why apple dont like microsoft?
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Actually, it is Microsoft that stole some code from Apple long ago, and it has been a pretty big fight for Apple to get back into the market. Apple does like Microsoft Office, just not Windows, but that too has changed as you can now load Microsoft Windows on New Apple Intel Computers...
67510
Nope, but Apple has software available that lets you run Windows on an Apple computer.
974560
My only comment is that Microsoft stole from Apple .  Mac was using "windows" many years  before we even heard of Bill Gates or his company.
1161519
It sure can.  It used to be indifferent towards Microsoft. Now I hate them.
51479
No and no chance in near future Apple corporation has got an operating system i.e. mac OS but it is only special purpose operating system i.e. for graphics and they don't have that much things like mail service or messenger etc. and MS Windows is the world's most used operating system around more than 75% of PC users use windows and microsoft also have got alot of other softwares and things so there is no way we can compare these two corporations even after the transfer of MAC to Intel hardware...
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I love Apple.\nI've been a Mac user since 1988.
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Years ago when computers first came out most had Microsoft installed in them. But this has been stoped a long time now. You have to buy the software i'm afriad. You can't get it for free you might get 90 days free trial but at the end you have to buy it.
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The simple and straight answer is that MACINTOSH, has a very small customer base.\n\nMacintosh, is a high-end graphical userface integrated operating system, that supports only apple hardware. So its limited to the apple customers only! Even, the prices compared with windows are much higher for applications or hardware. \n\nAccording to statistics, only 3% of the computer users use, macintosh as their operating system. Therefore, any hacker whose interested in hacking a computer wouldn't prefer to enter a 3% population of computer users, for the time he spends to find out flaws, open ports and much more of it. \n\nHowever, the generation of macintosh operating systems may be at the verge of collapsing, with the colloberation with IntelTM. For their option of integrated stock dual boot operating system, that offers Windows operating system in one partition and Macintosh in another. Windows is good at doing things, yet for the smoothness and high-end graphical interface, hats off for macintosh. \n\nLets wait and see!
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I have an Apple G4 17 and I absolutely love it because of all the reasons you said, and then some. Norm's answer was excellent because Apple is a better operating machine but Microsoft is bigger, which in new this world means better. Depending on what you're into you may need both machines to take advantage of both systems strengths. \n\nTheBoss?Yess!!!
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There are some discounts\n\n"A computer at home\n\nWe encourage employees to familiarize themselves with the hardware and software they help create. To that end, we provide generous incentives toward the purchase of Apple products."\n\nBut my understanding is that they vary depending on country, experience etc etc.\n\n///
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Because the music industry does not yet understand the global internet market and forced Apple to do so. Google "what's wrong with the music industry" to learn more.
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When Apples first came out, IMB made computers for business and companies. Apple went for the home market, so any joe could have one.\n\nThus the motto
39393
In addition to the IPOD, there are studies showing a small conversion rate to MAC OS by IPOD buyers. The MAC market is slowly inching up...it's no where close to the windows dominance in the PC market but it's moving in the right direction. Apple is notorious for their innovation of cool and new products.\n\nRecently it's been going up because\n#1 - the market is going up\n#2 - anticipation in new products from MacWorld\n#3 - good earnings to be announced in a few weeks\n\nHowever, it's hard to say if it'll keep going up after #2 and #3. A lot of good news may have already been priced into the stock. There's the old saying "Buy the rumor, sell the news"...we'll see if that happens this time
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Windows has the upper hand.  Microsoft has the vast majority of the market.  Apple holds its own and has a devoted following, but it will not catch up to Microsoft.  Pepsi and Coke have nearly equal market shares.  They are on more of a level playing field.
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People badmouth Macs because in the Darwinian system we live in the IBM PC is considered to be the fittest. However most of the problems you mention are software so blame Microsoft.\nAs to why the PC is the fittest the main reason is probably the fact that IBM made the PC open design (so other people can copy it) while apple kept the Mac closed design. However you may notice that while the PC stuck around to a greater extent than the Mac, IBM practically disappeared while Apple is still around.
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While bill gates haven't invented GUI, he had make it user friendly. \nWhile apple released mac with GUI much before windows with GUI , Windows succeeded because it was built thinking of general user.
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no productivity software is included in a OS, never. Microsoft also have to live of somewhat.