Posted by Specs on 04/06/06 08:44

"doc" <doc@anywhere.com> wrote in message
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> well, we decided to get rid of our G5's when we found that every time we
> wanted to do "anything" we'd have to get proprietary software and at a
cost.
> and, worse was support and repair. when one of our G5's needed a drive,
we
> had to travel nearly 100 miles to find a service dealer, while there are a
> dozen service locations within 5 miles for our pc's.

That is bullshit. Macs used IDE and now use Sata drives like every PC out
there.
>
> as far as ease, we don't agree at all. in fact, the learning curve for
our
> ppl when we made the switch was far more simple than trying to get them to
> slap a mouse, let alone the more extensive mouse options with our pc
> solutions.
>
There are hundreds of mice available for the Mac. I use a Logitech MX Laser
mouse on my PC which happens to be Mac compatible. It happens to be the
best mouse I've ever used.

> leaving apple/mac was our smartest and most economical decision, let alone
> our support forums and 3rd, 4th, and 5th party software and technical
> solutions have been the most gratifying experience since we seen the last
> apple/mac go OUT THE DOOR!
>
> pc satisfied,

The beauty of the IntelMac solution is you can pick and mix. I am going to
pick a desktop when it arrives to get access to Motion, DVD Studio Pro and
Shake while retaining all my PC applications. Two computers in one using
the best of both IS the economical decision.

I have never been a fan of Macs as they've alway lagged behind PC hardware,
have been slow (despite Jobs' bullshit) and cost far too much. That has
changed in a big way.

Having though about the implications of Boot Camp software a bit more,
perhaps Jobs won't ever release OS X for generic PCs. The unique selling
point of Apple Macs will be that they can boot both OSes. Perhaps Boot Camp
is the first step down the road of OS virtualisation. It has been rumoured
that Leopard might make use of Intel's Vanderpool technology to boot Window
inside OS X offering seamless OS switching. That would indeed be a very
attractive proposition....

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