Steve Jobs may be keeping it too real

An article from InfoWorld, written by Neil McAllister gives all the reasons why Steve Jobs is wrong when he touts that the PC’s mighty reign is a thing of the past. Jobs has been running his mouth off a lot lately, and I think he might be losing some potential customers. Apple has gone to a lot of trouble to create the sexy image it has today, but when CEO Steve Jobs keeps demeaning everything that isn’t Apple, the brand loses its appeal. Last October I was in the market to buy a new laptop and was really tempted to buy a Mac, but there were too many rumored incompatibility issues with numerous software programs (just look at Mac’s own list), and the fact ESRI doesn’t offer ArcGIS software for any OS other than Windows, it was a no brainer to stick with a PC.  McAllister touches on the key points why PC’s aren’t going anywhere, but if you talk to anyone who is not completely biased about Mac’s or PC’s, they will tell you both systems have their pro’s and con’s.  However, the number one issue I’ve observed is: that if you have a Mac and the world around you doesn’t- you are in for too many workarounds for it to be worth its sweet video & photo editing software. So, if Jobs wants people to keep jumping ship from PC’s to Mac’s, he better start keeping a lid on it, because a Mac’s sleek design and sexy image are about the only things keeping me interested.