> My FIRST computer was an Apple IIc. The point is that Gates
> & MS were
> blown away when the Woz and Jobs demonstrated the Apple I
> and its system
> when Gates only had a crude kludge DOS
DOS was CP/M compatible. And CP/M was so popular Microsoft actually made an expansion card for the Apple ][ so it could run it.
> The FIRST version of Windows I saw was Windows 1 in
> 1987/88
Windows 1.01 was released sometime in November 1985. In 1987 was Windows 2.x, which was later renamed Windows/286 after a 386 version was released.
> Gates wasn't trying to be better, he wanted to be the
> same.
You just can't stop some people.
> That was an example of how far ahead of Windows, the Mac OS
> was at that
> time (6 years). The gap has closed but Windows STILL has
> major flaws
> when compared to the Mac OS; primarily its malware
> vulnerability.
It's only natural that virus writers target the most popular system.
> Last time I looked, the XBox was HARDWARE.
It is. But it's still running Microsoft software.
> No, you can sell a ton of product and make money EVEN
> though the product
> is not that good. The Beta vs VHS "war" is an example. Beta
> is a far
> superior system, but was trounced by one that was
> "just good enough"
> for the great unwashed masses. The same goes in Mac OS vs.
> Windows;
> Windows is "just good enough".
Then how can you explain I'm still primarily a Windows user despite having used several Macintoshes?
-Matej Horvat
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