HOW long does it takes:Microsoft eating APPLE

[hulkaros]

Originally posted by binaryDigit
Well depends on what you mean by "copy". A company like BMW might copy some electronic or even engine/drivetrain feature that originated in a Daewoo. Take something like intermittent wipers, everybody has it now, but someone back then (I think it was Ford, who was successfully sued by the original inventor) did it first. Also things like variable cam timing and even things like cup holders (funny comment in an article in AutoWeek about a new prototype Audi where the engineer talks about making room for cupholders).

Styling wise, yes, companies like BMW tend to be forward thinking and usually do not "borrow" styling elements (though by the looks of the current 7 series, maybe they should).

...BMW copying Daewoo or Peugeot, please? Point us there if it isn't THAT difficult...

[hulkaros]

Originally posted by garymum4d
Ahh but if Daewoo devloped a new car over a few years, with good looks and that made it as fast or faster than a Ferrari, then would Ferrari copy anything from Daewoo???
I think so

...with a bold optimism and science fiction... Still, because I am, ahem, open minded, point us to some facts that Daewoo is or is going to do something that will surpass Ferrari, please! In this century that is...

[hulkaros]

Originally posted by garymum4d
Microfoft will allways copy Apple
Apple will always copy Microsoft

Just like Ford Motor Co will copy Honda and Honda will copy Ford

It's like it the world over....It's called BUSINESS

They constantly copy each other...

M$ copies the quality of Apple products and Apple copies the quality of M$ products!

Apple copies the ease of use of Windows and M$ copies... Nah, that's going to be a HUGE list!

[Anim8r]

OK, I couldn't resist.

[hulkaros]

Originally posted by Anim8r
OK, I couldn't resist.

[ebolag4]

I love how the car metaphor is always brought up, but seemingly is misinterpreted by the PC loving crowd.

I agree with above similarities. In my situation, I own both 2 Macs and a PC. I also own a Volvo and a Saturn. I definitely equate my Macs with my Volvo, and my PC with my Saturn.

Both drive down the street, and essentially do the same things (transport me and my family and my stuff). Which one is by far the better experience overall? The Volvo!

But wait a minute, my Volvo is missing some really cool things my Saturn has. A tilt steering wheel, cup holders, a sun-roof, fold-down back seats to access trunk-space, ability to open the gas cap cover and trunk from inside the car, etc. etc.

Do any of those added features make the Saturn a superior vehicle. No way. By the same token, a PC is not automatically better because it may have some added features. Also, just because both the car makers and computer makers share innovations and ideas with one another, is not what make the machine superior/inferior. It is the OVERALL experience that does it.

A PC may be able to do all the things a Mac can (I doubt it) and some here have said that a PC can do more (I sincerely doubt it), but that doesn't make it better.

But again, I appeal to the human side and state that it all comes down to personal preference and experience. Some people DO like PCs more (though I'll never understand why). Just like there are some people here in America that would never buy a Volvo, just because it's a foreign car, there are some who will never buy a Mac because it's not made by Micro$loth/it's not what the majority owns/ it not ___________ (fill in the blank). Those folks don't know what they're missing.

As to the question of Micro$loth ever "eating" Apple, I hope never. To use the above analogy, my old Volvo is a much better made car than the current crop of Volvos. Why? Because guess who "owns" Volvo now? Ford!!! (The Micro$loth of auto makers in my opinion.)

[garymum4d]

OK! I may of gone a little over the top saying daewoo may surpass Ferrari but I think you get my point..

I Love all my Mac's

and I love my Chrysler PT Cruiser.. It's not a Farrari but still looks cool to me!!

[hulkaros]

Originally posted by garymum4d
OK! I may of gone a little over the top saying daewoo may surpass Ferrari but I think you get my point..

I Love all my Mac's

and I love my Chrysler PT Cruiser.. It's not a Farrari but still looks cool to me!!

My cuz owns it and I totally dig it!

Me, I can't wait for the convertible model here in Greece! Chrysler says it will come in 2004, a bit too far for me