You haven't got the faintest idea. Rendezvous is about network devices self configuring themselves and discovering each other. Explain to me how the hell your 802.11 network can do that.
My network is aware of all other network devices...hmmm few little things like Plug&Play, WINS, and DHCP...do a little homework outside your imac.
I will reiterate this one more time....just because a company has money in reserve, no matter what the amount, does not mean it makes good business sense to keep the doors open. No matter how you slice it, Apple is on its way out. I will admit it has take longer than expected, but it just does not make good business sense to charge more $$ for a box that does no more than a PC or does it any better. Period. Cool colors just are not cutting it anymore.
As for innovations in technology...I would say Apple has had a large part in it, but NOT driven it. Lets take a look:
FIREWIRE - was supposed to be the innovation of the decade in the 90s..I would hardly call it that seeing that its used mostly for digital cameras to take pics of the grandchildren.
NO FLOPPY - Having no floppy in a computer is hardly an innovation..plus Apple was actually criticized by many Mac owners for that decision.
RENDEZVOUS - What exactly is so innovative about Rendevous? Doesnt do anything that my wireless 802.11 network of PCs doesnt do.
HARDWARE APPEARANCE - same question, whats so innovative about this?
USB - Apple did NOT invent nor innovate USB..it was a collaberation of Compaq, Digital, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Northern Telecom. And I had PC USB devices the same time Apple was selling them (apple was twice the price for same items of course)
And to say they are in an excellent position to weather this tough economy is a very silly statement, what proof do you have of this. On the contrary, you may wanna do some research on thier current situation...not only is the stock price $15..but they have been moved from a BUY position to the low end of HOLD nearing SELL and are getting between 0%-20% analyst ratings now (see http://www.nasdaq.com for that info). Not only is Apple in the same boat as alot of tech companies that are not looking good on wallstreet, but they are charging more $$ for a box that does no more that a PC or does it any better.
No offense but you may wanna do a little homework, especially on the innovations section ie. USB, and financial positioning. Time to let Apple fade away...
I dont really understand why so many people have trouble with XP. I have hundreds of computers running XP and 2k, and they run great. I actually have more harddisk failures than problems related to running a Microsoft OS. As much as I have always hated running a Microsoft OS, I have to admit XP,2k and now.NET2003 server are great operating systems. By the way, for those who have not tried it,.NET2k3 is extremely stable and has made great memory usage improvements... the beta is very nice, its going to be a great OS.
Good point..I am yet to hear a valid reason to use an Apple over a PC other than it looks cool. I really have been very open to legitimate reasons to spend more money for a machine that does not do more than a PC or do it better.
I have been secretly hoping Apple would somehow find a way to climb back up, but all they are doing is barely holding on. I know I will get flames about how much money they have in reserves, graphic houses still use them, Jobs is god...blah blah blah, but that doesnt matter. Apple doesnt make business sense anymore, they are not doing it better anymore, and they sure as hell are not doing it cheaper. Period! Anything an Apple can do, a lower cost PC can do just as well, if not better...even the almighty Photoshop runs the same. Apple WAS a great company...just let it fade away. The '78 AMC Pacer you drive is neato too, its comfortable, and it still gets you around town, but AMC let it fade away let Apple do the same.
Apple R.I.P. (hehe let the flames begin)
Believe me I understand 'net culture', as I have been involved in it since day one. My point is that by posting as AC you really arent "protected" from any hashing or hacking as you made a point to. Its not as if Slashdot is asking for credit card info and your home address, its just an identifier on the site...pretty basic and just serves for better commenting. And now we have gone way off topic hehe.
Point taken, but even as Anonymous Coward, http and related protocols can technically be "hashed" and such. And if one is paranoid about singing up for something like a message board, they should not post in the first place. But I do agree with your comment about the moron ACs that make bad posts leaving.
I wonder if they are taking into account the climatic changes being created by the simulator itself...this is the silliest thing I have ever seen! Lets use it to play Unreal2k3!!
If they are going to simulate the earth...then of course as part of the earth, they will have to simulate the EARTH SIMULATOR(1)...which will have to simulate the EARTH SIMULATOR(2) simulating the EARTH SIMULATOR(1) which will have to simulate the EARTH SIMULATOR(3) simulating the EARTH SIMULATOR(2) simulating the EARTH SIMULATOR(1)..etc.etc.etc...and of course that must go on indefinitely! Dont they have better things to spend millions of dollars of processing power on?
but the bottom line is...if you want mainstream commercial apps..PC/WIN is definitely the best choice. There is NOTHING you can do in Aqua that you cant do in X...and the end of your Aqua paragraph makes no sense to me.
The edsel was innovative, so was betamax...look what happened with both of them. Hope Apple enjoys that 3% market share while it lasts a few more months. Nite nite Apple...neat case designs and a new interface for BSD operating system wont keep you alive. Talk about rip off...they couldnt even write thier own OS!!!
