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By Ina Fried, News.com
Posted on ZDNet News: Jun 28, 2004 4:24:00 PM

SAN FRANCISCO--Apple Computer sees a weak spot in Microsoft's Windows strategy and is looking to pounce.

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With Microsoft's next version of Windows--code-named Longhorn--not due until 2006, the Mac maker has an opportunity to show itself as the company offering more innovation to today's computer buyers.

The company plans to show off the next version of Mac OS X, code-named Tiger, on Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference here. While Microsoft has released only minor updates and specialized editions of Windows XP since 2001, Apple has released Mac OS X and three further moderate updates, with Tiger marking a fourth.

Huge banners at the conference tout Apple's message, with signs such as "Redmond, we have a problem," and "This should keep Redmond busy" posted alongside pictures of a Mac OS X Tiger CD.

However, Apple has said it plans to slow its own pace of OS releases somewhat in the coming months.

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Tic, I admire your persistance
but if you read most of the rants about this release, you will see
that fricking nobody pays any attention to the substance of the
OS. "Not innovative", "Dell is cheaper", "1% of the market" ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: mlindl Posted on: 06/29/04 You are currently: Logged In | Log out
Apple slowsdown frgough@...   | 06/28/04
Get Ready For Lock-In!! OhMyGosh   | 06/28/04
I don't think so voska   | 06/28/04
Har har har olePigeon   | 06/28/04
There is nothing really innovative about an operating system anymore. chrislovesdana   | 06/28/04
Apple doesn't service 99.99999% of the market BitTwiddler   | 06/28/04
Lets not start a flame war but, rkadowns   | 06/28/04
Bad comparision voska   | 06/28/04
$500 for a monitor??? Enterprise Analyst   | 06/28/04
Your $800 PC... MacCanuck   | 06/28/04
$800 PC Enterprise Analyst   | 06/28/04
It's a great comparison rkadowns   | 06/28/04
Dell = Dung of the PC world ITGuy04   | 06/28/04
Reminds me pablo@...   | 06/28/04
Actually issthatso   | 06/28/04
comprable comparasons... ryusen   | 06/28/04
To each their own architecture, peace FilledOut   | 06/28/04
Marketing crapola prong@...   | 06/28/04
Amen! FilledOut   | 06/28/04
Apple and Linux both enjoy 1% and 2% of the market Enterprise Analyst   | 06/28/04
Numbers vs Quality (or worth) MacCanuck   | 06/28/04
Some interesting other stats. Yen_z   | 06/28/04
Posted by: Enterprise Analyst ..say it all. ben@...   | 06/28/04
Nothing like a mlindl   | 06/29/04
Redmond, Start Your Photocopiers tic swayback   | 06/28/04
Tic, I admire your persistance mlindl   | 06/29/04
What do Linux market values mean? km4hr@...   | 06/28/04
Tiger stalks longhorn, goes hungry Richard Flude   | 06/29/04
Tiger stalks longhorn, goes hungry Richard Flude   | 06/29/04

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