News Analysis: As the marketing battle between Apple and Microsoft continues to heat up, desktop and notebook buyers are benefiting from improvements in features, security and user experience on both platforms. Apple keeps hammering away with the message that its platform is more secure and reliable. Microsoft is counting on improvements in Windows 7 to trigger a sustained wave of hardware and operating system upgrades that will keep buyers committed to the Windows platform. Here are 10 reasons why the Microsoft-Apple market war is a win-win situation for PC buyers.
– With Windows
7 finally on store shelves and updated Macs gracing Apple stores around the
United States,
a new era in the battle between Microsoft and Apple is under way. Microsoft has
its new operating system running on PCs from several vendors. Apple has its own
new operating system running on…