Steve Jobs Positions Apple To Deflect Microsoft Vista

So why is it after all these years, I haven't bought an Apple yet? I think this is mainly because, I find the edge of the envelope is being pushed by GNU/Linux, be it, Debian, Knoppix or the current fave, ubuntu. If I wasn't as interested in the details, the nitty gritty, the inside out, /etc configs I would be happy with a Mac.

And I have seen the pain of ordinary Windows users as their machines behaved in the most strange and slow manner.

This article looks at the strategy of Steve Jobs, and how he has positioned the different components of Apple to deflect the Windows advance from Microsoft.

Hidden Dimensions -- Apple's focus vs. Vista Vision || The Mac Observer

Many business customers don't know how easy they've had it with their PCs. Tons of hardware, routers, firewalls, proxy servers, expensive software tools, spam filters, SMTP server dictionary attack defenses, anti-virus tools, all paid for by businesses to protect their operations, can create a false sense of security in the work place. However, when the average Joe buys a beautiful Sony Vaio notebook for home use, he is, generally, quite unprepared to duplicate all the hardware and software that protects his office PC. About five years ago, it didn't matter.