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Posted by Specs on 04/06/06 17:03
"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:123adlo2ssuqda8@corp.supernews.com...
> "Specs"wrote ...
> > I don't think the 90/10 split follows for the creative
> > industry. Macs dominate Audio and publishing fields.
>
> That is the popular myth. But you wouldn't get any support
> from the people over on the audio newsgroups. Besides,
> what difference does it make?
>
It doesn't make any difference whatsoever. I was giving you the benefit of
my experience. I have _never_ seen a PC in a recording studio. I have
visited hundreds in my time. I have lots of personal friends in the music
business in the UK and have yet to see anything other than a Mac. Similarly
I have seen the majority of print publishing firms still using Macs. Ad
Agencies too invariably use Macs in _MY_ experience.
Perhaps the people frequent the audio newsgroups are indicative of another
sector i.e. the hobbyist that likes to spend time impressing each other how
"pro" they are. Ring any bells Richard? My "real world" experience is to
the contrary.
> I was being generous. It is more like 95 vs. 5.
>
> > Without OS X who would Microsoft get their ideas from?
> > The 90% PC market might just need OS X more than they know.
>
> You are really a master of the popular myth, aren't you?
> Perhaps you should look up the Palo Alto Research Center
> (Xerox) if you want to know where most of the windowing
> and mouse-related user interface ideas were developed.
> (Back when Jobs and Wozniak were fooling around in their
> garage.)
>
I am perfectly aware of the history of the mouse based gui. So where is the
Xerox GUI now? Surely nobody can deny that Apple developed it and
popularised it along with Commodore. M$ has always been playing catchup to
someone or other.
Vista bears little or no resemblance to OS X does it?
> > Microsoft does appear to be having its fair share of problems with
> > Vista at
> > the moment which could open the door for Apple.
> > http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2006/03/vista-2007-fire-leadership-now.html
>
> It has never worked for Apple before, but I guess you
> still have hope! :-)
>
Anyone who believes in a free market should hope OS X and for that matter
Linux continue to develop their market share because a M$ hegemony is not
good for anyone. Its clearly not good for M$.
For the record I have never owned anything by Apple not even an iPod. I am
not an Apple fanboy quite the reverse actually. Credit where credit is due
was the point I was making. :-)
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