LOL, you make it sound like it's Microsoft's fault that Apple's OSX isn't available outside of Apple's overpriced computers. It's APPLE'S fault. When will you Apple fanboys realize that Apple is way worse than Microsoft is when it comes to arbitrary restrictions?
Speaking as someone who wears the USAF uniform...I'd say a more accurate mission statement of the USAF is to "bury its airmen in piles of bullshit so deep they'll drown in it." That's what the high-ranking officers seem to prioritize at my base, at least.
Maybe your record store is hurting because your business model is crap. The most extensive Christian Rock section? LMAO!!
What would Jesus do, there, Christian? I'm pretty sure he wouldn't make a big deal out of ripping off talented bands, perverting the lyrics, and then rebadging it as "Christian Rock."
Yes, it's not really particularly surprising that Apple was quick to prevent users from having fair use rights to the content they purchase through an Apple system.
And every single one of those games save for Quake 3 runs horribly on Macs compared to a PC costing the same amount of money. A $1600 PC with well-chosen parts blows the pants off of a $4000 Mac, performance wise.
Reasons I wiill never consider a Mac:
1) Can't build my own 2) Performance sucks compared to PCs that cost less 3) Less value 4) Much less gaming potential 5) Crappy OS interface
With $600 invested in an AMD 64 (Socket 754) Shuttle barebones system ($200 from Newegg), I can have:
512 MB of RAM nVidia 6600 GT video card 80 GB HDD NEC 3520A DVD+/-RW drive My choice of Linux distro
I know this because this is a system I plan to build in a few months myself.
Now, what would $1,500 get me from Apple?
A single-processor PowerMac G5 at 1.8 GHz 256 MB of RAM An antiquated nVidia 5200 Ultra An optical drive half the speed of an NEC 3520A The same amount of HDD space
So, like I said, Apple is worse, because they force you to pay their bloated prices for hardware and don't give you an option to build your own.
Since I'm a major computer geek, and derive a great deal of enjoyment from personally picking out my components and putting everything together, the fact taht I can't build my own Apple - even if their system prices WERE reasonable - is enough that I would never buy an Apple, no matter how I felt about their operating system and no matter how useful I felt an Apple system would be (which, since I'm primarily a PC gamer, is admittedly not very useful anyway.)
Apple is worse than Microsoft. Both companies have monopolistic tendencies, but at least Microsoft lets you use WinXP on your choice of hardware, as opposed to Apple forcing you to pay their bloated prices! It's just plain sad to think that I can build a Shuttle-based Linux computer with better specs than an Apple computer that costs 3 times that much.
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LOL, you make it sound like it's Microsoft's fault that Apple's OSX isn't available outside of Apple's overpriced computers. It's APPLE'S fault. When will you Apple fanboys realize that Apple is way worse than Microsoft is when it comes to arbitrary restrictions?
Speaking as someone who wears the USAF uniform...I'd say a more accurate mission statement of the USAF is to "bury its airmen in piles of bullshit so deep they'll drown in it." That's what the high-ranking officers seem to prioritize at my base, at least.
High on 'style' (whatever that's supposed to be), low on quality or value.
"Performance is nice, but it isn't always everything."
Funny how the Mac fanboys always say this, isn't it?
When it comes to Apple, they'll pretty much defend anything...
Maybe your record store is hurting because your business model is crap. The most extensive Christian Rock section? LMAO!!
What would Jesus do, there, Christian? I'm pretty sure he wouldn't make a big deal out of ripping off talented bands, perverting the lyrics, and then rebadging it as "Christian Rock."
Christian Rock. What a dweeb. LMAO.
Yes, it's not really particularly surprising that Apple was quick to prevent users from having fair use rights to the content they purchase through an Apple system.
And every single one of those games save for Quake 3 runs horribly on Macs compared to a PC costing the same amount of money. A $1600 PC with well-chosen parts blows the pants off of a $4000 Mac, performance wise.
Reasons I wiill never consider a Mac:
1) Can't build my own
2) Performance sucks compared to PCs that cost less
3) Less value
4) Much less gaming potential
5) Crappy OS interface
You're full of shit. Oh, Christians are so persecuted. Give me a break. Not giving you nuts everything you want does NOT constitute persecution!
Geez, forgot to include what processor I'd toss in there. The system I'll build in a few months will have an AMD 64 2800+.
Can't you at least try to act more intelligently?
With $600 invested in an AMD 64 (Socket 754) Shuttle barebones system ($200 from Newegg), I can have:
512 MB of RAM
nVidia 6600 GT video card
80 GB HDD
NEC 3520A DVD+/-RW drive
My choice of Linux distro
I know this because this is a system I plan to build in a few months myself.
Now, what would $1,500 get me from Apple?
A single-processor PowerMac G5 at 1.8 GHz
256 MB of RAM
An antiquated nVidia 5200 Ultra
An optical drive half the speed of an NEC 3520A
The same amount of HDD space
So, like I said, Apple is worse, because they force you to pay their bloated prices for hardware and don't give you an option to build your own.
Since I'm a major computer geek, and derive a great deal of enjoyment from personally picking out my components and putting everything together, the fact taht I can't build my own Apple - even if their system prices WERE reasonable - is enough that I would never buy an Apple, no matter how I felt about their operating system and no matter how useful I felt an Apple system would be (which, since I'm primarily a PC gamer, is admittedly not very useful anyway.)
I have made nothing up here.
Apple is worse than Microsoft. Both companies have monopolistic tendencies, but at least Microsoft lets you use WinXP on your choice of hardware, as opposed to Apple forcing you to pay their bloated prices! It's just plain sad to think that I can build a Shuttle-based Linux computer with better specs than an Apple computer that costs 3 times that much.
but any newbie with a keyboard and mouse would still kick his ass on a REAL FPS.
I stopped reading when you said, "The book focuses on Ms. Rand's philosophy." Rand's bullshit hardly counts as philosophy.
Out of curiosity, has anyone ever been busted for file sharing over IRC channels?