Caught in Apple restart hell « Scobleizer

Now my machine won’t boot. Well, that’s not really true. When I power it up the Apple comes on. Then the screen gets dark and a little message comes up:“You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button.”

Scoble, you’re having a “kernel panic.” :)

I’m a little bemused by the rest of the post however. Kind of a mini-rant on Apple’s sometimes holier than thou act they put on, and the “screw you apple.” Like somebody mentioned in the comments, where was Scoble when updates like this were coming out of Microsoft? Apple hits a rough patch and everybody’s on them like flies on — oh well you get the picture.

I’ve been looking for a reason to post on this subject, and this gave me one.

This is the problem with people who’ve been dealing with Microsoft for way too long, and have drunk the kool-aid. They need to equivocate the company’s own misgivings with others in order to (I guess) make themselves feel better.

Microsoft’s been screwing up for MANY more years than Apple has. This release is the first in years that hasn’t been up to Apple’s high standards. Was it rushed out? Yes.. but that’s because Apple bit off a bit more than it could chew (ahem, iPhone).

There’s a big difference between Apple and Microsoft when it comes to screwups. When Cupertino makes a boo-boo, they get on it right away. When Redmond makes a mistake, first you get the denial from itself and their PR hacks, next the fanboy legions come to the rescue, then you get a capitulation, and then a couple months later you finally get a fix.

Mac OS X is by far a more error and bug free operating system than anything Windows puts out. This is all Microsoft’s fault, and nobody elses. It’s too afraid to let go of the past and look towards the future — so you get a buggier OS.

Yes the transition from Mac OS 9 to 10 was rough. But it was a NECESSARY EVIL to take the platform to the next level. Microsoft needs to do the same thing.

Lets be real here. Some of this Mac-hating is a bit overblown and ridiculous.