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Microsoft CEO Declares War on Apple: What Company Makes Better Products?

Chris D 2012/07/10 18:00:00
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Microsoft and Apple have been duking it out since the start of technology. The companies are classic arch-enemies with a healthy dose of mutual respect. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates had a notorious "frenemy" relationship, with Gates' Microsoft actually providing a bailout financing (investment) to the tune of $150 million in 1997. It was an investment that saved Apple and was hugely profitable to Microsoft in the long run. But, with all that being said, a person is either PC or Apple. Which one are you?

MASHABLE.COM reports:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declared war on Apple and didn't rule out a Microsoft-made smartphone.
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  • Kirino 2012/07/10 21:49:09 (edited)
    Microsoft
    Kirino
    +13
    Microsoft and Apple both use the same hardware, but Apple charges 2-3 times the amount for the same parts. My PC cost me a little over $1,000 to build but an Apple with almost identical specs would cost $3,174.00 (from their website)

    As for the OS, Apple is good if you don't understand computers and don't do more than surf the net. PC is good if you like being able to control your machine and get work done.

    SDFAFAD

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  • Nuke Lyndzz 2012/07/19 15:32:47 (edited)
    Nuke
    I know a sucker when I hear one speak.
    now you're just nit picking when I had everything else right.
    No, Apple is ALL looks and no substance, I thought their OS was crap, like I said, it's a useless piece of crap and there are a lot of other cool towers that look far better than the same old crap you get from Apple.

