Apple CEO Pokes Fun At Multi-Device Spread of Windows 8

[rohitbaran]

Windows 8 may not be a good desktop OS, but MS is trying to shape it into a good tablet OS and that's what Apple, sorry crApple is worried about.

 

[eddieroolz]

Well, my counter is that iOS is technically based on OS X anyway.

 

[leakingpaint]

Tim Cook
Mike Run and
Elizabeth Plays

Good 'ol fashioned names!

 

[leakingpaint]

Tim Cook
Mike Run and
Elizabeth Plays

Good 'ol fashioned names!

damn you no "edit" button

...ahem..."Mike Runs"

 

[Guest]

One thing (make that Several Things) that consumers desire is choice. Mr. Cook is doing exactly what he should do, and that is to tow the Apple line. It's unfortunate though, that the best he can do is muster a nonsensical attempt at comparison.

MS is not, in fact, trying to "blend" or "force together" PC's, tablets, phones, gaming consoles or "hybrids". Having been 1st to market with each of these form factors (2nd at the latest & well before Apple in all events), they certainly understand & develop for each unique product category.

What MS IS building is a UI that provides an experience appropriate to each device category/form factor while providing consumers with thematic consistency across devices. This is potentially huge, & were I Mr. Cook I'd probably obfuscate my way down to the core.

Win8 will not be perfect, but from all evidence I've seen, it will work well, and it will improve with time. Just like previous versions of Windows, and OS xx, and Jelly-Iced-GingerBean-Combwich. MS is in it for the long haul, as are Google & Apple, and each company will follow their own vision. This is something we can all be thankful for.

If nothing else, at least this triad holds more promise (hope?) for consumer oriented innovation & delight than the cable/telco quadra-slug, or the wicked sister-witches of the wireless duopoly. Talk about stopping progress in it's tracks.....

 

[kentlowt]

I could care less about any painted cover(GUI). I could get use to anything. Its what is underneath that is important. How is compatibility manageability etc. Just make it work right underneath that is what is important.

I will say this, I have tried to operate a phone like a desktop... no go....I have tried to operate a tablet like a desktop or phone...no go. A phone is a phone a tablet is a tablet a desktop is a desktop and neither is a substitute for the other. In this they are correct. If Microsoft wants them to all do the same things as far as getting work done they are barking up the wrong tree IMO

 

[ojas]

Strange, isn't that exactly what apple did with lion? give it that iOS look??

 

[alextheblue]

[citation][nom]olaf[/nom]well apple will most certainly win customers with metro debacle that will ensue[/citation]Yeah everyone will just run out and buy Macs. Then they'll switch away from their touch-friendly Win8 tablets to a similar but not quite as good iOS tablet. Then we'll defeat alien invaders that can travel across the galaxy with ease but die in seconds when assaulted with a squirt gun loaded with dihydrogen monoxide!
[citation][nom]Bloob[/nom]I wish AMD would support HD4XXX in Win8 so I could use it. Yeah, I know many here think I should be like them and hate Win8, but overall I did like it better than Win7.[/citation]Wait until we get RTM before you start complaining about drivers. Win8 isn't ready to be a replacement for your primary OS, especially on an old desktop. I do like Win8 for the most part. Some day I might even put it on a desktop. Search, Shortcuts, Charms. SSC. But we'll see.

 

[ronch79]

Uh oh. Big people complaining about Win8 and it's not even out yet. I hope it's not a case where Microsoft doesn't get it, because if it is then we're all screwed on account of M$ is pretty much the only option for most people as far as quality and ease of use are concerned. And yeah, I've been using Linux for a few years now and just dumped it recently. The common desktop distros simply aren't good enough, and I don't think my grandma is gonna dig the code to fix the things that are broken with a particular distro.

 

[alexthager]

As much as some people may detest him, he's completely right. I was just thinking about this the other day. Windows 8 will be a great OS for tablets, but not for PC. It isn't a one size fits all. You must slightly change the interface of the OS, similar to Mac OS and iOS. I'm excited to see Windows 8 on tablets, like the surface, but not for desktops or laptops.

 

[Guest]

Okay I have to say I don't understand all the Windows 8 hate. I have been using it for a couple months now (MSDN subscription) and honestly after about a week tweaking and playing around with it I found it easier to set up, navigate, and manage than windows 7. For those whining about that start button missing you don't really need it if you configure the system correctly. Just try it for a week or so and you won't want to go back. And yes I use a keyboard and mouse. I'm not replacing my new Dell 24" any time soon.

 

[David Zember]

Why SHOULDN'T all types of devices' operating systems be unified? The only real downside of it is that more computational power is needed... and it seems that we finally have enough.