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Nanghihigpit ba ang Apple sa Windows nang dahan-dahan?

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Tinatanong ng GigaOM bakit ⟨⟩Apple⟨⟩ mag-aalok ng Safari para sa Windows na alam niyang ang pagpapakilala nito ay maaaring bumalik sa sarili nitong mukha (mga kakulangan, galit at siyempre, ang tawanan). Nagbibigay ng ilang sagot si Om at tumutukoy sa teorya ni Robert Cringley.

Posibleng nagawa ni Google at Apple ang mga hakbang upang praktikal na makipagkumpetensya sa Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7. Dagdag dito ang posibilidad ng pag-akit ng milyon-milyong dolyar mula sa kita ng mga ad sa search bar ng browser, katulad ng deal ni Mozilla sa kanilang Firefox. Bukod dito, akala ko naman na ang mga switchers ng Safari ay higit na galing sa mga gumagamit ng Firefox/Opera at hindi sa mga gumagamit ng Internet Explorer (na karamihan ay tinatawag lang itong icon na asul na letra "e").

Ang isa pang teorya ko ay ang Apple ay sinusubukang pagsarado ang hiwalayan ng Mac at PC. Pero akala mo ba'y ganyan? Ang Apple ay laging gustong maging iba at makabagong, alam ko pero kung titingnan natin sa nakaraang 18 buwan o kaya't higit pa, mayroong isang trend na nangyayari sa mga Apple labs.

Ang iTunes para sa Windows, ang paglipat sa Intel CPUs, BootCamp, suporta sa Windows Vista, at ang Safari browser. Kung may mga taong nagsasabing isa pang pangunahing dahilan kung bakit hindi sila magpapalit ng Mac ay takot na muling matutunan lahat mula sa keyboard shortcuts hanggang sa kawalan ng right-click, ang Apple ay dahan-dahang umaakyat papunta sa mga Wintel users sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay sa kanila ng kaunting lasa ng mundo ng Mac.

Kaya, tunay ba na ang Apple ay sumasakop sa Windows? Mukhang ang sagot ay isang malinaw na oo, bagaman hindi ito nangyari sa kanyang pagkasira kundi upang posisyonin ang sarili nito (sa pamamagitan ng karanasan) bilang isang praktikal, mura at kilalang alternatibo sa PC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did Apple release Safari for Windows?
Possible reasons include an arrangement with Google to compete with Internet Explorer 7 and ad revenue from the browser's search bar.
What is one theory about Apple’s strategy toward Windows?
One theory is that Apple is closing the gap between Mac and PC by offering iTunes, BootCamp, Safari for Windows, and Intel CPUs.
Is Apple embracing Windows according to the article?
The article says yes, Apple is slowly embracing Windows to give Wintel users a taste of the Mac world.
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17 Comments

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siennalli · 19 years ago

Hey good point ThunkDifferent. I remember seeing the Colbert Report when he talked about it. I’m sure he’ll have

his own iPhone very soon, if only to make fun of it on air!

http://www.iphone-converter.org/convert-iphone/

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alexislli · 19 years ago

If I have to pay extra for wifi I won;t be getting an

iPhone.

http://www.pspconverter.com/iphone_converter/

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vance · 19 years ago

I wish windows can adopt apple OS like what Apple has done with boot camp. But maybe in 2-5 years OSX leopard might run on a windows based system.. legally… hehe.

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jayvee f. · 19 years ago

/curmudgeon statement

argh don’t you all see it?! Safari is now an operating system and its gonna pwn windowzz!!! grawrr!!

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wites · 19 years ago

@miguel: that was first my though too but apparently my safari installation was not successful.

maybe it’s about time that these two giants learn that they need each other in some way. it’s not only apple adopting to windows but windows adopting to apple as well. look at vista for example. do you see the semblance?

as long as they make a better product for us, it doesn’t matter what path they take.

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minor · 19 years ago

“Im not fake Steve Jobs…” – Bill gates
:D

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Miguel · 19 years ago

How about… so that web designers on Windows can easily test their work on the Mac platform, improving the experience of Mac users?

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vance · 19 years ago

One reason I can think about is that a windows user needs to have safari to sync files and the like to iPhone… In marketing strategy this good like they did with iPod, opening to multiple OS users.

I’ve tried on my system and well as expected, Safari load slowly but does well in web surfing compared to firefox and eats lesser memory for some oddly reason.

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