October 14, 2008
Vista chief declares war on Apple
Beware the "Apple tax" says Microsoft exec
Lexton Snol
Brad Brooks, vice president of Windows Consumer Product Marketing at Microsoft, has gone on the offensive against Vista bashers, Apple and Linux as he personally "draws a line in the sand" and starts fighting for Windows Vista.
During Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in July Brooks told the attendees: "Today we're making a statement. We're going to do things differently. We're going to tell our story - the real Windows Vista story."
Now Brooks has attacked Apple, talking about an "Apple tax" 20 times in an interview on CNET.
He states that Mac buyers face hidden costs if they try to add Windows to their Mac.
"There's a technology tax - Apple still doesn't have HDMI, doesn't have Blu-ray offerings, doesn't have e-SATA external disk drives that work at twice the speed of FireWire. And so you've got all of these things that are truly taxes.
"You know, that's the crazy part about it. If people want a Windows experience, then start with a machine that was built for the Windows experience. There's no question, if you look at it, and go to Apple's Web site today, their No. 1 selling feature that they're telling students as to why buy a Mac is because it does run Windows, and that you can get Office when you're running it in Boot Camp or Parallels. But, then you're just paying that tax again...
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Vista chief declares war on Apple News - PC Advisor
Vista chief declares war on Apple
Beware the "Apple tax" says Microsoft exec
Lexton Snol
Brad Brooks, vice president of Windows Consumer Product Marketing at Microsoft, has gone on the offensive against Vista bashers, Apple and Linux as he personally "draws a line in the sand" and starts fighting for Windows Vista.
During Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in July Brooks told the attendees: "Today we're making a statement. We're going to do things differently. We're going to tell our story - the real Windows Vista story."
Now Brooks has attacked Apple, talking about an "Apple tax" 20 times in an interview on CNET.
He states that Mac buyers face hidden costs if they try to add Windows to their Mac.
"There's a technology tax - Apple still doesn't have HDMI, doesn't have Blu-ray offerings, doesn't have e-SATA external disk drives that work at twice the speed of FireWire. And so you've got all of these things that are truly taxes.
"You know, that's the crazy part about it. If people want a Windows experience, then start with a machine that was built for the Windows experience. There's no question, if you look at it, and go to Apple's Web site today, their No. 1 selling feature that they're telling students as to why buy a Mac is because it does run Windows, and that you can get Office when you're running it in Boot Camp or Parallels. But, then you're just paying that tax again...
rest of story here:
Vista chief declares war on Apple News - PC Advisor
