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Shame On Apple For Not Providing Windows 7 Drivers By Now

Back in 2006/2007, Windows Vista momentum ground to a halt partially because Microsoft's partner ecosystem wasn't ready with the necessary hardware drivers. For Windows 7, however, this hasn't been an issue at all. In fact, the only major vendor not to support Windows 7 with their current...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-02-2010
No, Windows 7 Market Share Has Not Surpassed Mac OS X (Yet)

I call out this stupidity when people try to prop up Mac OS X market share, so I'll do it now as well: Despite what you may have read (and, really, Gregg Keizer should know better), Windows 7 has not yet surpassed Mac OS X's market share. The reason is simple: Market share is sales over a set...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-28-2009
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 quote has been floating around the Internet today...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-12-2009
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 to be compared head-to-head? (Ex: Digital media functionality...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-15-2009
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 typical of the thinking there these days.) But...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-14-2009
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, I am looking at ways I get better value for...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-09-2009
Apple Tax 2.0

With Macworld opening tomorrow, Microsoft has begun discussing the “Apple Tax” again. The company last brought up this concept in October, just before Apple released more-expensive-than-the-previous-version MacBook and MacBook Pro models, which was good timing. And indeed, my initial take on this was...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-05-2009
A great Google article, the difference between 'easy' and 'simple,' and why this is a problem for Windows 7

The New York Times' David Carr wrote something that made me really sit up and take notice this morning, and for so many reasons that it's actually kind of hard to explain. First, the basic premise of his article , which I agree with totally, is that Google's Web applications have taken hold...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-24-2008
Seven client OSes that won't replace Windows

But what the heck, it makes for a cute article . Not to ruin the surprise, but they are: 1. Mac OS X 2. Linux 3. Solaris/Open Solaris 4. FreeBSD 5. Midori (Which isn't even an OS) 6. iPhone OS/Symbian/Android 7. The Revenge of Netscape (Web) So, what's the real take-away here? That ... 1) None...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-19-2008
FY09 Strategic Update

Only Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could send such an important message out and give it a subject line that boring. But you'll want to read this one. I've highlighted some bits I feel are particularly interesting. From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:30 PM To: Microsoft–All Employees...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-25-2008

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