> MS' image isn't cool enough? Some think that Windows 7 isn't worth
> $120?

> What's not cool is the image that Apple users have... Yuppies sitting
> in starbucks sipping on overpriced coffee trying to look important
> with their overpriced notebooks and phones.

> Apple is becoming the defacto logo for posers.

> On Nov 6, 1:15 pm, Buddy <flo2...@mac.com> wrote:

> > Ohhhhhh mattie- what in the world? I believed you that windoze 7 was
> > worth it and now, look at this!!!!

> > By Brandon Dimmel of infopackets.com.
> > Microsoft's chief software architect Ray Ozzie believes the company's
> > operating system (OS) Windows 7 can and will make PCs just as slick
> > and cool as their counterparts at Apple. Unfortunately, some early
> > reviews of the OS suggest it might not be 'cool' enough to justify a
> > $120 upgrade.
> > In an interview with the New York Times late last week, Ozzie
> > bristled
> > at the idea that Windows 7 might change the way people think about
> > PCs
> > and using Microsoft operating systems -- something that in recent
> > years, thanks to an effective Apple campaign making PC users out to
> > be
> > bumbling fools, has been something of a joke. "[Windows 7] gives us
> > an
> > opportunity as a software vendor to refresh our value proposition,"
> > Ozzie said. "I just think it's an exciting time for Microsoft."

> > Google, Apple Synonymous with 'Cool', Not MS
> > Critics agree that Microsoft's image really does need a shot in the
> > arm. "Microsoft sort of disappeared from the scene," said marketing
> > and strategy specialist Regis McKenna, who believes that Microsoft
> > might not be the go-to company when people think of truly cutting-
> > edge
> > tech innovation these days. "Every once in a while, they have a
> > delayed Windows release or something like that. By and large, I think
> > the marketplace is focused on what Google and Apple are up
> > to." (Source: nytimes.com)
> > CEO of Salesforce.com Marc Benioff wonders if the world is beginning
> > to, or already has, passed Microsoft by. "They are trapped in their
> > own psychosis that the world has to revolve around Windows on the
> > PC,"
> > he says . "Until they stop doing that, they will drag their company
> > into the gutter."

> > PC World says Win7 Upgrade Not Worth $120
> > These kinds of comments are unlikely to sap Ozzie's excitement, for
> > now. However, his happiness and Microsoft's momentum depend in large
> > part on the commercial and critical success of Windows 7. And thus
> > far, not all of the early reviews are good. In a recent blog for PC
> > World, Jeff Bertolucci complained that although users upgrading to
> > Win
> > 7 will notice a boost in visual flair and performance over Vista, the
> > improvement is modest.
> > Is it worth a $120 upgrade? Bertolucci says no. "As much as I like
> > what Microsoft's done with Windows 7, the improvements don't warrant
> > such a steep fee, particularly for home users upgrading from the
> > much-
> > maligned Vista." As for XP users, the clean install requirement will
> > force most of you to consider buying a whole new computer altogether.
> > (Source: pcworld.com)
> > Unfortunately, that's an even more expensive option than buying the
> > $120 upgrade.

> > On Nov 6, 10:47 am, Draiko <matt.delmas...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > Worldwide OS market share shows Windows 7 at 2.15% and Snow Leopard at
> > > 1.17%.

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