Apple and Microsoft Desktop OSes: Two Models, One Winner

Tech opinions, Steve Wildstrom:

Sales of PCs as a whole are shrinking and there doesn’t seem to be anything on the horizon that will reverse this trend. But sales of Windows PCs are falling much faster than Macs. For example, in the quarter ended March 30, IDC estimated that worldwide Windows PC shipments dropped 13.9% from the year-ago quarter, which Apple reported its Mac sales were flat. This means that Apple’s market share is growing. And Apple, with its dominance of the high end of the PC market, is continuing to rake in the profits, while makers of Windows PCs are struggling and increasingly contemplating a post-PC world.

And even worst for Microsoft, most manufacturers are thinking Android for their tablets than those working on Windows 8 products.

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History of the Mac

With WWDC just around the corner, I thought this infographic-like look at the history of the Mac was very appropriate.

Looking forward to what Apple will bring to the table this coming Monday.

nevver:

Macs, Aakash Doshi

It’s evolution, baby.

Cool graphic.

Source: aakashdoshi

Behold, the world’s most sophisticated Android trojan

Ars technica:

Recently discovered malware targeting Android smartphones exploits previously unknown vulnerabilities in the Google operating system and borrows highly advanced functionality more typical of malicious Windows applications, making it the world’s most sophisticated Android Trojan, a security researcher said.

Be careful with your great open system.

In the age of iCloud, does Apple need to maintain a monstrous iTunes?

Imore’s Richard Devine has a nice idea of one way Apple can do to solve the mess that is iTunes. Make different apps like on iOS. One for music, one for apps, one for books, etc.. Just the same apps on iOS made for the Mac.

Yes, it wouldn’t be as convenient as having all in one place, but when that one place has to work as hard as iTunes, it’s a good idea to separate things and make them work better.