Posted by doc on 04/06/06 21:44

i like the idea of another poster on another newsgroup, where he said,
Apple/Mac finally got wise and went to Windows :o)

bet the ole pal of Jobs, Billy Gates, liked that one.

drd

"Specs" <No.Spam@Thanks.com> wrote in message
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> "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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