fairandbalanced88's Profile

Rhoads is correct. I will be buying my first Mac when the Merom comes out, but I hate this political-equse (couldn't describe it any other way) attitude that some Mac people online are displaying. You know, "the other side just can't do anything well." I've been seeing this too much on the internet message boards. This notion that MS has "no business," as some have put it, of getting involved in the MP3 market (whether through PlaysForSure or hardware) is just crazy. "Why should MS get into a market that is already crowded?" "Creative should just stick to SoundBlaster." "Apple is the only one that will ever get it right." Well, with this logic, there would be no Fox News Channel (now kills CNN, CNNHN, CNBC, and MSNBC combined in ratings), Wal-Mart would not be selling groceries (needs no explanation), American Idol would be the only "America Votes" TV talent show (watched the networks at 8pm anytime this summer?), International Dr. in Orlando and U.S. 192 in neighboring Kissimmee would be state parks or something instead of Disney World alternatives (and since its opening and every other parks' arrival in town, Disney has gone from just the Magic Kingdom, to three other major parks, two water parks, nightlife, etc.), and these people would be complaining about the rumor of Apple making a cellphone (because Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericcson, Motorola, etc. have already gotten it right, right?)... Competition is good. Whether or not this MS product turns out good, it will force Apple to up the ante and its products will get even better. Don't people think the reason why Windows isn't "da bomb" is because MS knows that it owns the market? Maybe if it were under a bigger threat, they would be forced to make it better. The iPod office at Apple is examining every bit of news and blog entries about Zune like the DNC and RNC war-rooms during election years. Isn't that good for you? Well if not, it's good for me.