Apple Vs. Microsoft By Brichrandlyn

Apple!!!

Apple Inc  Formerly Apple Computer Inc  Known for Ipods, Iphones and Ipad  Established on April 1, 1976  First PC for sale in July 1976 for $  Software- Itunes, Mac OS X, Ilife and Iwork

History  : Apple I and Apple II released  Apple incorporated on January 3, 1977  : Apple Lisa and MacIntosh released  : MacIntosh Portable released and line of Centris computers introduced  Apple sued Microsoft!  : Apple allied with IBM and Motorola  In 1997 Apple joined with Microsoft to release new versions of Microsoft Office  Apple online store was introduced

History  : MacBook Pro (Apples first laptop with Intel Microprocessor) released  : Ipod, Iphone, Ipad!!!!!  14 October 2011: Chris’s beloved Iphone 4s released!!!!

 How many iphones sold today????

Million!!!!!!

Apple Products By Chris Houston

"Say Hello to iPhone. “ First iPhone launched June 2007 – “ 2G ” Since then 4 other models have been made Now the iPhone 4S Over 4 million sold in its first weekend

The ‘ Wonders ’ of the iPhone  Constant updates  Ability to communicate for free  Autocorrect  High Resolution Display

The ‘ Cons ’ of the iPhone  Signal issues (iPhone 4)  Battery life  Unable to send music  Overheating

The iPad  Released in march 2010  More than 15 million sold by release of iPad 2  Use of 3G, UK wifi  Now used widely in schools, businesses  Resolution, games, , video, music

iPod touch/nano/shuffle

iTunes Introduced in 2001 Ability to buy music on-line as well as being able to

A brief look at the history of Microsoft

The beginning.  Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.  Microsoft was established on April the 4th, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair  Microsoft moved its headquarters to Redmond(Washington, USA) on February 26, 1986

The early years  Microsoft released Microsoft Windows, a graphical extension for MS-DOS, on November , While jointly developing a new OS with IBM  On March the company went public.  The ensuing rise in the stock made an estimated four billionaires and 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees  Microsoft introduced Microsoft Office, in  On May Microsoft launched Windows 3.0.

The 90s  On May 26, 1995 Microsoft began to expand its product line into computer networking and the World Wide Web  The company released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995

The new millennium  Bill Gates steps down as CEO, creating a new position for himself as Chief Software Architect.  Steve Ballmer becomes CEO.  On October 25, 2001 Microsoft released Windows XP.  And then released the Xbox later that year.

The present  Windows Vista released in January  Microsoft Office 2007 is released with it too.  Bill Gates retired from his role as Chief Software Architect on June 27, 2008, but remained as a chairman.  On October 22, 2009 Windows 7 was officially released to the public.  Windows Phone released in 2010

“ Tough Business ”  1990 marked the beginning of over a decade of legal clashes with the U.S. Government.  On July 27, 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division filed a Competitive Impact Statement  On April 3, 2000, a judgment was handed down in the case of United States v. Microsoft.  In March 2004 the European Union brought antitrust legal action against the company, resulting in a judgment of €497 million ($613 million), and another sum of €899 million ($1.4 billion) for failing to comply in 2008

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27 XBOX 360  Second video console  released from Microsoft  Successor to XBOX  Released in 2005  Sold 57.6 million  consoles

28 Pros of the XBOX 360  Security  Removable Hard Drive  Downloadable Movies/Games/TV Shows/Music  Was first console in HD

29 Cons of the XBOX 360  Pay to get onto the internet  Restricted to what you can get online  Older models don't have built-in Wi-Fi  Red Ring of Death/Failure Rate

30 Microsoft Office 2010  Sometimes called Office 14 and Office 2010  Successor to Microsoft Office 2007  Released in 2010  Sold more than 100 million copies

31 Pros of the Microsoft Office 2010  PowerPoint Broadcast  Lowest Office Prices Ever  Neat Multimedia Tricks

32 Cons of the Microsoft Office 2010  Office Web Apps  OneNote Everywhere  No 2007 Upgrade Pricing

33 Thanks for listening!