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Apple's Device Model Beats the PC Way
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Walt Mossberg argues in the Wall Street Journal that Apple's model for PCs and devices is beating Microsoft's. In early battles for dominance of the PC market, Microsoft's component-based platform crushed Apple's end-to-end model, he says. But in today's post-PC era, where the focus is on music players, game consoles and cellphones, the end-to-end model is the early winner. From the column: 'Even the Mac isn't as closed as its critics charge. It's still designed to work with Apple's own operating system and software. But it can handle all the common files Windows uses, can network with Windows machines, and can use all of the common Windows printers, scanners, keyboards and mice. The Mac gives you the same access to the Internet as Windows. Heck, the newest Macs can even run Windows itself.'"
but where is the software? ilife is great, but where are the alternatives? The biggest problem with a mac thus far has been the lack of software compatible. Games are another big issue. Even a mac that runs windows doesn't have the power to run the top of the line games like Half Life 2, Battlefield 2, and other graphics intensive games. Macs have traditionally had 'average' graphics cards included with them. Unless the only games that you want to play are the Warcraft series, macs can't take the games.
Its true the the apple of today makes every attempt to be able to allow you to use other formats on its closed system, but that is because they are the minority and forced by market pressures to do so. If they were the 800-pound gorilla instead of microsoft they would be 100 times more controlling and dominating then microsoft, as that is their business model. They would best friend as long as you did things on their terms...basically as long as you were assimilated you'd have no problem.
You might even think things would be better under their toltarian rule...they promise performance, quality, and interoperablility. But the apple of today would not be the same apple unless it was forced too. So for all you happy go lucky apple users, be careful about raving about apple too much because the more converts you make the less apple will do for you, because if apple ruled the world they wouldn't have to make you happy to keep you, they would keep you by giving you no other choice.
>Am I the only one who can't understand why newfound "Intel Apple fans" are the only ones thrilled about running Windows ?!?
By coming out with BootCamp, "Big Brother" said it's OK to run Windows, so the Happy Citizens are just expressing their united glee at the Great Leader's wisdom and tolerance.
If BootCamp were to disappear, running Windows would return to ThoughtCrime status, and all mention of this period would be deleted from the Mac history books, much like the PowerMac 6100/DOS has been relegated to trival obscurity.
(I know it's flamebait, no need to mod me as such.)
The Apple fanboys did.
Well, I've got karma to burn to uncensor this post.
Readers: set Flamebait modifier to +5 in your preferences and censorship won't affect you as much (except the articles do still disappear when the sotry is archived).
Just because it CAN be done, doesn't mean it should!
Sounds like you're too busy wackin it to the Apple logo to understand the point.
Whenever I hear the word 'Innovation', I reach for my pistol.
And neither is trying to draw any conclusions about Apple based on the Apple I.
Whenever I hear the word 'Innovation', I reach for my pistol.
What!? Your Apple Kool-Aid ran out today and you just gave up!?
Well, in your case, I'd say that Mac's built-in system-wide spellchecking might be worth whatever your price differential is.
You got "incldude," "warrenty," "panal," & "intentional" (instead of "intentionally") all in one paragraph! Ow, my Powerbook's screen is all red just from typing that!