On 5/10/2013 23:02, Ken Springer wrote:
On 5/10/13 6:47 AM, xfile wrote:
On 5/10/2013 03:17, ...winston wrote:

"xfile" wrote in message ...

On 5/9/2013 15:02, ...winston wrote:
Hearing it from the horse's mouth might be better than interpreting
what someone thought the horse said.

Julie’s May 7, 2013 Interview (Video @ Wired Business Conference 2013)
http://fora.tv/2013/05/07/Windows_VP_Julie_Larson-Green_Starting_Over_with_Windows


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tried to mix the two distinctive segments
together with one half-baked product.

IMO, Apple is doing a better job of integrating the distinctive market
segments. They have two OS's designed, one for each segment, but are
working to give the user better integration.

Both OS's can be made to appear the same, using Launchpad on the
desktop, and XXXXXX on the iOS device. I don't own any iOS devices, so
don't know what it's called. Could be Launchpad there too! LOL

But, you aren't forced into it. That, to me, is the key.

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On the other hand, Apple is extremely careful on moving into the
business sector. They would rather be slow than screwing up.

Both Android and Kindle OS are Linux based but heavily modified to meet
each segment's unique needs.

Google and Amazon, at least, have the common sense of knowing that if
they had been lazy and simply used Linux, it would be busted.

You wonder, sometimes, why an experienced adult would made a major
mistake that a 5-year old knows not to.