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Originally Posted by RacerX Well, what if I was interested in switching to Windows? Is there a Windows test drive DVD that will run on my Mac? How is it any less arrogant for me to have to go to a PC store to try out Windows? I sure haven't seen this attitude hurting the sales of Windows. |
Two things:
First, I should be clearer regarding what I meant by a demo CD. I'm not talking about something that runs the same as a Mac. I'm talking about something that shows off the look and feel of the OS, something that many Windows users who have seen my machine have drooled over. I'm not talking about installing apps or editing video here. Something very simple, that contains information about the OS, in addition to showing it off a bit, would be all that is needed. Something that can be given away in an Apple store, or something that a visitor to the Apple Web site san get sent to them would be great. You could even forget the CD. If Apple could somehow deliver the same experience via the Web (something small that can be downloaded), that would be even better.
Regarding the lack of a Windows test drive...
Who needs one? Most computer users are Windows users. If you are in an office, chances are that you are using a Windows machine. If you are in a school, the chances are still good that you are using a Windows machine. My point here is that people are familiar with Windows. Microsoft doesn't have to bend over backwards to get people to try out their software. All the PC manufacturers are doing it for them with low-cost boxes.
You talk about arrogance with regard to Microsoft not offering the same thing that I think Apple should offer. Yes, they are arrogant. They can be arrogant. They have the user base that allows them to be confident in their arrogance.
Is the lack of this disc hurting Apple's sales? We don't know. We'll never know unless someone starts randomly polling Windows users across the nation and asking them if they would be willing to take a look at a DVD containing a simple Mac OS test drive. I don't think that the hardware issues that you mentioned would be an issue if the DVD, made to run on Windows, could mimic much of the look and feww of the Mac OS. It couldn't do everything, but it could do enough to wet someone's appetite. What I was saying, simply, was that I thought it could help Mac sales. Windows never came into the argument because that was not the topic at hand.