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• How We Really Designed the Look and Feel of Windows 7

  While the Mac community has been chortling over a supposed Microsoft admission that Windows 7 copies the Mac OS X look and feel, the company decided to set the record straight , or at least provide a more official comment about this claim: An inaccurate... Posted Nov 12 2009, 12:04 PM by pthurrott with | with 85 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Windows 7, Alt. Windows, Commentary

• Apple Delivers New Macs, Multi-Touch Mouse

  Apple today unleashed a number of consumer computing products, all of which look quite interesting. The refreshed products include: iMac. Now available with 21.5- and 27-inch (!!!) 16:9 widescreen displays, the new iMacs look impressive. Apple today unveiled... Posted Oct 20 2009, 02:05 PM by pthurrott with | with 122 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Alt. Windows

• Mac Market Share is Now 3.86 Percent

  Apple just released the results of another phenomenal financial quarter, earning $1.67 billion on revenue of $9.87 billion. According to the company, "Apple sold 3.05 million Macintosh computers during the quarter, representing a 17 percent unit... Posted Oct 19 2009, 06:36 PM by pthurrott with | with 105 comment(s) Filed under: Mac

• Snow Leopard: Great news for Windows 7, too

  I'm going to be writing about the Windows 7/Snow Leopard/Boot Camp experience soon as part of my recently revived Mac-to-Windows Switcher Guide, but I see I'm not the only one noticing the improvements in the latest Boot Camp release. Sadly, this... Posted Aug 31 2009, 02:47 PM by pthurrott with | with 85 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Windows 7, Alt. Windows

• Apple to ship Snow Leopard this week

  In a weird last-minute announcement, Apple announced this morning that it will ship its $29 Mac OS X service pack, called "Snow Leopard," on Friday. Apple today announced that Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard will go on sale Friday, August 28 at... Posted Aug 24 2009, 11:17 AM by pthurrott with | with 138 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Windows 7, Alt. Windows

• LOL! Apple demanded that Microsoft stop advertising PC price advantage over Macs

  I'm sure you've seen the news. If not, I've written something up about it. Microsoft COO Kevin Turner relayed a funny story about Apple. The Cupertino Mac maker recently called Microsoft and demanded that the software giant stop running its... Posted Jul 16 2009, 12:25 PM by pthurrott with | with 201 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Alt. Windows, Vista, Commentary, PC

• Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard: Which features should be compared? (Updated)

  I'm working on a multi-part Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard comparison ( read the introduction here ) and am curious what you guys (and gals) would like to see included. More specifically, as you think about the various features or each OS, which need... Posted Jun 15 2009, 11:33 AM by pthurrott with | with 113 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Windows 7, SuperSite, Commentary

• WWDC 2009: Time for a reality check

  Apple is providing its WWDC 2009 keynote address today, providing some interesting info about its Mac and iPhone platforms. But this is Apple we're talking about. So it's time for a reality check. 75 million Mac OS X users. Apple claimed that... Posted Jun 08 2009, 03:33 PM by pthurrott with | with 196 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Mac, iPod, Alt. Windows, Humor, Digital media, Commentary, Events

• Apple posts effective response to Laptop Hunters ads

  I'm sure some wanted to believe that Apple would take the high road with regards to Microsoft's Laptop Hunters ads. But those people don't understand Apple. Instead, Apple has responded with an ad of its own. And let's be serious here... Posted May 13 2009, 11:48 AM by pthurrott with | with 108 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Alt. Windows, Vista, Commentary, PC

• Mac market share in Q1 2009 = 3.36 percent, Apple earnings strong

  Apple has announced its earnings for the first calendar quarter of 2009 , and while no company is likely recession proof, Apple is certainly recession-resilient. The company posted revenue of $8.16 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.21 billion,... Posted Apr 22 2009, 06:54 PM by pthurrott with | with 91 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Alt. Windows, PC market share

• The UK 'I'm a PC' Ads are even better

  Oh man, these are just great. Microsoft Watch's Joe Wilcox shows off the "I'm a PC" ads that Microsoft is airing in the UK . And if you thought the US-based ones were great, wait until you get a load of these . Wonderful. What's... Posted Apr 17 2009, 10:02 AM by pthurrott with | with 98 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Commentary, PC

• Day of reckoning: Q1 2009 PC market share figures arrive

  Well, Gartner and IDC have weighed in on what everyone agrees was a down quarter for the PC industry (Q1 2009). The figures break down like this: Worldwide PC sales (averaged between Gartner and IDC): 65.34 million US PC sales: 15.13 million According... Posted Apr 16 2009, 01:25 PM by pthurrott with | with 80 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Commentary, PC, PC market share

• How Mac fanatics see the world

  I saw this story mentioned on Macsurfer today and smiled immediately. Because it occurred to me that Mac fanatics--you know, the crazy ones, not Mac users --would completely disagree with its opening assertion: Corporate Comebacks: Apple In 1997, Apple... Posted Apr 14 2009, 03:55 PM by pthurrott with | with 57 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Humor, Commentary

• The Microsoft ads are working

  That this is true is pretty obvious. The Mac fanbois are going crazy over them, which is always a good sign. ("Let's pick apart the 'Apple Tax' math so people will forget that Macs really are a lot more expensive than PCs" is pretty... Posted Apr 14 2009, 10:46 AM by pthurrott with | with 54 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Windows 7, Commentary

• Microsoft: Celebrate Tax Day by avoiding the Apple Tax

  They're getting pretty persistent about this. (Of course, they do have a point. Macs are absolutely more expensive than PCs.) Brandon over at the Windows team blog posts about the company's latest Apple Tax initiative: With the ailing global economy... Posted Apr 09 2009, 08:55 PM by pthurrott with | with 84 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Windows 7, Humor, Vista, Commentary