I hope that people see that, no matter what their political views are, it is in their best interest to see stringent penalties against Microsoft.
While it is obvious why the interventionist left sees the need for the government to act, many on the right are of the opinion that, the free market being 'free', the feds should just get out of Gates' way. Following along in their Reagan-induced trance, they fail to see that the man was actaully contadicting himself when he destroyed anti-trust. When you hold an economic viewpoint so dependent on micro-economics, fair business practices are possibly THE most important thing the the government can regulate and ensure. The vast majority of micro-economic models are based on perfect competition, making it essential for cases such as Microsoft's to be dealt with in the proper manner (Bill Gates being draffed out and whot like the dog he is;) ).
Just to let you know that someone from the other side agrees with you.
Sorry, I did not mean to sound like a troll. I merely meant to say that it's hard to be a gamer on the Mac. I'd love to get one, but with a limited budget, I have to chose between it and a PC. I like games, PC wins. However with that, I lose the advantages of the Mac. I didn't mean to say that there were no good games for the Mac; that thing about Pong stems from a conversation that I had with someone who was frustrated over the Half-Life release for the Mac.
You don't have to be a hardcore gamer to feel the pinch.
And yes, due to the superiority of the Mac in many areas, Quake III arena probably does kick some serious butt. I envy you and your computer (and no, that was not sarcasm. I run off of a computer that has 64MB of RAM and Win98. I would kill to get a G4).
Not to forget that if you have a Mac, it's impossible to play any games on the thing. Apple's done a poor job of seeing what people want in their computers.
Pong for the Mac
Game Designer - "Well, to make the thing profitable, we had to remove the little ball."
Gamer - How do you play it?
Game Designer - "Well, you do have to move the paddles up and down pretending that the ball is there, but it's almost the same."
The Mac will still continue to sell as long as it retains its appearence. I've met many Mac users who did not care that the performance was lower, they just liked the thing because it looked cool. I must admit, the moniters that you can get for the cube look much better than the 17-inch grey thing I'm looking at now.
Besides that, the Mac is a good choice for those who want a user-friendly system, but who are sick of Windows crashing every time they nearly get their work done.
It's true that the Apple's computers run slowly, but there are other factors that some users consider to be more important.
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I like Steve Tilly's take on this entire thing, found here.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!
I hope that people see that, no matter what their political views are, it is in their best interest to see stringent penalties against Microsoft. ;) ).
While it is obvious why the interventionist left sees the need for the government to act, many on the right are of the opinion that, the free market being 'free', the feds should just get out of Gates' way. Following along in their Reagan-induced trance, they fail to see that the man was actaully contadicting himself when he destroyed anti-trust. When you hold an economic viewpoint so dependent on micro-economics, fair business practices are possibly THE most important thing the the government can regulate and ensure. The vast majority of micro-economic models are based on perfect competition, making it essential for cases such as Microsoft's to be dealt with in the proper manner (Bill Gates being draffed out and whot like the dog he is
Just to let you know that someone from the other side agrees with you.
Sorry, I did not mean to sound like a troll. I merely meant to say that it's hard to be a gamer on the Mac. I'd love to get one, but with a limited budget, I have to chose between it and a PC. I like games, PC wins. However with that, I lose the advantages of the Mac. I didn't mean to say that there were no good games for the Mac; that thing about Pong stems from a conversation that I had with someone who was frustrated over the Half-Life release for the Mac.
You don't have to be a hardcore gamer to feel the pinch.
And yes, due to the superiority of the Mac in many areas, Quake III arena probably does kick some serious butt. I envy you and your computer (and no, that was not sarcasm. I run off of a computer that has 64MB of RAM and Win98. I would kill to get a G4).
Not to forget that if you have a Mac, it's impossible to play any games on the thing. Apple's done a poor job of seeing what people want in their computers. Pong for the Mac Game Designer - "Well, to make the thing profitable, we had to remove the little ball." Gamer - How do you play it? Game Designer - "Well, you do have to move the paddles up and down pretending that the ball is there, but it's almost the same."
The Mac will still continue to sell as long as it retains its appearence. I've met many Mac users who did not care that the performance was lower, they just liked the thing because it looked cool. I must admit, the moniters that you can get for the cube look much better than the 17-inch grey thing I'm looking at now. Besides that, the Mac is a good choice for those who want a user-friendly system, but who are sick of Windows crashing every time they nearly get their work done. It's true that the Apple's computers run slowly, but there are other factors that some users consider to be more important.