTA thinking mind over matter. Finally took it out for good of the baby Vaio. Downloaded all the necessary drivers to run XP on the Vaio and a very happy camper now.

Vista on my baby Vaio when changing programs or going from one system utility to the other would go blank before the oncoming program appeared. Now a computer screen going blank throws me into a tizzie.