Posts by conix67 3 publicly visible posts • joined 30 Nov 2012
In case you did not know, it wasn't like Apple didn't do anything about Microsoft Windows copying Apple OS. Apple shot themselves in their foot on this one, so they couldn't do anything about it. Back then these two companies worked together, and one of the most surprising fact is that the lead developer of successful Windows (2.0) is the Mac OS advocate but Microsoft employee sent to Apple to work closely with Apple on Microsoft office products.
I suggest people look at the first smartphones released by Samsung after iPhone became popular. Most unsuspecting consumers couldn't tell the difference. I'm getting sick of these BS arguments people put up without even looking at those phones themselves and going by what's described in court documents. Samsung knows better than anyone else, that they did copy iPhone, at least in the beginning. Since then, they have been trying very hard to differentiate theirs from the rest, including iPhone, which is what they should have done in the first place.
1) Microsoft Office is still popular, but its importance is diminishing. Many people are using alternative solutions which are quite mature these days. Average user don't need power of full Microsoft office.
2) Any tablet can be fitted with real usable keyboard, at less price. Better yet, a laptop comes with it.
3) I found splashtop very compelling solution for remote desktop, and I use RDP on Linux everyday, neither are native solution. Wait, why would you need a native solution, if you are already running Windows? I don't see this a significant advantage.
At the end of the day, I see Office the only advantage.. but If I need to use office, I use my laptop.
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