Comments on: Microsoft looks to cash in on the iPhone

By: Akshit, Kolkata, WB

Akshit, Kolkata, WB — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:50:03 +0000

Well microsoft will now go to any extent possible just to make sure that after the end of it google does not comes out bigger. But i must say that its a nice move by Microsoft. Only they know what they are upto.

Akshit

http://ohioblogging.com

By: Vibhu

Vibhu — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:52:09 +0000

Having worked for both the platform using native technologies, I can say that there is a fundamental, yet complimenting differences between the two. These two coming together is akin to bringing together the creativity AND responsibility. (I dont think I need to spell out who is creative and who is responsible )…

Creativity and Innovation that brings about the best (and cool) in terms of user experience… and Responsibility, maturity and broader audience engagement that allows a person to continue to have an older version of the OS with the latest development tools…

By: D-Bone, Seattle, WA

D-Bone, Seattle, WA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:55:19 +0000

I would have bought an iPhone a long time ago IF THEY SUPPORTED EXCHANGE SERVER. IMHO Exchange Server is one of the most productive and well thought out technologies ever created…I do everything in Outlook calendar, mail, tasks, etc. even on my Mac. So why can;t I tie that into iPhone and go buy two-three for me & my family? C'mon Apple and AT&T – get this done and widen your sales potential exponentially.

By: Brittany Fischer

Brittany Fischer — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:39:33 +0000

the iphone SHOULD be called the yphone, as in "y the hell did i buy this phone?" i hate it. the touchscreen is impossible to use and the connection is terrible. whenever i see someone with a yphone, i judge them.

By: iwallpapers

iwallpapers — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:23:20 +0000

I have no idea what is microsoft up to!

MoiN

http://www.anewmorning.com

By: Dan D. Woodinville, WA (ex-Danville, CA)

Dan D. Woodinville, WA (ex-Danville, CA) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:12:08 +0000

Let's be honest.. Apple makes a great products (because Steve Jobs is a total maniac) and MSFT makes apps that have to work with thousands of software and hardware providers – you may not like MSFT, but Apple doesn't have the DNA to do what MSFT does and vice versa. MSFT could try to create apps in a closed environment, as Apple does, but it's not the way the company is engineered, nor was it ever.

I've worked for Apple and now work for MSFT. I love my Apple gadgets, but in the end it's MSFT that makes the world work (and money).

Anyway you slice it, without the hundreds of business apps that my new employer creates it would be a less productive business environment.

It's just the way things are…

By the way – the truly evil company is Google… Not Apple, Not Oracle, Not SAP and not MSFT…

By: Onynx O'Flaherty, NYC

Onynx O'Flaherty, NYC — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:02:22 +0000

Like OMG! Look how old Tom Gibbons, head of M$'s Spectralized Devices and Applicators is!

We can't allow old people to develop for the Mac. We'll lose our cache of cool.

By: Martin, Perth Australia

Martin, Perth Australia — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:29:18 +0000

Oh man, as a past president of the West Australian Mac Users Group and Mac power-user since 1985, I am embarrassed by the unbelievably knee-jerk anti-Microsoft comments by the Mac-extremists in this forum.

Put a sock in it will you guys – you're giving the rest of us a very bad name. Sheesh.

Sure MS have their major problems and issues, but this development can only be a good thing as MS helps to reinforce the corporate credentials of the iPhone.

Please spare us the invective – it only gives the anti-Mac crowd like gibbs more ammunition.

Oh and about the $150 million investment MS made in non-voting Apple stock – Apple actually had $4 billion in the bank at the time so it was a gesture of support not a bail-out. -hh has it right that MS's commitment with Office was the important issue at the time.

-Mart

By: Synthmeister, Huntsville, AL

Synthmeister, Huntsville, AL — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:32:19 +0000

This is great. MicroSoft will be totally beholden to Apple for any software they create for the iPhone as it must be sold through the Apps store and Apple will get a cut of the profits! (Although i guess MS could threaten to withhold Exchange compatibility or something.)

Also, MS only bought about $150 million of non-voting Apple stock way back when. That money was quite irrelevant as Apple still had billions in the bank and Jobs was back at the helm.

What was more important, was that MS promised to keep developing Office for Mac for at least 5 more years. That gave Apple a huge credibility boost in places where they were considering dumping Apple after their 12 years of unbelievable mismanagement by Scully, Amelio, et al.

Now, thankfully, the iPhone and the Mac can do quite well with or without MS, but if they happen to create a wonderful new version of Solitaire or something, Apple will benefit as well.

By: Juan Castro,Kgn, Jamaica

Juan Castro,Kgn, Jamaica — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:51:33 +0000

dont worry, all this bickering about these 2 software giants, eventually 15-20yrs from now the international laws will change both entities will merge 2 form a monopoly so enjoy the rival symbiotic relationship of both for noww…