How Creative and Innovative Can Apple Be?

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I can't help noticing that any Mac OS X versus Windows controversy or, by extrapolating, Microsoft versus Apple discussion reaches a point in which the Apple fans start claiming that, without any doubts, iPod's fathers are more creative and innovative than Windows' creators. I wonder, aside from the iPod, which is an indisputable success, what other innovation has Apple come up with since the invention of the famous wheel? (not to mention that apparently Creative and Microsoft had something to do with it as well). I don't argue that Mac OS X runs beautifully on Macs, but from that point of view, it cannot be compared with Windows, which, despite all of its flaws, is able to run on PCs made up of really cheap components. Apple produced the iPod, and Mac fans will have to forgive me for saying that since then, the Cupertino company has been feeding on iPod's success. For example, would the Mac OS X 10.5 have enjoyed the same success if the iPod hadn't been such a hit? What would Windows users think if Microsoft said: "Do you want a PC that runs Windows smoothly? Then you have to purchase an Intel processor, an ATI video card, a Gigabyte motherboard and Samsung memory modules!" And still, there are some people who think that Apple has no idea what monopoly means!

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Comment #1 by: BriSoFli on 26 Oct 2005, 06:34 UTC

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Is this a joke?

What other innovations has Apple come up with since the click wheel?

How about, just in recent memory, a desktop computer you can hold on your palm (Mac Mini), Aperture, the new iMac and all it brings to the table (integrated iSight, super slim design, etc.), an extremely powerful workstation for < $3,500 (the new quad G5) and a plausible, legal video distribution scheme (iTunes)?

To say that the iPod is the only innovation to come out of Apple recently is just silly.

And then to claim that Mac OS X only runs beautifully because Apple controls what hardware it operates on is missing the point. It runs great because of the code, not necessarily the hardware. It doesn't get viruses or spyware, it doesn't lock up every 30 minutes because of driver incompatibilities, and it's got some dang cool features that Windows users won't see until late 2006 (and by then Mac users will probably be using Leopard).

Would OS X 10.5 have been as big of a hit without the iPod? Certainly.. it would still be the same wonderful operating system. There may be a few less people using it but that doesn't make it any less superior to XP.

If Microsoft said "Do you want a PC that runs smoothly?" I'd say that I already have one... it's a Mac. I'd pay a premium for a computer that works any day of the week. There are those who want value and not just the cheapest thing out there.

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