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Apple Joins BAPCo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the change-from-the-inside-out dept.

DigitalDame2 writes to tell us Gearlog is reporting that Apple has joined up with Windows benchmarking consortium BAPCo as a full blown member. From the article: "This is significant because it means that Apple has now committed to Windows-based performance testing, and it will influence industry-standard testing methodologies going forward, possibly including Mac OS X testing."

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  1. For the switch to windows by Rosyna · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's obvious that this was just done so Apple can more easily load Windows XP by default on new Macs and phase out OS X. I mean, that's why Avie's leaving after all, his precious mach isn't used in Windows.

  2. Battle of the Benchmarks... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does this mean that Windows Vista will be delayed yet again until it passes the Apple user interface benchmark? Maybe Microsoft should license Mac OS X.

  3. Re:Vista Graphics could be an issue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually, that card will be more like 5 or 6 years old by the time Vista ships ...

  4. Re:What utter tripe. by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 1, Funny

    OMG!

    Did you really work for Apple? What's steve like? Is the food good on campus? Where you working in QA (I would love to work in QA at Apple)

    *basks in JCR's presence*

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    There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
  5. Re:Consider the business case by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ballmer could throw chairs at Jobs all day and not do any damage. The RDF would instantly convert any incoming chairs into rose petals, confetti, and ticker tape. Ballmer's new job would be to walk around throwing things at Jobs so he would have the appearance of eternal gratitude and appreciation. Ballmer would fully become the blithering ape he really is, and would end up kept in a cage until one day when he kills one of his handlers and they have to put him down.

    The RDF distorts reality. That's what it does. Chairs. Pffphft.