Wow, now my internet will be faster and my music will sound better than ever before! At least that's what the Intel commercials told me.
Call me crazy, but it's not how fast your chip is, but how you use it...
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In the meantime, I think it's fair to say that the hardware is perfectly capable for the vast majority of computer owners. They aren't interested in a speed war when the machine does what they want it to do, and does it well.
I agree with you for the most part, but the problem is joe-blow consumer, who doesn't know jack about hardware just sees the bigger number and assumes it's faster. They might not even give the mac a chance. For people like me, there's more to a computer than just speed. I just get much more enjoyment out of sitting down in front of a mac.
FINALLY, someone who dislikes Comic Sans as much as me! I hate that font. People seem to think you can use it for everything, like Times New Roman. It IS very sloppy and unprofessional and I cringe every time I see a professional or semi-professional document decked out in it.
I'm not saying anyone has irrefutable proof claiming that MS did in fact, rip off Apple...though the coincidences seem to be more than happenstance....
But as far as OS X capitalizing on XP's interface? That's pure bunk.
I don't recall anyone saying USB was going to disappear. I also don't recall Apple or Sony marketing FireWire as a replacement for UWB.
Keyboards and mice don't need that much bandwidth. Hard Drives, CD burners, and DV cams do. Rather, it's USB2 that Intel is trying to market as a replacement for FireWire. I don't see it since FireWire is pretty much a standard. Do you think Sony is about to replace i.Link/FireWire with USB2 in it's cameras, after marketing the technology so heavily? Don't think so.
Oh yes, and FireWire (IEEE 1394) is a jointly-developed certified standard, whereas USB is proprietary.
>not even with OS X which you can tell is aimed at Windows XP with it's XPish interface
Wow, the ignorance in this statement is staggering. Isn't rewriting history to suit your needs great? MacOS X was out for almost a year before XP came onto the scene!! On top of that, to most people at the time "Windows XP" was a lame attempt to rip off the X in MacOS X.
From my understanding, there is already an "OS 10", so Apple had to use X instead of 10. Windows XP is supposed to stand for Windows eXPerience (whatever THAT is).
And while we're at it, Apple's interface is called "Aqua" and XP's is called "Luna"...hmmm... Oh yes, and MS ripped off the ducky icon too (which Apple has been using for years). Yes I know it's public domain clipart...but they could've included anything in their collection. Instead, they included the duck. Wow Microsoft, you're so creative. I wonder who was copying who...
I like iCab too, my main problem with it is that CSS support just isn't there yet. If not for that, I might even use it full time. I've also had it crash on me a few times in X. That shouldn't happen
I'd prefer Sony's 320 x 320 screen. Best screens on any PDA. More PDAs (Palm, Handspring, etc.) should use the screens Sony uses.
I'd also like to see more Palm devices with virtual graffiti areas, ala HandEra 330. These seem like obvious improvements on the basic Palm design, yet you can't find a PDA with a color 320 x 320 screen AND virtual graffiti area.
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Wow, now my internet will be faster and my music will sound better than ever before! At least that's what the Intel commercials told me.
Call me crazy, but it's not how fast your chip is, but how you use it...
In the meantime, I think it's fair to say that the hardware is perfectly capable for the vast majority of computer owners. They aren't interested in a speed war when the machine does what they want it to do, and does it well.
I agree with you for the most part, but the problem is joe-blow consumer, who doesn't know jack about hardware just sees the bigger number and assumes it's faster. They might not even give the mac a chance. For people like me, there's more to a computer than just speed. I just get much more enjoyment out of sitting down in front of a mac.
Oh, and I like the dock...
>The ugly: Steve..."Dude, is that a Dell in your pocket, or are you just happy to get one?"
I think "or are you just hoping to get some?" would be more appropriate for that dude.
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FINALLY, someone who dislikes Comic Sans as much as me! I hate that font. People seem to think you can use it for everything, like Times New Roman. It IS very sloppy and unprofessional and I cringe every time I see a professional or semi-professional document decked out in it.
I'm not saying anyone has irrefutable proof claiming that MS did in fact, rip off Apple...though the coincidences seem to be more than happenstance....
But as far as OS X capitalizing on XP's interface? That's pure bunk.
I don't recall anyone saying USB was going to disappear. I also don't recall Apple or Sony marketing FireWire as a replacement for UWB.
Keyboards and mice don't need that much bandwidth. Hard Drives, CD burners, and DV cams do. Rather, it's USB2 that Intel is trying to market as a replacement for FireWire. I don't see it since FireWire is pretty much a standard. Do you think Sony is about to replace i.Link/FireWire with USB2 in it's cameras, after marketing the technology so heavily? Don't think so.
Oh yes, and FireWire (IEEE 1394) is a jointly-developed certified standard, whereas USB is proprietary.
>not even with OS X which you can tell is aimed at Windows XP with it's XPish interface
Wow, the ignorance in this statement is staggering. Isn't rewriting history to suit your needs great? MacOS X was out for almost a year before XP came onto the scene!! On top of that, to most people at the time "Windows XP" was a lame attempt to rip off the X in MacOS X.
From my understanding, there is already an "OS 10", so Apple had to use X instead of 10. Windows XP is supposed to stand for Windows eXPerience (whatever THAT is).
And while we're at it, Apple's interface is called "Aqua" and XP's is called "Luna"...hmmm... Oh yes, and MS ripped off the ducky icon too (which Apple has been using for years). Yes I know it's public domain clipart...but they could've included anything in their collection. Instead, they included the duck. Wow Microsoft, you're so creative. I wonder who was copying who...
I like iCab too, my main problem with it is that CSS support just isn't there yet. If not for that, I might even use it full time. I've also had it crash on me a few times in X. That shouldn't happen
I'd prefer Sony's 320 x 320 screen. Best screens on any PDA. More PDAs (Palm, Handspring, etc.) should use the screens Sony uses.
I'd also like to see more Palm devices with virtual graffiti areas, ala HandEra 330. These seem like obvious improvements on the basic Palm design, yet you can't find a PDA with a color 320 x 320 screen AND virtual graffiti area.