Sorry, I haven’t got a hard link, but this is from Furo and Lockergnome’s IT Professional newsletter:
“Apple is called out for spending $1 billion to develop Mac OS X for a relatively small number of potential users, while Microsoft spent $1 billion on Windows XP, which holds a far greater number of customers. Simple math, right? Sure, if the math is all that is important. We have only to look at the events of the last week and a half to see the difference in how that $1 billion went to work. Windows XP is a virus-ridden security nightmare, while Mac OS X has seen several years of secure, virus-free bliss. Mac OS X continues to gain in functionality, performance and usability with each successive point release. What about Windows XP? The fix list for XP reaches four digits, and counting, has seen no real functionality changes, save for reactionary efforts in response to security disasters or lawsuits, and I still remember the noticeable performance hit that Service Pack 1 introduced. Apple has charged for their major point releases, and I’ve been happy enough to pay for them. There’s no way I’d even think about paying for a Windows XP Service Pack or “Second Edition” sort of release, given the history of downhill performance and security. Perhaps Microsoft should have spent $2 or $3 billion on the initial Windows XP development project.”
My point? This is a summation of why I have gone over to the Mac. I advise you all to do the same 🙂
