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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by ChuckMcM on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @05:36PM (#8956599)
I think this is a big part of it. I would rather run Windows on an Macbook Pro than any of the other hardware (although the new Lenovo machines are getting closer). That said it is still the phone/tablet/media streams that dominate their income.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by slantyyz on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @09:51PM (#8957734)
>> I would rather run Windows on an Macbook Pro than any of the other hardware

I honestly don't get why people often say that Macbooks are the best Windows laptops.

I have always found the Windows on Mac experience to be sub-par with respect to the key placement, driver behavior, and oversensitive scrolling with Apple mice.

I far prefer running Windows on a similarly equipped PC laptop. On the two Macbooks that I have run BootCamp on, I have always found it somewhat painful dealing with the subtle but noticeable differences related to the keyboard and pointing devices.

Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by 72deluxe on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @05:44AM (#8959088)
I too find the trackpad (which is a joy to use under OSX) to be a clunky ill-performing appliance under Windows. It suddenly becomes a real nuisance to use (ie, no I want to move a window not drag and select). I resort to using an external mouse when I reboot to Windows on my MacBook.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by ChuckMcM on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @12:32AM (#8958312)
That hasn't been my experience. I find the mouse experience equivalent to my Lenovo. The Lenovo maxes out with an HD screen (1920 x 1080) and has about 2/3rds the battery life. I will concede the keyboard point. I pretty much hate all laptop keyboards equally though.
Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by slantyyz on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @12:02PM (#8960994)
I probably should have specified that my issue is with the Magic Mouse with Windows in particular. It just scrolls when I don't want it to, and when it does, it's stupid fast. I don't have that issue with any non-Apple mouse that I have.