Posted by doc on 01/10/80 11:44

Great info. We're very pleased with M$ Windows XP and XP Media Center
Edition and PC's. Having been a former Apple/Mac user, the switch was a
great plus for us in regards to Forum Support, equipment support (over 2
dozen PC stations within 35 mile - while only 1 Mac), and especially 3rd
party software and Freebie stuff :o)

drd

"Greg Melton" <greg.melton@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:03:27 +0100, "Specs" <No.Spam@Thanks.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"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. :-)
>>
>
> I do on-going shoots for AMD64 processors (for PC platforms of
> course), and if you're interested in hearing what some pretty well
> respected artists, producers and engineers have to say, check it out
> for yourself. The work Mac never entered the picture.
>
> http://amd64live.com/
>
> Ciao,
> Greg

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