Technology

In recent years technology has made many leaps and bounds in very short amounts of time. IT seems that no matter how high tech other companies products become Apple always reels in the customers. Over the years Apple has become one of the most powerful companies in the world. If another company makes something, they seem to make it better or just make a whole new product that blows people away. More often then not a person will here about someone getting an IPhone as oppose to whatever HTC phone that matches it's capabilities is available. Apple now seems to be the top manufacture of mp3 players, tablets PC's and whatever else they can think of. Apple just seems to have the whole system figured out, which brings the question is Apple a monopoly? The only company that seems to be able to compete withthem on that level is Microsoft. Although most talk has been about Apple, Microsoft can never be ruled out of the competition. With the creation of Windows 7 and their new Word Processor, they are easily in control of the classrooms and businesses in the world. Microsoft also does manufacture their own line of mp3 players, that being the Zune, which does not seem to be a formidable competitor for the IPod Touch. With both of these companies ruling the technological world in their own way it makes one wonder, who is going to come out on top? Or will both of them destroy one another? This makes one wonder about what the possibilities for new competition is at the rate that these two companies are going. Resulting in one questioning, will one of these companies rule the world one day? The companies Apple and Microsoft have revolutionized the technological world for the average person. Now any average person who owns the product is able to access music, internet, and video games at the tips of their fingertips. The average person can also use Windows 7, which has revolutionized any computers database making it extremely easy and convenient to use. These products have also helped Americas business person. For instance, the Apple IPhone has made it possible for a business person to access the internet, schedule meetings, send emails, make phone calls, and access convenient applications all in one incredible device. This has made it so that little phone can do everything that their computer, palm pilot, and cell phone all in one device. But things don't stop there. These companies, specifically Microsoft have revolutionized the classrooms. Now students have Microsoft Suites allowing them to make any presentation possible, but with a user interface that makes it a breeze. This has allowed the individual student to complete things faster and gives them more time to do other work.