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Posted by Specs on 04/05/06 23:08
"William Davis" <davisbill@mac.com> wrote in message
news:davisbill-D03410.15082505042006@news.west.cox.net...
> In article <LnWYf.2589$v9.2219@trndny01>, "doc" <doc@anywhere.com>
> wrote:
>
> > instead of trying to get ur mac to act like a windows machine, why not
just
> > get a pc? also, i don't know many people that want to do it the other
way.
> >
> > drd :o)
> >
> > "William Davis" <davisbill@mac.com> wrote in message
> > news:davisbill-1ED27D.13475805042006@news.west.cox.net...
> > >
> > > New Wintel Macs to do Windows
> > > Interesting language in the press release today. Breath being held all
> > > around the world.
> > > http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.html
>
>
> It doesn't surprise me that many people will see this just as you do.
>
> I suspect that if you ever have a chance to actually experience the
> difference between the two operating systems, you might actually realize
> that some of the things that Macs have always done DIFFERENTLY are
> actually done BETTER than they're done on the PC side. (certainly not
> everything, but certainly SOME things.)
>
> Examples would be the tight integration of items like the iPod and the
> Mac OS, Wireless stuff like Bonjour, Widgets technology, etc, etc, etc.
> Not that windows can't do much of the same stuff, but you'd discover
> that the IMPLEMENTATION on the Mac side is generally tighter and often
> common tasks are MUCH easier to accomplish precisely because one team of
> hardware, software, and OS engineers have spent their time working
> TOGETHER rather than in separate camps to develop the solutions.
>
> The smart guy said that if the tool you have is a hammer, all problems
> start to look like nails.
>
> If you have experience essentially ONLY on a PC - (or ONLY on a Mac for
> that matter) you tend to see solutions in terms of what you're familiar
> with. And too many of us NEVER explore what the other side might have
> that we could benefit from.
>
> Now, MAC people will have better access to ALL the available tools on
> both platforms.
>
> Unfortunately, PC people won't be able to say the same.
A few weeks ago people were saying Apple will never let Windows onto a Mac
even though Apple said otherwise. Its not too much of a leap of faith to
believe that OSX will one day will be available for PCs. Sooner rather than
later.
Apples business has transformed into iPod-iTunes cash cow placing Macs and
OS X subservient to them. Macs are much less important to Apple than they
ever have been so now might be the time to make OS X less exclusive.
Remember there was a time that iTunes was never going to support the PC.
The Macbook Pro looks like a nice laptop and isn't much more expensive than
a good quality PC laptop of a similar spec. Macbook plus FCP Studio plus
all your favourite PC apps looks like a killer proposition at this moment in
time. A no brainer for those on the move....
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