    awesome computer tower

    cool computer tower

    cool computer tower
  • Lyndzz Nuke 2012/08/01 12:37:53
    Lyndzz
    Yeah but I bet they are, and i quote, 'a crap ton of money'. I wonder how much time AND money went into making them half presentable? And microsoft probably werent the ones to make these look good so? I think apple is better. My opinion. And you are also unlikely to have heard me speak, or have seen me. Apple is amazing and is constantly improving, so even if you don't like it you can't deny that..
  • Nuke Lyndzz 2012/08/02 04:08:30
    Nuke
    You can Modify these, with Crapple you can't, you can change PC's, Crapple, you can't so therefore PC is superior in every way shape and form while you have a pretty paperweight called Apple products.
  • Lyndzz Nuke 2012/08/09 00:01:13
    Lyndzz
    K. Im not going to answer you any more because this is starting to get boring and we both know who is right. Both of us, because it is a matter of opinion. Apple.
  • Your Favorite Nerd Guru 2012/07/10 20:56:03
    Microsoft
    Your Favorite Nerd Guru
    +2
    Microsoft is winning? O_o
  • tobe 2012/07/10 20:54:11 (edited)
    Apple
    tobe
    +3
    Ive had pcs ever since I've had a computer and after switching over to apple I have been so much happier with my computer. Ill never go back.
    imac pro
    ipod touch
  • Nuke tobe 2012/07/11 06:33:49
    Nuke
    +1
    Congrats
    Apple sheeple
  • tobe Nuke 2012/07/11 13:10:15
    tobe
    why thank you
  • Mecynogea 2012/07/10 20:54:11
    Microsoft
    Mecynogea
    +2
    I don't know about apple, but microsoft has worked well for me. I know the software always have problems, but what can you get from a lower price?
  • Outta' Here. 2012/07/10 20:41:25
    Apple
    Outta' Here.
    +2
    Microsoft has an entire division that uses Apples.
    When asked if they do this for comparison's sake, they responded, "No, it's just a great machine."
  • Beat Magnum True Hero 2012/07/10 20:37:02
    Microsoft
    Beat Magnum True Hero
    +4
    Depends on the product. Apple is a better hardware maker, but I loathe their closed and restricted system.
  • Nuke Beat Ma... 2012/07/10 20:51:35
    Nuke
    I know right, to upgrade you have to shell out for a whole new system, they're way over priced and over hyped in my opinion, I can build one on my own for much cheaper.
  • Sodahea... Beat Ma... 2012/07/10 22:02:07
    Sodahead Founders are Fascists
    +1
    The only thing hardware related that they make are the shiny cases. The rest is all outsourced and then locked down.
  • Dave**Gay for Girls** 2012/07/10 20:31:07
    Microsoft
    Dave**Gay for Girls**
    +3
    Apple for the lazy users....
    Microsoft better than apple
    Microsoft better than apple
  • Faith ~... Dave**G... 2012/07/10 21:11:35
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    +2
    How exactly is Apple for the "lazy users"?
  • Bibliop... Faith ~... 2012/07/11 04:07:03
    Bibliophilic
    Right, I know how to use a PC and I own one as well. I do plenty of work on my mac.
  • Faith ~... Bibliop... 2012/07/11 04:58:20
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    We own pcs, and macs.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/11 06:30:26
    Nuke
    +1
    Apple is for those who are just too lazy or stupid to use a PC, it's the "simplicity" factor that makes it for lazy people.
    Frankly I just think Apple's OS isn't that great, underwhelming and blah, if you're you're not that smart and you have a butt load of money to waste then you should go with Apple products.
    The fact that once you shell out over $2000 on a thing you can't upgrade and are forced to wait until they come out with a new version is a turn off to say the least, I can build my own PC for $1000 and get a better system makes it no contest for me never to pick Apple ever.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/11 15:12:11
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Funny, both of my parents are just fine using PCs, yet they can't figure out Apple products to save their lives. It has nothing to do with "laziness", it's a matter of preference.
    The Microsoft Surface tablet basE price is reported to be $599, and the intel- powered "pro" version will cost $999. Not only is that more than what I payed for my iPad 3, the Surface won't even have 3 or 4G, only wifi. Really, what good is that?
    I do prefer my PC to a Mac, but as far as other products go, Apple wins ever time.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/11 22:55:36
    Nuke
    I have not been impressed at all by anything Apple puts out, only way I'd ever own an apple product is if I got it for free which is funny because I did win a ipod nano and was not that happy with it, it didn't have enough space, couldn't upgrade memory and there was no slot for an SD or Micro SD card, I use my phone and it's much better.
    Everything I've ever touched of Apples has been crap and nothing more than a slick shiny design but no substance.
    Apple products are rip offs because you're stuck with what they give you with no hope of upgrading until they charge you full price for the next piece of crap.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/11 23:57:01
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    That's your opinion, and that's fine, but it doesn't mean that those who use Apple products are lazy in any way.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/12 00:36:06
    Nuke
    To me and some others it is lazy because some want things "easy" even though it's really not that hard to handle a PC, I don't understand why you would want to be stuck with what they give you without being able to upgrade unless you want to pay full price all over again, i just don't have that kind of money to throw away.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/12 15:19:25
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    A PC is far easier to use than a Mac. But again, just because you don't have the money to buy Mac products, doesn't make those that do lazy. It's simply a matter of preference.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/13 05:22:32
    Nuke
    It's not just the money, it's the fact that Apple products are so over rated and then you're stuck with it with no upgrading, forced to buy a new full priced model.
    I just think Apple Products are a rip off.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/13 06:14:17
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    How many Apple products do you own?
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/13 06:41:32
    Nuke
    I won a Ipod Nano and I hated it, I eventually switched over to my phone because the Nano {along with all Ipods} have no memory expansion slot and just sucks.
    I've tested their products, played with them from friends, displays and that and I've been completely unimpressed by it, there's good reasons I will never switch to anything Apple.
    1.You can never upgrade unless you pay full price for a brand new one.
    2. You can personally build a PC for far less and wind up with a better system.
    3. You can actually play games on PC.
    4. Android is far better than an I-Phone
    I played with several friends I-phones and not only was unimpressed but was thankful I had something better.

