Friday, April 6, 2007

Apple Rising

Paul Graham, that most prolific of writers for any tech geek, recently posted an interesting article titled "Microsoft is Dead". I think the title was for dramatic effect, as what he means is that Microsoft is dead in the same way IBM is dead, i.e., not innovative or interesting anymore. I believe he's right, for the most part.

One of the reasons he touted as a sure sign of Microsoft's death piqued my interest:

"Nearly all the people we fund at Y Combinator use Apple laptops. It was the same in the audience at startup school. All the computer people use Macs now. Windows is for grandmas, like Macs used to be in the 90s."

Without a doubt, Apple is rising. It's something I've discussed with friends, and spent time trying to decipher. At any tech conference I go to, there are tons of people with Macs. Whenever I visit the Google campus, there are macs all over the place.

What does this mean? Why are people moving to Apple, rather than installing Linux on their laptops with cheaper commodity hardware? There are a myriad of small reasons that I can come up with, but there is no denying the trend. Or fad. I'm not sure which it is.



2 comments:

WG: said...

Now, what if Bill Gates and the entire Windows operating system was the brainchild of a mad scientist bent upon securing a place in every household on earth. Examine Bill’s movements carefully: he walks rigidly, speaks like an automaton, is rarely seen in public, appears to wear a toupee and has never if ever been seen eating. He plays Bridge as a sport? Who plays Bridge but a robot? His wife Melinda (they picked a common name) is in fact a plastic replica of June Cleaver from the 60’s hit Leave it To Beaver. A crack Japanese team of ultra-underground robotacists controls her every movement and sends her to Africa regularly.

Now Apple on the other hand has nothing to do with mind control and even possesses the name of a common food. Think about it: have you ever eaten a “Microsoft” for lunch?

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