Apple CEO criticizes Windows 8 on D10
Summary
Apple CEO Tim Cook sharply criticized Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy at the D10 Digital Conference, specifically targeting its ambition to unify the tablet and PC operating system experience. Cook argued that attempting to merge these distinct platforms is unrealistic, asserting that such an approach compromises the potential of both devices. He emphasized that the "baggage from the past" inherent in PC design hinders the tablet experience, and vice versa, preventing either from being as good as it could be. This perspective suggests Apple's continued commitment to separate form factors, ruling out touch-screen MacBooks.
On D10, Tim Cook said : "[With Windows 8, Microsoft] is pulling all of the leg weight of the PC market. You wind up with something that's very similar to what tablets were 10 years ago. The more you look at combining the tablet and the PC, the more the baggage from the past affects the product. If you force them together, the tablet and PC can't be as good as they can be".
Cook recently accepted an interview from the celebrities Walt Mossberg and Kara Swinge. The two asked Cook his opinion towards Microsoft trying to make its new operating system Windows 8 applicable to both the PC and Tablet. Cook replied, “In my view, the tablet and the PC are different. You can do things with the tablet if you are not encumbered by the legacy of the PC. If you merge the two, the PC isn’t as good as it can be; nor is the tablet.â€
Obviously, Cook’s statement denied the possibility of Macbook having a touch-screen version. Apart from this, Cook mentioned that he used iPad at work even more than computer but he added he equally loved his Mac.
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