Apple vs. Microsoft

Elvira Scappini

Lysette Sola

Anjali Illescas

November 17, 2006

History of Apple Computers

“Hello, I am Macintosh. Never trust a computer you cannot lift…I’m glad to be out of that bag.” –

talking Macintosh computer.

Founders

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs

Both built computers as a hobby

Both belonged to Homebrew Computer Club

April Fool’s Day 1976:They started Apple Computers

Released Apple I

Apple I & Apple II

Apple IFirst Single Board Computer

Came with 8K of RAM and Keyboard

Apple IIColor Graphics

48K of RAM

Floppy Disk Drive

The Apple Lisa

“The Personal Computer that Works the Way You Do.”First to use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Hierarchal file systemDrop down menu barWindowsAbility to copy and pasteMouseIconsFolders

The Lisa 2 and The Macintosh

Lisa 2:Half the cost of the Apple LisaHad a GUI

The Macintosh:All in one desktop computerHad a GUI

The “Macintosh Office” Laser WriterApple Talk networking technology

The iMac and Powerbook GB

iMac:Released August 1998

Fastest selling PC in history

2001 new iMac reveled with built in CD-RW drive

PowerbookGB:Announced in May 1998

The iPod

October 23, 2001 Steve Jobs introduces the iPod

5GB capacity

2004 over 100 million songs downloaded from iTunes

2004 the fourth generation iPod is released in 20 and 40GB

Why Apple is Better…

Screenshot is flexible unlike windows which is constricted

Mouse only has one button

Macintosh are able to drag and drop much easier and faster

Sharper and more advanced graphics

What is Your Favorite Mac of All Time?

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8%

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7%

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26%

4%

15%

PowerMac G5 PowerMac G4 PowerMac (Mac OS 9)iMac (Original) iMac (Flat Panel) iMac G5 (Any Model)eMac (Mac OS x) iBook (Any Model) PowerBook (Any Model)Mac Mini (Either Model) Any Other Mac

Lets look at some of Microsoft's history…

1983- Microsoft Windows was announced November 10, and sells for $100.00.1995- Microsoft Windows 95 was released August and sells more than 1 Million copies within 4 days.1999- Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released May 5.2000- Microsoft Windows 2000 was released February.2001- Microsoft Windows XP is released October 25.2005- Microsoft announces it's next operating system, codenamed "Longhorn" will be named Windows Vista on July 23, 2005.

What is DOS??

Microsoft

Apple does not get it yet. Gates leased his OS to others, who made inexpensive machines for the masses. Apple did not. Gates is a business man who likes computers, Jobs is not up to par with Gates. The best mousetrap does not always win in the marketplace. And literacy plays a large part.

Gates at the Bottom?....

When it comes to being a computer whiz, appears Gates ranks at the bottom. When it comes to a business man, One might say Gates ranks at the top. Microsoft has little innovation relative to computer operating systems, but when it comes to business, some say there is no equal.

Time Magazine

Bill Gates comes under the Times “Hero and Icons” Time speaks of the words richest man and his many charities, but nothing about innovation? But the Time end the article Quote: “ focused, immensely ambitious, scarily determined, often amazingly prescient”. Sounds like a business man, not a computer geek. What does prescient mean?? “knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen”.

Similarities Between a Mac and Windows

Both have the capacity of performing similar tasks.

Both systems allow users to drag and drop. It is just rarely used by Window users.

Both have the text to audio and command.

Similarities Continued

They both have or had the ability to format floppy disks.

Windows and Mac are both used for net browsing and searching.

Differences Between a Mac and Windows

The Mac is more faster and has a better quality then Windows.Windows is more time consuming and it takes more time for tasks to be done.With Mac there is more freedom in the desktop then there is with Windows, which has a confined desktop.

Differences Continued

Macs are able to be forced to quit.

If a Macintosh user ever faces a problem it is more likely that their problem will get fixed more quickly then a Windows user.

With Windows it is more likely to deteriorate and slow down and eventually crash.

Videos

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