Comments on: What If Microsoft Made A PC? http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:07:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: LoydB http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22968 LoydB Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:01:59 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22968 microsoft building a p.c.,propriatary-yes,just like a ps-1or2(propriatary gaming consoles).These may be cheaper than a MAC, but try to upgrade anything in it, watch the costs and hassles pile up. M.S. is still cursed,otherwise, the X-box 360 would out perform and under cost any other gaming console, past or present. Check their history-starting with buying Q-DOS to become MS-DOS, why couldn't they create their own dos??!. microsoft building a p.c.,propriatary-yes,just like a ps-1or2(propriatary gaming consoles).These may be cheaper than a MAC, but try to upgrade anything in it, watch the costs and hassles pile up. M.S. is still cursed,otherwise, the
X-box 360 would out perform and under cost any other gaming console, past or present. Check their history-starting with buying Q-DOS to become MS-DOS, why couldn’t they create their own dos??!.

]]> By: James http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22821 James Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:30:47 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22821 It was reported here recently that Microsoft is taking a page from Apple, and opening their own retail stores. This would seem to be an outstanding opportunity for Microsoft to make their own PC's. At minimum, they could mandate to OEMs the hardware/software parameters that would make the computers perform as MS intended. However, I would imagine that MS has ironclad no-compete agreements with PC OEM's. To opt out of such an agreement would cause major upheaval in the market. It was reported here recently that Microsoft is taking a page from Apple, and opening their own retail stores. This would seem to be an outstanding opportunity for Microsoft to make their own PC’s. At minimum, they could mandate to OEMs the hardware/software parameters that would make the computers perform as MS intended.
However, I would imagine that MS has ironclad no-compete agreements with PC OEM’s. To opt out of such an agreement would cause major upheaval in the market.

]]> By: Mike http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22800 Mike Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:08:15 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22800 I own - and enjoy - both XBox and Mac systems. That said: Red Ring O' Death. I own – and enjoy – both XBox and Mac systems.

That said: Red Ring O’ Death.

]]> By: JohnDetroit http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22791 JohnDetroit Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:22:25 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22791 It will probably be available in 7 different configurations. Home, Home Office, Home Network, Small Business, Medium Business, and Big Business in a Small Form Factor. It will also be setup with a dual boot option of Dos and XP... It will probably be available in 7 different configurations. Home, Home Office, Home Network, Small Business, Medium Business, and Big Business in a Small Form Factor. It will also be setup with a dual boot option of Dos and XP…

]]> By: Bryan G http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22788 Bryan G Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:11:53 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22788 Microsoft could sell a PC that undercut the Mac and is proprietary while still making there software. There software would naturally run better and cleaner on their proprietary system. It would be like if Apple released OSX to be used on non proprietary hardware. Microsoft could sell a PC that undercut the Mac and is proprietary while still making there software. There software would naturally run better and cleaner on their proprietary system. It would be like if Apple released OSX to be used on non proprietary hardware.

]]> By: David M http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22780 David M Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:26:52 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22780 On the other side of the debate, being proprietary also means less selection in hardware and flexibility. It also usually means higher prices because of less price competition for the hardware and software. I would rather have lower prices, greater flexibility and put up with the relatively rare BS. Face it, Macs are not perfect either. On the other side of the debate, being proprietary also means less selection in hardware and flexibility. It also usually means higher prices because of less price competition for the hardware and software.

I would rather have lower prices, greater flexibility and put up with the relatively rare BS.

Face it, Macs are not perfect either.

]]> By: David M http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22779 David M Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:26:33 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22779 On the other side of the debate, being proprietary also means less selection in hardware and flexibility. It also usually means higher prices because of less price competition for the hardware and software. I would rather have lower prices, greater flexibility and put up with the relatively rare BS. On the other side of the debate, being proprietary also means less selection in hardware and flexibility. It also usually means higher prices because of less price competition for the hardware and software.

I would rather have lower prices, greater flexibility and put up with the relatively rare BS.

]]> By: David M http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22778 David M Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:24:46 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22778 On the other side of the debate, being proprietary also means less selection in hardware and flexibility. It also usually means higher prices because of less price competition for the hardware and software. On the other side of the debate, being proprietary also means less selection in hardware and flexibility. It also usually means higher prices because of less price competition for the hardware and software.

]]> By: Sharron Field http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22776 Sharron Field Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:56:13 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22776 Just don't click the mouse to loudly: Doing so might scratch the hard-disk, and Microsoft will blame you. Just don’t click the mouse to loudly: Doing so might scratch the hard-disk, and Microsoft will blame you.

]]> By: Vic http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22775 Vic Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:55:49 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-if-microsoft-made-a-pc/#comment-22775 Unfortuantely for MS, anything they put out will be roundly criticized by the many groups that have an interest in doing so, from both hardware and software sides. Some are legitimate complaints, others are nerdy trash and finally some are manipulative. I can only imagine the heat MS will take should they make a proprietary pc that has ony 10% of the problems of other manufacturers... Unfortuantely for MS, anything they put out will be roundly criticized by the many groups that have an interest in doing so, from both hardware and software sides. Some are legitimate complaints, others are nerdy trash and finally some are manipulative.
I can only imagine the heat MS will take should they make a proprietary pc that has ony 10% of the problems of other manufacturers…

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