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Posted on 05/15/2006 2:18:42 AM PDT by Swordmaker
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
oh boy, what a marketing campaign.... you no longer have to think, we will do that for you(Apple Marketing)
Buy our overproved hardware and WindowsXP.... sheesh.
overpriced* even
Will it do Vista when it releases??
By the time Vista releases, Everyone will have switched to Macs anyway.
I prefer Apple's marketing approaches to the promise of killer whales floating through my living room and little children flying past my office building if I run a PC with Windows.
Hahaha...How many times have I heard that line before? "Extra Extra read all about it. Macs will soon rule world! Bill Gates and Michael Dell tremble in their flip-flops!". Maybe this time... maybe this time. I am still waiting for Linux to take over the desktop.
Hey... I would be happy to buy Mac OSX if I could choose the hardware it runs on. Now you can get OSX to work under VMWare on most hardware but not LEGALLY. Why? Because Apple's EULA won't allow you to. That is funny Apple... what an open minded company you are. So I can run XP inside the Mac legally but not OSX running in a VM under XP legally. Glad I got Linux cause Apple and Microsoft are the flip side of the same coin no matter what you say.
Sorry but I just don't like being forced to buy Apple's hardware. Sure it looks pretty but who cares? With a computer the beauty really is what's inside.
As for Vista I still want to know if it will work. It barely works in VMWare and there are articles on how to get it to work in Virtual PC.
Part of the reason that OSX is such an attractive system is that it is made to go hand-in-hand with a specific hardware set. Because Windows and, to a greater extent, Linux, are designed to work across a wider variety of platforms, they have to sacrifice some of the things that make OSX a much more complete software suite.
For those reasons, Apple will probably never dominate the market, but it will certainly always have a loyal and respectable following for as long as it keeps putting out a solid product.
MACs, ya gotta luv 'em ! They're cute and cuddly, nice graphics, pretty monitors, sounds like my busty divorced blonde neighbor ! And about as smart.
The options of Linux, Free BSD, and custom made equipment was not discussed nor thought out. Perhaps in the US of A, Linux has not entered the market, or has it ? In the rest of the world Linux is often the O/S of choice. Note (MAC's) O/S X is a UNIX derivative, very similiar to LINUX, but not "OPEN SOURCE", and not as safe.
In the past this is why I never touched a Mac. Being able to pick and choose from hardware vendors who compete against each other has very big advantages.
Because Windows and, to a greater extent, Linux, are designed to work across a wider variety of platforms, they have to sacrifice some of the things that make OSX a much more complete software suite.
Um... ok I will bite... what makes OSX a "much more complete software suite"?
Bookmark for my new 17" ;yet to be purchased
to replace my 1Ghz 17"
OSX is not a derivative it *is* UNIX, at least more so than Linux. As for safety; on what basis do you consider Linux more safe and secure than OSX?
You're right. I did not mean for that to be a leading statement. I should have clarified that in my initial post. OSX contains features that go beyond "operating system" basics, mostly for the personal and prosumer level user, like a photo management utility, DVD and video editing software, powerful search utility, and so on. These features are integrated much more smoothly when a software designer knows what kind of system it's going to be used with, and Apple takes advantage of that.
OSX also cures many fatal illnesses, allows you to stop the sun for five minutes at a time, and eliminates waxy yellow buildup, but those are often glossed over in the manual.
Learn something about Mac OS X
This looks like a consumer market deal. Show me a Dell that costs enough less than the iMac to really matter. Try to get somewhere near the Mac's performance, small form factor, software and features. Having a superior OS and low power consumption would be a plus.
I gotta get me some of that.
if you want a computer with limited upgrade ability.
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