The Clash of the computer Titans

Now that Apple may in fact be in decline will Microsoft will the final battle of the operating systems.

Today I tried to advertise on the Microsoft advertising network, having had an account for years, it is interesting that now using a MAC I cannot connect to the MAA, center, because of a software glitch, odd, that they have some kind of alleged, 32 bit requirement, when I tried to use a 64 bit browser, I could not get it to work, Safari, wont work, Google Crome wont work, so why is this, and more importantly when a business allows their ego to get in the way of their business ethics, (allegedly) how can they ever expect to win?

The war continues, questions arise about who will eventually win.

The traditional War, between Apple and Windoze, has been a long and frightfully fought battle and it is not over by any means, however, Apple has moved upward in this clash of the Titans, with innovative products that seem to work better than the Microsoft alternatives, Apple has steadily moved ahead in this race, however, if they are not careful there could be sarpents in the future if Apple is not careful in its treatment of developers and consumers alike.

Apple has gained a lot of ground not because of new technology but because of technology that is steady, it works, and they are always trying to make it better, is it perfect? Well of course not, but it is something that you can rely on.

In the mobile market Apple just has an edge both in technology and in service.

The products they produce just work and that is something that you just cannot say for the competition.

Competition is a good thing, it brings new products to the market and it also allows diversification to deliver new technology.

the end of Apple

With the loss of Steve Jobs, will apple recover, some say that the best apple had to offer is now in its past.

Well the new CEO of Apple, has wasted no time in devaluing the stock, (allegedly)

With his statement, that the next big thing will be (Printers?)  Really Tim, where were you, HP has been going broke (again allegedly) trying to market high consumable printing materials, over the last two decades, and you know what, it has created a huge problem for environmentalists, I would say figure out a great way to recycle all the old HP printers out there and save the environment.

I do not have to say that if you have apple stock you might consider like jumping ship like right now…

The truth is that thin is in my friends, and printers are not, they consume ink, they consume paper, (trees) they consume electricity, they consume at a rate that you cannot even imagine, yet, this Genius thinks that this is the future, really man if I were on the board of Apple I would be looking for another job like really fast.

I have five junk printers, right now, they all still work, why would I even want another one?

I really miss Steve, I know his health was causing him a problem and likely in the near future we have have even more sad news to think about concerning Steve Jobs, but all in all I am really going to miss Steve.

SAN FRANCISCO—Following the resignation of Apple founder Steve Jobs, incoming CEO Tim Cook called a meeting of shareholders and members of the press Thursday morning to announce that he envisioned printers as the company’s future. “Laser, ink-jet, double-sided, color, black-and-white—the future of technology is in printers. I am absolutely convinced of that,” Cook explained to a packed auditorium as a montage of printers and people using printers played on a screen behind him. “What is the one thing people will always need? It’s obvious: printers. Printers with fax machines attached, printers that collate and staple, perhaps a printer that makes photocopies. Anything’s possible. It’s called innovation.” Cook concluded his remarks by assuring investors the release of upcoming Apple products such as the iPhone 5 would be postponed for at least four years so the company could throw all its time and resources into the creation of high-quality printers for the home and office.

So, What can we expect from Apple?  Looks like it is not as good as we hoped it would be.

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Excuses about flash on the ipad

So again someone said that flash was not allowed on the ipad for what reason?

Is Apple making a big mistake in its insistence that the ipad will never run flash?

You just have to wonder, about this because there are many different alternatives that do run flash and for what ever reason, apple is saying that they cant run flash?  What does that tell you about Apple, are they about to be the company of the past instead of the company of the future?

In many ways, you just have to wonder, what they are thinking.

 

Apple in violation of FTC guides?

Could Apple be violating some aspects of the new truth in advertising guides that the FTC published over the last few months dealing mostly with deception in advertising and also dealing with misleading data online.

In a very controversial decision to title what is apparently not a professional application as a pro app, could apple be in violation of deception in online advertising?

Depending on who you ask the answer to that question may vary however it might be something for the justice department to have a look at simply because of some very bad press that the apple app store has received and is currently hidden from view where as other apps allegedly have a rating, the most recent and very unpopular (allegedly) final cut pro X has received a lot of negative press however those ratings are no longer visible at this time.

The text of the ratings are visible however the over all rating is not visible, is this a violation and should the justice department investigate apple for deceptive advertising?

Perhaps not, however if users are not able to benefit from the system of ratings as all other users are able that itself is something to consider and it is a very serious matter, if Apple is selectively editing and changing its own ratings for its own products, that could be a serious criminal violation, (allegedly)

The idea that Apple allegedly might be distorting the ratings of its own software sales is something that people should be made aware and if it is allegedly true then something needs to be done to stop this from happening.

No one is above the law and if Apple is doing this they need to stop it right now.

If consumers rate a product as bad, then everyone should be treated the same, if any other rating in the app store is dependent upon consumers ratings, then for certain we need to have that data available.

Reviews that allegedly are faked could result in serious problems for apple if it turns out that the same IP addresses are being used to submit positive ratings.

Distribution of apps

Will apple change its way to doing business to be a more modern and more acceptably competitive model.

In a move that might go a long way toward equalizing the past mistakes apple has made.

Will Apple figure it out in time or will they continue to deny what their competitors are providing to consumers, when consumers said they want flash, they get it, (but not at Apple, why is that?)

I love Apple products but for the last two years, things have begun to change and it is not really good changes, when you look at what is going on in the marketplace and the economy this is not a time to force your antiquated views on the consumer.

Amazon has announced support for an app store, for Andriod, this is not a good thing for apple when will apple learn to loosen up the strict draconian environment that is ruining the apple platform.

Eventually there will be a better distribution channel for apps that run on the ipad and the iphone.

As the market continues to change, the mechanism should adapt to the market, not the market to the mechanism, perhaps apple can find a way to make this work better.

Will Apple adapt to the changing distribution market?

Finding a better way to distribute your apple ipad apps may be what many developers are looking to do.

With the most recent of Apple mistakes hiting the market, some people have activly begun to look for alternate systems of distribution.

Are you searching for an alternative to the app store because you want to distribute an ipad app but cant get apple to even look at you because your allegedly just a small business?

Alternative to the app store, is one of the most searched for things online, by small business and many developers.

If Apple is really as good as they think that they are can they not figure out a way to satisfy the customer base?

With thousands of small business owners who would like to have an ipad or iphone app there would appear to be no real distribution point, this seems like not only an oversight but something that apple has just well plain decided to not address.

Statics are revealing that some 30 to 45 percent of users are jail breaking their devices.

Which would seem to indicate that there is some issue about the apple process of approving and distributing of apps that well is just not meeting the need of not only the development community but also the users themselves.

Now add into the mix small business owners, who would like to be able to provide a method of distributing a small town app for small town business owners, and you have a problem that apple is not prepared to deal with.

An entire market segment has been left out of the equation for apple that seems a little dumb because they are known for their planning but you have to ask is this an oversight? Or is it just something that is just not worth the time for apple to develop a strategy to address the needs of millions of potential customers.

One thing for sure, if apple does not do this someone else will come along and they will do it.

Cydia for one thing is actively defying Apple in fact they plan on competing with the new planned MAC OSX app store that apple plans on unveiling in the new year.

Which will likely provide even more grist for the mill for many developers and small business owners.

It seems as if Apple is intentionally trying to well Piss people off, we have to wonder why that is happening because normally a company tries to keep its customers happy not make them angry enough to jail break a device.

What may happen next is anyone’s guess but one thing for sure is that if you are not prepared to enter the jail broken app market and you are a small business chances are great that apple is not looking out for you or your business.

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