    So in the end I currently own no Apple products but had enough experience with them to know I never want them.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/13 15:44:33
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Aside from a nano, which isn't meant to hold much, have you owned an Apple product? I cannot STAND the droid. Every person I know has given theirs up because it was so bad. I play games all the time on my Apple products.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/14 01:03:51
    Nuke
    Like I said, I've tried and tested and played with different Apple products, I played with friends I-phones and everything I've tried from I-pod to I-pad to Mac and I was very unimpressed and refuse to waste money.
    Even if an apple product held more memory the problem is more the OS sucks and you're stuck and unable to upgrade nor put more memory, even a normal I-Pod has no expansion slot for memory; on top of that when the battery goes you're forced to send it in rather than being able to replace the battery.
    I know they've gotten a few games but I'm not talking about internet games, I'm talking about REAL games.
    From what I've seen you need bootcamp or something like that to play games but doesn't it seem silly to have windows on a Mac?
    Macs aren't made for gaming, they're not really good for much of anything from what I've seen, it's mostly shiny and not much else.
    I'm glad I haven't wasted my money because I would be very unhappy and stuck with a useless piece of crap.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/14 16:33:04
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    That is your OPINION. Just because someone disagrees with you, doesn't make them "lazy". It think people who sit around playing games all day are lazy, I mean really, get up and do something, but that's just my OPINION.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/17 04:43:07
    Nuke
    That's fine, I think people who play games all day every day are lazy too, I have a job, I have a gf to be with, I'm just saying that compared to a PC, Apple stuff are useless pieces of crap, that's not just opinion but a fact.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/17 04:53:14
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    No, it is your opinion. One that many disagree with you on.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/17 04:59:24
    Nuke
    No fact, PC is far superior, you can build a better PC at a lower cost whereas if you buy an apple you're stuck with what you're given and can't upgrade until you pay full price for a new one.
    That alone makes PCs far better.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/17 15:50:13
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    You need to learn the difference between fact and opinion.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/17 19:59:57
    Nuke
    No, I just happen to think that my opinion is fact, I deal in facts and fact is that due to the fact that you can't upgrade until you buy a new Apple it makes one of the many things that make Apples crap.
    if I were to say I like oranges better than apples that's an opinion, this is not just a preference, it's a fact.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/17 22:37:14
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Oh wow. It is your opinion that your opinion is fact. You continue to state YOUR OPINION. If it was fact, Apple wouldn't be as hugely successful as it is.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/18 22:56:23
    Nuke
    No, other people know my opinion is fact and the reason Apple is "successsful" as I had to explain to someone is because there are people who are suckers that buy everything Apple puts out no matter how crappy it is.
    They constantly force people to have to upgrade only when they have a new model out which means every year or what have you someone who just bought an apple is shelling out another $2500.00 for a new model like a sucker.
    People...I mean suckers like you keep them in business because you can't handle a real PC.
    It just means there's a lot of you, I don't even think there's a ton, I think it's just you little sheeple buying the same crap over and over again just giving your money away mindlessly.
    This is the typical Apple user...
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/19 00:20:51
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    You continuing to state the reasons YOU think it is crap does not change the fact that it's your opinion. I FAR prefer my iPhone to the droid. That is my OPINION. for me to claim that just because I prefer something that makes it fact would be ignorant at best. I have a PC, and I can handle it just fine. I'm not throwing my money away, I like the products that I own. And using a cartoon in an attempt to make your point? Really? Then you have the gall to call others stupid? That's rich.
  • Nuke Faith ~... 2012/07/19 00:27:48 (edited)
    Nuke
    Not reasons I think it is, it's the facts of why they're crap.
    The reason you like your I-phone is because you like pieces of crap and crap carriers.
    First just because it's an animated show doesn't mean it's any less true, it's both well written and hire scientists and mathematicians to write actual scripts for the show which you would know if you weren't a complete moron.
  • Faith ~... Nuke 2012/07/19 03:21:33
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Lmao, wow. No wonder you're 31 and all alone! I love when the uneducated attempt to insult others. Well, at least you have your toys, haha
  • lolitalovely 2012/07/10 20:21:18
    Microsoft
    lolitalovely
    +4
    As an OS provider I'm a microsoft/linux girl. They've both got good qualities, but I'm better of with Microsoft.

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