Will Microsoft ever be as 'cool' as Apple?

By Cale Hunt
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Will Microsoft ever be able to compete with Apple when it comes to "cool factor?" This can be a controversial question.

Microsoft is making great strides in the hardware and software departments, and its new devices, including the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, are constantly compared to Apple hardware. Why? Apple has a certain "cool factor" that many of its loyal fans can't get enough of. Remember those old commercials with Justin Long and John Hodgman, where the stuffy businessman was a PC? Those are partly to blame.

Forum member Fahmi Bassem recently started a thread to ask the question of whether or not Microsoft will ever have the same cool factor as Apple, and there are already a bunch of thoughtful replies.

Twitter if filled with apple stuff before during and after its events, apple related hashtags are at the most popular on twitter (more than 5 #)!!!

FAHMI BASSEM

Fahmi Bassem points out that Apple-related hashtags are all over Twitter these days, especially during their WWDC 2017 conference. Microsoft hashtags? Not so much.

Do you think Microsoft will ever hit the same level of "cool" as Apple? What will it take to reach that level? Head over to our forum now and speak your mind!

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Cale Hunt
Cale Hunt
Senior Editor, Laptop Reviews

Cale Hunt is formerly a Senior Editor at Windows Central. He focuses mainly on laptop reviews, news, and accessory coverage. He's been reviewing laptops and accessories full-time since 2016, with hundreds of reviews published for Windows Central. He is an avid PC gamer and multi-platform user, and spends most of his time either tinkering with or writing about tech.