Chris Pirillo on why Vista will only help increase Apple's market share

good golly i get sick of constantly reading about mac users who hate itunes 7 & the fact that its UI is "inconsistent". i really dont understand why everyone seems to want every program on the mac to look the same. they all do different things, its makes no sense for them to look the same.

"It runs on the same hardware."

That's only true if 'it' refers to Vista, not if 'it' refers to Leopard. It's true that Windows can run on all mac hardware, but not true that OS X can run on all hardware that Windows can be installed on.

UI inconsistencies?!

Well, if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black!

Is it just a dummy user or are we actually accessing MICK HAMBLEN's account at CPU? 'Coz it seems like I'm able to change Micky's email address, view his personal information (like phone number and address) and subscription details???

i know this is a topic of vista, and not os x, but i HAVE to say it; THE NEW LOOK OF ITUNES ISNT A MISTAKE!!!

there, i said it. it is a preview of what is to come, just as they have often done with their software, mainly itunes. and to call all these programs inconsistant? if youve ever used xcode, it gives you 2 main style options, brushed or not. even with this new 'metal' look, that is 3 standard choices. that doesnt seem very inconsistant to me.

eventually everything WILL look like 'metal' and we can all go back to thinking anything else is evil other than metal

icerabbit - "I wish there was a preference where you could make your choice: aqua/metal/.../gray for all. Period. "

I use this and am quite happy. Price is great too.

http://gui.interacto.net/

The thing is, most people (at least on the Windows side) don't make much effort to update their software. They don't run out and buy new OSes, but rather just use what came with their computer until they get a new computer. Vista won't necessarily be a flop, simply because people will still be buying new computers. They may complain, but they already paid for it when they bought their new computer.

Having used Vista a few times, I'm not impressed either. To me it is XP SP3 with a new skin. Just like Windows ME & Windows 98 - 98SE.

My first look at new office beta? Unless there is a switch / preference to revert to the 'old school' menu & button bars ... it is a productivity nightmare! If you've used Office for nearly 15 years professionally, you suddenly have to relearn where everything is placed.

To a degree OS X has a more uniform look, but I hope Leopard will solve all the inconsistencies between the Apple applications. I'm not as deeprooted as some are about the issue, but I still find it disturbing. When OS X came out, everything was the same. Since then it just has gotten gradually worse. Some things are still aqua, some are brushed metal, now we have shades of gray.

I can understand certain apps have been updated, while others have not, but the more I think about it, the more I wish there was a preference where you could make your choice: aqua/metal/.../gray for all. Period.

GadgetGav - "I think only the people who didn't know how to change the functionality of IE did" -- isn't that /most/ of your average users?

I ran Vista RC1 via Parallels on my Macbook. After a couple of days I threw it out. The UI is a total mess. The OS is too intrusive with requests for permission to do anything from installing programs to inserting discs. I regularly use XP at work and have no bones to pick with Microsoft. But, Vista is going to be a huge flop with consumers. It is just a confusing mess. I'm not sure if Apple will pick up market share, but people will not move off XP as quickly as Microsoft is predicting.