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Apple to 'Switch' to Windows?
JFlex writes "PC Mags writer John C. Dvorak discusses the idea that Apple may dump OS X and 'switch' to running Windows in a recent column: "The idea that Apple would ditch its own OS for Microsoft Windows came to me from Yakov Epstein, a professor of psychology at Rutgers University, who wrote to me convinced that the process had already begun. I was amused, but after mulling over various coincidences, I'm convinced he may be right. This would be the most phenomenal turnabout in the history of desktop computing.""
I agree that the iPod has been successful. However, some people seem to overestimate the number of units actually sold.
The iPod has currently sold 42 million units. For comparison, the Nokia 3310 cellphone has sold over 100 million units. The total market for cellphones in 2005 was 800 million units of which Nokia sold 265 million.
Who overestimated it? Who said it was more? Why you then start wittering on about cellphones as if you're making some sort of point is beyond me.
Default Apple warranty on Ipod is only 6 months.
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Nuff said. Taco - you're an idiot for putting this drivel up here.
I'll add my own:
Wife has PowerBook for exactly 5 weeks, I carry it under my arm from the end table to a folding tray, maybe a 2 foot distance, holding it for all of 30 seconds, and open it, and lo and behold.. the LCD has a crack in it. Mind you, I was a laptop repair technician for many years, and I've even worked on PowerBooks. I know how to handle them. But there is apparently just a thin layer of ALUMINUM protecting the screen. It is apparently super sensitive to even the tiniest amount of pressure. I brought it to the Apple Store, and they refused to do anything to help, insisting that the damage was not covered under warranty and it would cost at least $700 to repair. This was clearly a defect unless Apple supposes that we aren't actually supposed to USE the laptop! But the MacIdiot^H^H^H^H^HGenius seemed to imply that if I had spent the extra $300+ on AppleCare, they might have been able to help me.
That day, I listed all three of our Macs and all of our accessories, including an AirPort BaseStation and two AirPort Expresses on eBay, and haven't bought any Apple product since!
And I wrote about this on some Apple message boards, and of course all of the Apple fanbois say "well, they're delicate, you have to handle them properly".. delicate isn't the word.. flimsy is better, but I say they sacrifice function for the sake of form.. Aluminum sure does look nice, but I didn't pay over $2000 for a laptop that breaks within a month from probably an ounce of pressure applied to the back of the LCD.
1, the unit was dropped or concussed and it was a matter of time before the crack actualized, or 2, it was a defective unit. I would bet the farm that (1) is the case, because unless there were obvious damage the store would've replaced the unit for you.
To be fair to the original poster, heretic though he clearly is, there is a third possibility that you should consider.
Is it possible that you are just so desperate to suck Steve Jobs' Apple flavoured cock, that you will post anything, anywhere, at any time that will bring you closer to that goal?
I don't mean to cause offence, this is just based on a previous observation that Apple zealots tend to be rabid scum who eventually come to infest and destroy any on-line forum.
I now return you to your regular scheduled communal circle jerk.