Well, that's notorious that the "Coke vs Pepsi" commercials benefit to both companies. When Coke "attacks" Pepsi they're actually helping the idea that the choice is between the 2 companies, and other don't exist. That's the same idea behind the "Mac or PC" stuff.
The user feels he has choice because he has 2 possibilities, but this fake choice is destroying any chance for a third competitor.
Jon
· 2 years ago
Choice is good. The best / most appropriate choices come out on top - each one meets the need of an individual.
But, I am really surprised how cut and dry Steve J made it appear... an oversight? Unlikely, knowing how rehearsed and immaculate he normally is... so was it measured and predatory? I honestly do not know. A little dissapointing ...
patrick
· 2 years ago
I remember when Firefox finally came out of beta and i went around downloading it on all the school computers and trying to get everyone else to switch. Now that I use Macs, Firefox doesn't see to much use but still some. I hope one day with Mozilla and Apple together can destroy the IE monopoly. If we are lucky, IE wont exist in 10 years :)
dollslikeus
· 2 years ago
I have never had the oppurtunity to use a mac I have always owned windows . It's not that I think windows is better it is just what is for sale at more places some of my friends in digital editing classes I have taken have told me a mac is better having never used one I don't have a opinion
Jeff Waugh
· 2 years ago
But we have to protect that by calling out efforts to the contrary, whether they’re intentional, accidental, or just because people don’t take the time to draw the messy version of the picture.
That's precisely what I was thinking when I whipped up this silly picture. :-)
Aslam Nathoo
· 2 years ago
You forgot to mention that Safari is based on Webkit which is an Open Source engine. They reinforced your message that Open Source and standards-compliant is good.
You must acknowledge though that FireFox on Mac has issues. It is way too slow. I rarely use it whereas on Windows, I use it regularly. If you really wanted to hit back at Apple, you would make the next version of FF on Mac a true Mac App and not a second class port as it currently is.
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The user feels he has choice because he has 2 possibilities, but this fake choice is destroying any chance for a third competitor.
But, I am really surprised how cut and dry Steve J made it appear... an oversight? Unlikely, knowing how rehearsed and immaculate he normally is... so was it measured and predatory? I honestly do not know. A little dissapointing ...
That's precisely what I was thinking when I whipped up this silly picture. :-)
You must acknowledge though that FireFox on Mac has issues. It is way too slow. I rarely use it whereas on Windows, I use it regularly. If you really wanted to hit back at Apple, you would make the next version of FF on Mac a true Mac App and not a second class port as it currently is.
-Aslam