Microsoft mocks apple doomed bar new7/25/2023 ![]() ![]() RESET KEY PROTECTOR, which prevented accidental RESET on the earliest models of the Apple II, was available for only $3.25 from Special Systems Design. There was actually a thriving after-market for $3.25 "RESET KEY PROTECTORS": square plastic tube shields that fit over the reset key so you had to stick your finger down inside of it to press reset. They eventually put a stronger spring under it so it was harder to press, but it was still terrible. The original Apple ][ had a reset key in the upper right corner of the keyboard that was WAAAAAY too easy to press. (Putting many little third party companies out of business - not the first or the last time Apple did that!) The Apple //e finally adopted built-in control-key RESET protection. ![]() They came in various styles and colors and designs, and made great branded swag to hand out at trade shows.Īnother popular electronic one was a little board that you wired up to make it necessary to press the control key at the same time as the RESET button. One common one was a square plastic tube that fit over the button, that you had to stick your finger into to press. There was a whole third party ecosystem of physical and electronic devices to make the RESET key harder to press. But it also disconnected you from DOS and made it almost impossible to continue what you were doing. Later versions of the Apple ][+ increased the spring stiffness a bit, but not enough that it wasn't still way too easy to accidentally press.Īnd eventually Applesoft came along and it dumped you in BASIC instead of the monitor. When you pressed it, it went BEEP and dumped you in the monitor. The earliest model of the Apple ][ had a normal RESET key in the upper right corner of the keyboard, with only a slightly stiffer spring than every other key on the keyboard. However, if you’re after a powerful laptop for doing creative work on, then the MacBook Pro is the clear winner here.This is the SECOND time it came full circle.Īpple should have learned their lesson with the original Apple ][ RESET key. If you want a powerful tablet that can run Windows 10 apps and can double as a laptop, the Surface Pro 7 is definitely worth considering. While the Surface Pro 7 is a perfectly fine Windows tablet, it can’t really compete with the MacBook Pro, especially the excellent new MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020), and its comparisons aren’t really fair – and don’t hold up to much scrutiny. We love it when brands get a bit feisty with each other, but we feel this ad is a bit of a miss. With the M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, you can now run many iOS apps and games natively on the laptops, opening up access to thousands of great mobile games that the Surface Pro 7 is unable to run. If Microsoft meant mobile apps, then the MacBook Pro has an advantage. Even the highest end Surface Pro 7 couldn’t run AAA PC games. However, would we want to play them on a Surface Pro 7? No, to be honest. There are far more games available on PC than Mac at the moment. On the gaming front, Microsoft does have a point. ![]() The Surface Pro 7 comes in a variety of configurations, and while the highest-end models (which are also the most expensive) come with an Intel Core i7 and 16GB of RAM, and can rival the MacBook Pro, there are also other configurations that are decidedly less powerful.Īpple has also done a good job of making sure that existing apps run on its new M1-powered laptops, so a MacBook Pro should offer almost the same amount of apps as the Surface Pro 7. Microsoft also suggests that the Surface Pro 7 is more powerful, can run all your favorite apps, and is better for gaming.Īgain, these claims don’t always hold up. ![]() And why would Apple bundle in a stylus if you couldn’t use it with the laptop anyway? If you buy the tablet-only Surface Pro 7, then you too are “stuck with what you’ve got”.Īlso, the MacBook Pro has never been touted as anything other than a laptop for professionals, so attacking it for not being a 2-in-1 device isn’t really fair. It also sells the Surface Pro 7 on its own, as a tablet – which the ad doesn't mention. For a start, only some Surface Pro 7 bundles come with the stylus and removable keyboard. It’s here that Microsoft’s points fall a bit flat. In the ad, Microsoft also points out that the Surface Pro 7 comes with a stylus and detachable keyboard, and is therefore a more flexible option compared to the MacBook Pro, which is a traditional laptop which means, according to Microsoft, that “you’re kind of stuck with what you’ve got”. However, Apple would surely point out that MacBook Pros are traditional laptops aimed at professionals, so touchscreens aren’t that important. The fact that MacBooks don’t come with touchscreens, when many of its competitors do, is also a fair point. ![]()
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