A new report out by market research firm Forrester suggests that Apple could double its market share through defections from the Windows platform alone. The firm said that much of this has to do with customers' deep distrust of Microsoft. Apple, along with TiVo, was the only company whose brand trust increased in the last two years. Consumers trust technology brands like Bose, Dell, Sony, Panasonic, and Hewlett-Packard the most, while Toshiba, Hitachi, Gateway, and LG joined Microsoft at the bottom.
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"i don't really trust a company who control hardware + software....
i prefer to use win or linux..... have more choice for hardware and software.....
also there are more job when you know win or linux..."
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Well, I understand yourt point, but is not a 100% hardware and software controm by Apple..
For instance you can boor many Linux and BSD OS Distributions in the Apple PowerPC machines... So, You can boot MacOS X, or Mac Classic, and Linux and BSD. So you are not restricted to one OS from apple. that make a pretty bunch of OSs to boot in a Mac PC.
For the new intel Macs you could boot also Windoza, if you really need it or want too ( I don not see the need of it, anyway).
On the other hand if you are a bit harware hacker, you can also modify your Mac hardware, like you can modify a Dell, or a HP PC. It is not so difficult.
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2005-07-15
i don't really trust a compony who control hardware + software....
i prefer to use win or linux..... have more choice for hardware and software.....
also there are more job when you know win or linux...