(The move to cut off the clones in Mac OS 8.0 was an unfortunate necessity. The clones were devouring Apple's revenue, and the move to open up the Mac market to clones honestly should've never been made.)
I disagree. I used to work for a Mac shop (the advertising dept of a retail store chain) and I really liked the Mac (except for the #%&^*@ one-button mouse). I was looking forward to buying a clone to run the software I used at work (mainly Photoshop and Quark Xpress).
Had clones been available I would probably have a Mac among the multiple x86 machines I have now. No clones meant no Macs for me, as Apple hardware is relatively expensive (compared to an x86) due to the fact that Apple has a monopoly on it.
And I disagree with you. Clones were a bad idea for Apple. What has always been a strength for Apple (a consistent and solid set of hardware that is fully supported and integrated with an OS) was almost torn to shreds by the clone makers. In addition, they were killing Apple by using the most dubious of methods to undersell and out-hype Apple. Non-upgradable scsi cards (cheaper! No flash roms!) and other low end junk components let them undersell Apple.
In spite of the idiot whos rant started this discussion (Darek Mihocka), Apple never has stooped to that kind of blatant planned obsolescence.
And they were pressuring Apple to let them set their own (low) standards for system design! Ugh.
I am quite glad my G3 does not suffer from a host of driver woes. Macs exemplify plug-and-play because of this. I have the Apple 'Mac monopoly' to thank for this computing sanity. And thank them I do.
In all honesty, you really don't know what you are talking about.:-)
Whenever you mention the small premium I pay for an Apple Macintosh over a PC... I think (my opinion) I would rather own a Caddy than a Geo.
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(The move to cut off the clones in Mac OS 8.0 was an unfortunate necessity. The clones were devouring Apple's revenue, and the move to open up the Mac market to clones honestly should've never been made.)
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I disagree. I used to work for a Mac shop (the advertising dept of a retail store chain) and I really liked the Mac (except for the #%&^*@ one-button mouse). I was looking forward to buying a clone to run the software I used at work (mainly Photoshop and Quark Xpress).
Had clones been available I would probably have a Mac among the multiple x86 machines I have now. No clones meant no Macs for me, as Apple hardware is relatively expensive (compared to an x86) due to the fact that Apple has a monopoly on it.
And I disagree with you. Clones were a bad idea for Apple. What has always been a strength for Apple (a consistent and solid set of hardware that is fully supported and integrated with an OS) was almost torn to shreds by the clone makers. In addition, they were killing Apple by using the most dubious of methods to undersell and out-hype Apple. Non-upgradable scsi cards (cheaper! No flash roms!) and other low end junk components let them undersell Apple.
In spite of the idiot whos rant started this discussion (Darek Mihocka), Apple never has stooped to that kind of blatant planned obsolescence.
And they were pressuring Apple to let them set their own (low) standards for system design! Ugh.
I am quite glad my G3 does not suffer from a host of driver woes. Macs exemplify plug-and-play because of this. I have the Apple 'Mac monopoly' to thank for this computing sanity. And thank them I do.
In all honesty, you really don't know what you are talking about.
Whenever you mention the small premium I pay for an Apple Macintosh over a PC... I think (my opinion) I would rather own a Caddy than a Geo.