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Originally Posted by Colin_Fraser
Just read somewhere that Microsoft have made over 100,000 changes to Windows 8 since the evaluation copy was made available.
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I would have thought that was a good thing. They put out the beta version for a broad spectrum of people willing to test then took the testers input to refine the product. Now I have not owned a Mac PC but I have been an IPAD user for about 18 months and in that time apple have had 3 major OS changes (OS4, OS5 and now OS6) let alone the small updates between the big ones (OS 4.1, 5.1 ect etc). This morning I downloaded OS 6.1, on the download description it stated "fixes known bugs" and there are quite a few so neither format is maintenance free
. In 18 months I have also seen the hardware change from Ipad II to Ipad III (I have both) and no doubt there is a Ipad IV just around the corner. It is not possible to update the hardware so you just have to suck eggs and buy the new version if you want all the bells and whistles and the ability to run the latest apps in all their glory (yes I use it for gaming). Apple also encourage the same ideology with their PC's, not so with the PC format, just rip the old bits out and replace when required at fraction the cost of a new machine depending on what you buy ( I have often gone back to the bare case and started again). If Apple is really serious about competing in the PC market they will have to offer the end user the ability to do the same but that would go against their business model so they won't do it. That's why Mac PC's have always and will always remain a curiosity for a small number of avid supporters and this is why they have to make the vast majority of their income from other bits and bobs like the iphone, ipad and ipod lines. As long as the PC format with its total flexibility remains, apple will stay where they are in the PC market and I am dam sure the PC crew know that and will do nothing to restrict the freedom PC users have over Mac users. You can upgrade some bits on a Mac PC but be prepared to pay lots of $$$$$ compared to what a PC user would pay for similar changes. Apples major income earners (ipad, iphone etc) are now being seriously challenged by android and windows 8 based phones and tablets (the samsungs are very very good in both formats, I used a Samsung tablet yesterday running windows 8, wow made the ipad III look like a toy, even has MS office on board and the full freedom of a PC). If Microsoft get this metro concept working really well through windows 8 and beyond it will be very bad for apple.
Mark