[Ti] OFFTOPIC Powerbook MacIntel . . .

[Chris Olson]

On Dec 5, 2005, at 9:57 AM, Tarik Bilgin wrote:

> Microsoft are not just using unethical/strange/misunderstood  
> practices to produce a product that is otherwise excellent (which I  
> take as  the point of your anecdote about Abraham Lincoln); they  
> are producing a low quality poor excuse for an OS.

I think a huge fallacy exists concerning marketing/market share vs  
technological excellence.  Henry's thinking on this topic seems to  
say that "If over 80% of processor sales belongs to Intel then it  
must the best on earth."  By the same token, since Windows owns 90+%  
of the market, then Windows must be the best operating system.

Market share means little when it comes to putting the best product  
in the hands of the consumer.  To succeed in the marketplace it  
doesn't have to be "insanely great", just "good enough".  90+% of  
consumers are completely satisfied with "good enough", and that's why  
Windows rules.

-- 
Chris

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