So your point is "Windows: great if you develop games, but if you develop anything else, go with Mac", right?:-)
Actually, yeah. I'm a long-time mac user, self-employed digital content developer, and part-time designer. I make my living with computers, but not with MS Office (though, I do have it). Everything I do could be done on either Windows or OS X. Honestly, since I make my living with computers and don't have a budget for third-party IT, or the time to do it, myself, I have to use macs. I am a geek, and do like to work on my machines (I actually built one of my G4s), but not when I need to be working. I have to be efficient, or I won't make money. Downtime just isn't an option. I also like to play games, and I've thought about getting a windows box just to play games on, but that's all I could do with it. Add to that the fact that to buy a good Windows game machine, I'd have to spend as much as I would to buy a new G5, and I'm quickly running out of rationalizations to spend money on Windows. I can't do my work on PCs, and I can't see spending money on a computer that I can only play games on.
The point he was making in the presentation is that mac-users buy shareware, and we're religious upgraders. We typically have more education and more income - sounds like a good target market, doesn't it? I've bought licenses for Delicious Library and OminiWeb, myself. Listen to this guy - he knows what's up.
I see a lot of people complaining that we should be more organized, thus eliminating the need for more advanced searching. I try to organize my mac, but like my house, I rarely know exactly where I last left a particular item. Finding something my kids have left behind a dresser can be challenging, but my hard drive is a far vaster and more crowded place. I have tens of thousands of files I've created for my work, and even with meticulous organizing, finding them manually can be a nightmare. I already use the hell out of Panther's search-box in the Finder windows. I imagine Tiger is going to be even sweeter.
Earlier up in the postings, somebody said that ID had dropped Mac support for Q3. And quake3arena.com doesn't have any mention of a Mac update, but I'm sure somebody will come along and help us out. There Mac community isn't exactly small, and it has more than it's share of talent.
What's currently available from ID can be found here:
Slashdot Mirror
So your point is "Windows: great if you develop games, but if you develop anything else, go with Mac", right? :-)
Actually, yeah. I'm a long-time mac user, self-employed digital content developer, and part-time designer. I make my living with computers, but not with MS Office (though, I do have it). Everything I do could be done on either Windows or OS X. Honestly, since I make my living with computers and don't have a budget for third-party IT, or the time to do it, myself, I have to use macs. I am a geek, and do like to work on my machines (I actually built one of my G4s), but not when I need to be working. I have to be efficient, or I won't make money. Downtime just isn't an option. I also like to play games, and I've thought about getting a windows box just to play games on, but that's all I could do with it. Add to that the fact that to buy a good Windows game machine, I'd have to spend as much as I would to buy a new G5, and I'm quickly running out of rationalizations to spend money on Windows. I can't do my work on PCs, and I can't see spending money on a computer that I can only play games on.
The point he was making in the presentation is that mac-users buy shareware, and we're religious upgraders. We typically have more education and more income - sounds like a good target market, doesn't it? I've bought licenses for Delicious Library and OminiWeb, myself. Listen to this guy - he knows what's up.
I see a lot of people complaining that we should be more organized, thus eliminating the need for more advanced searching. I try to organize my mac, but like my house, I rarely know exactly where I last left a particular item. Finding something my kids have left behind a dresser can be challenging, but my hard drive is a far vaster and more crowded place. I have tens of thousands of files I've created for my work, and even with meticulous organizing, finding them manually can be a nightmare. I already use the hell out of Panther's search-box in the Finder windows. I imagine Tiger is going to be even sweeter.
Yeah, we'll just have to content ourselves with our mere 64 bit Windows and Linux, and envy you cutting-edge Apple users with your 32 bit OS.
Tiger is 64bit... shipping at the end of the month. Exactly when was M$'s 64bit OS shipping, again?
Earlier up in the postings, somebody said that ID had dropped Mac support for Q3. And quake3arena.com doesn't have any mention of a Mac update, but I'm sure somebody will come along and help us out. There Mac community isn't exactly small, and it has more than it's share of talent.
What's currently available from ID can be found here:
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/mac/old/