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You really, really, really do some research before you start shooting your mouth off. Microsoft has a very active research lab[^] - it was set up in 1997. Hololens was a project that Alex Kipman (the head of the Hololens division) was working on off and on, for several years. Microsoft had a mobile phone platform (not a very good one mind) long before Android was around. You might want to check when Microsoft patented what looked like Kinect Glasses (it was 2012) - the year before Google invited people to sign up for Google Glass.
This space for rent
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Not to mention that comparing HoloLens to Google Glass (which on hold for now) is a bit idiotic...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Absolutely, in many ways MS Research is the closest thing we have now to the Xerox Parc and MIT labs of old. Projects like Singularity (a clean slate O/S) and Phoenix (a compilation platform) really did break ground. And, just like Parc, they seem to be failing to capatilize on the potential.
HoloLens though looks awesome - potentially one of the most transformative technologies in my lifetime. Makes Google Glass look like just another advertising platform (which naturally it would be if it had taken off).
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Microsoft's failure? I wish I could fail that good!!!!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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You'll get better with all that practice 
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That's what they now call "Advanced Research and Development" ?
Big tech companies all have advanced technology R'd'D labs, MS Research Lab, Google Research Lab, GE, Apple, IBM
I think most of them started as clones of the famous MIT Media Lab and IBM labs.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I have always been comfortable with Windows, it just works for me. Last year there was a purchase spree in office for Apple products. lot of macs , Mac book pro, Air, all those glossy-fancy things. The admin is a shopping freak!  They justified it by saying we need these for working on Xcode.
That's okay if the iOS team needs it. But somewhere in a corner they have this sense of pride by owning a lot of Apple machines. My instincts says they really do have this. If not, Then what kind of luxury is this, when people get these macs just to install windows/VS and work on the same old windows code? Same for Android, Android studio works just fine on windows. A good rugged thinkpad i5s/i7s would just do it best. To be honest, even a decent core2duo was doing fine except for the hyper-v/SLAT for Emulators support. They bought extra Macs and all these non-apple guys carrying a flashy ones in their bags.
Now lets get the bite back from Apple!
It's 4th machine now, down in a row with this same issue - HDD=>Motherboard Data cable burns off.
Guess what? The authorized service guys have charged 19$ for the cable, and around 90$ as service charge. PER machine. So around 120$ per machine just to replace the cable. And a lot more Macs waiting in the queue.
And our admins don't want cables be replaced by ourselves. They want to get this done through the "authorized service centers".
Good luck to them!
I just wishes all these money are used at least to buy some extra XBOX and new games 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
modified 5-Apr-16 5:56am.
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The "Apple guys" think that they're doing a favor for all the little plebeians.
I find Apple in general is an "Emperor's New Clothes" situation.
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Very much! 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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(disclaimer, I work on Windows/VisualStudio, and play on Windows and have a MacBook air and an iPhone, and ALL work as expected, and very well).
Nathan Minier wrote: I find Apple in general is an "Emperor's New Clothes" situation.
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In what way ?
After more than 30 years of doing hardware, I think they are doing quite well.
Apple product may be more expensive, but they work as expected. I don't see the problem with that, if people want to pay more for something, more power to them, who am I to tell them what to do.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Maximilien wrote:
Apple product may be more expensive, but they work as expected.
That's a nice thought, but the reality is not quite so cut and dry, as the OP indicated. They have issues with SATA it sounds like. A $2 cable, a $120 price tag to replace.
On an individual level, if you're not cozy with computers then I get it, though I still find Apple practices to be predatory in general ever since I had a subordinate plug an iPhone into a computer to charge, and the thing bricked simply because there was a different iTunes account on the computer (and no, a sync was not requested). That's not looking out for your customer.
Now in an enterprise environment things are different. Computers NEVER play nicely out of the box in that environment as pretty much any SysAdmin will tell you. Couple that with repair considerations and you have a very different operational model. I daresay that any company that uses Apple as part of their infrastructure is going to get exactly what they deserve, which is about half of what they paid for. Have fun explaining that on your quarterly budget.
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The 13-inch MacBook Pro notebook from mid-2011 is an outstanding computer, but some of these laptops apparently were made with a bad batch of hard drive cables that failed after about a year.
Advice from an Apple Tech: Three common Mac fixes | Macworld[^]
We were referring these while trying to troubleshoot the machines.
I think we got a bad bunch like this unfortunately.
Or it could be because of power fluctuations - Is there a chance when everything is running through battery? or improper earthing? Don't know!
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Quote: if people want to pay more for something, more power to them
Too right. Who do those shareholders think they are demanding you make a profit! 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Nathan Minier wrote: The "Apple guys" think that they're doing a favor for all the little plebeians.
Inferiority complex? 
Nathan Minier wrote: I find Apple in general is an "Emperor's New Clothes" situation.
Every Windows PC I've ever owned (or been assigned at work) has had a hardware issue within the first 3 years. Most were replaced at that point because they'd become "obsolete" in one way or another. Meanwhile, my wife's 2007 MacBook Pro ran fine for 9 years and my 2009 iMac is still going strong. "Emperor's New Clothes" indeed.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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PCs do have problem quite frequently, if *we* are assembling it
I did have HP desktops that ran for ages. And I really really never got a problem with any of our thinkpad notebooks, we just had to replace the batteries. That made me a permanent fan of Thinkpads. We got R & T series, old ones. And some new i5 & i7s & couple of Edge series.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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My current PC (a Novatech) has been going for a good 8 years - a few upgrades in that time, so much of it has been replaced, but that was to improve it not fix it.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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OT - Are you and PompeyThree[^] cousins? Your pics show a family resemblance. 
Back on topic: My point was not so much Apple hardware is better than XYZ hardware, but that for many Apple hardware is damn good and better than average. I don't understand this negative attitude towards Apple exhibited by so many Windows zealots on this site. If they don't like it or feel it over-priced... fine... don't buy it. But to whine about it is childish. It's not a zero-sum game. Neither Apple nor any other hardware manufacturer needs to fail in order for the other(s) to succeed.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Every Windows PC I've ever owned (or been assigned at work) has had a hardware issue within the first 3 years.
If I didn't know any better, I'd swear that phrased this way, you're blaming the OS for the hardware it's running on.
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Sorry. Certainly not my intent. They've been an assortment of homemade, Gateway, Dell, Compaq, HP and Sony PCs - if I recall.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Desktops are passé. Are you sure you had enough problems in notebooks as well?
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Vunic wrote: Desktops are passé.
Passé? They're tools... nothing more.
Vunic wrote: Are you sure you had enough problems in notebooks as well?
Yes - broken hinges, failed keyboards, etc...
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: broken hinges, failed keyboards
Those are pretty standard failure points for notebooks. And yes, I agree that Apple paid more attention to getting those common failure points robust enough to last. Then again, so do other companies.. but not with every model they put out.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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Yeah like I was saying, Thinkpads work beyond once expectations, usually. Just before an year or so, I disposed a P3 IBM thinkpad 10". It worked like crazy for a decade. Only the track-button at the center of the keyboard was gone. everything else worked.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Oddly, that's the same issue I ran into with my t43p .. and I still use it for remote access to work since it's got a 1600x1200 screen. These days it's running Win 8.1, but perhaps soon I'll see if I can migrate it to Win 10, just because.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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lol , Running W8.1 on them feels great!
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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