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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head
They are both in the business of cutting edge technology and the fight for the technological future. It's much more than image. MS is losing.
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I would somewhat disagree. Apple didn't invent the MP3 player, not by several years. Apple didn't invent the smartphone, not by years.
Same with Microsoft, they didn't invent much of what they consider their bread and butter.
What these companies do well, is fight for MARKETSHARE and then never give it up. Microsoft is very good at locking people into their products and making it almost impossible to give them up.
Look at iTunes, there is nothing cutting edge about that. It was simply a ploy to lock people into their product. And it was a good one. Kudos to Apple
Being first rarely results in being the leader. Google didn't invent PPC, but they are the leader. Tivo invented the DVR, but they are bankrupt. There are countless examples like this.
The fight is between who can capture marketshare and keep a vice like grip on it no matter what the competition comes up with will be the winner.
Just to be clear, I like both companies. I think they are amazing examples of American entrepreneurial spirit and what this country is best at.