● 12.23.09

●● Eye on Competition: Microsoft ‘Religion’, Apple ‘Cult’

Posted in Apple, Microsoft, Windows at 5:38 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: A couple of offbeat items from yesterday

• Give me that Microsoft Religion – NOT!

Because the Microsoft religion, or cult if you will, isn’t rational. It can’t be rational. When you worship something, it has to have a value to you. Microsoft has no value to the end user, in part because the company has no ethics.I feel sorry for the Microsoft worshipers, worshiping at the feet of a false idol, worshipers of a false religion.

• Apple tries to fix broken Imacs

Apple fanboys who bought Imacs have been plagued with display problems. Some machines arrived with cracked screens, and apparently Apple has been replacing those, while other Imac punters have suffered flickering displays.The company initially denied that there were any problems with its Imacs and still won’t admit that there is anything wrong with the machines. However, it has released a firmware update.[..]Apple delayed shipping the 27-inch Imacs earlier this month, claiming that it was having supply problems. However, some people suspected that delay was really announced because it did not want more bad press.It still won’t say that the 638K update will solve everyone’s Imac display problems. Its notice says, “If your screen remains black after applying the updater or if you continue to experience image corruption or display flickering after successfully completing this update, contact AppleCare or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.”So far some users have said that the firmware update still has not resolved their problems. Some of them have seen screen flickers again within a few minutes of restarting after the update. Others claim that their problems have been fixed.

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