HAHA typical discussion/debate answer from a MAC user. A MAC user doesnt have any real facts to back up apple not being inferior...so we get stuff like "You drive a Yugo and only eat dog food" Sad! No wonder Apple has 3% marketshare and DROPPING by the day!! LOL! Good night apple
If we use the word "common" in the computer world...anything MAC does not fit. Just saving a few seconds or even a minute or two on upload of songs does not justify the higher price or reasoning to go APPLE just for an MP3 player that uploads faster.
What a pathetic analogy! MAC and PC/LINUX box have same basic features and performance. Show me a chrysler K that can peform like a Lamborghini or have the same features. What a moron.
First.."mainstream consumer-desktop apps" on the MAC are fading by the day (what is left). If you want that...go PC by all means. And second...BSD and X both offer an "aqua"-like interface for those that need that fluff.
That makes no sense...if you like BSD or you like X windows....RUN THEM!!! Would make more sense to run BSD or LINUS with X windows on a PC that is more cost effective for the same speed with more software available.
iPod is no different than the 500 other MP3 players out there, except for the fact that there are other that can store MORE music. Definitely not a plus on the Apple side.
How exactly is OS X more powerful or flexible than winXP or Linux? Not only are winXP and Linux more powerful and flexible than OS X, but also have 100 times more available software, MUCH more cost effective on the supported hardware side. I cant understand why ANYONE would go the MAC route at this stage of the game, there is no advantage or upside!?!
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You haven't got the faintest idea. Rendezvous is about network devices self configuring themselves and discovering each other. Explain to me how the hell your 802.11 network can do that.
My network is aware of all other network devices...hmmm few little things like Plug&Play, WINS, and DHCP...do a little homework outside your imac.
I will reiterate this one more time....just because a company has money in reserve, no matter what the amount, does not mean it makes good business sense to keep the doors open. No matter how you slice it, Apple is on its way out. I will admit it has take longer than expected, but it just does not make good business sense to charge more $$ for a box that does no more than a PC or does it any better. Period. Cool colors just are not cutting it anymore. As for innovations in technology...I would say Apple has had a large part in it, but NOT driven it. Lets take a look: FIREWIRE - was supposed to be the innovation of the decade in the 90s..I would hardly call it that seeing that its used mostly for digital cameras to take pics of the grandchildren. NO FLOPPY - Having no floppy in a computer is hardly an innovation..plus Apple was actually criticized by many Mac owners for that decision. RENDEZVOUS - What exactly is so innovative about Rendevous? Doesnt do anything that my wireless 802.11 network of PCs doesnt do. HARDWARE APPEARANCE - same question, whats so innovative about this? USB - Apple did NOT invent nor innovate USB..it was a collaberation of Compaq, Digital, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Northern Telecom. And I had PC USB devices the same time Apple was selling them (apple was twice the price for same items of course) And to say they are in an excellent position to weather this tough economy is a very silly statement, what proof do you have of this. On the contrary, you may wanna do some research on thier current situation...not only is the stock price $15..but they have been moved from a BUY position to the low end of HOLD nearing SELL and are getting between 0%-20% analyst ratings now (see http://www.nasdaq.com for that info). Not only is Apple in the same boat as alot of tech companies that are not looking good on wallstreet, but they are charging more $$ for a box that does no more that a PC or does it any better. No offense but you may wanna do a little homework, especially on the innovations section ie. USB, and financial positioning. Time to let Apple fade away...
I dont really understand why so many people have trouble with XP. I have hundreds of computers running XP and 2k, and they run great. I actually have more harddisk failures than problems related to running a Microsoft OS. As much as I have always hated running a Microsoft OS, I have to admit XP,2k and now .NET2003 server are great operating systems. By the way, for those who have not tried it, .NET2k3 is extremely stable and has made great memory usage improvements... the beta is very nice, its going to be a great OS.
Good point..I am yet to hear a valid reason to use an Apple over a PC other than it looks cool. I really have been very open to legitimate reasons to spend more money for a machine that does not do more than a PC or do it better.
I had no problem...couple clicks and all was working perfectly.
I have been secretly hoping Apple would somehow find a way to climb back up, but all they are doing is barely holding on. I know I will get flames about how much money they have in reserves, graphic houses still use them, Jobs is god...blah blah blah, but that doesnt matter. Apple doesnt make business sense anymore, they are not doing it better anymore, and they sure as hell are not doing it cheaper. Period! Anything an Apple can do, a lower cost PC can do just as well, if not better...even the almighty Photoshop runs the same. Apple WAS a great company...just let it fade away. The '78 AMC Pacer you drive is neato too, its comfortable, and it still gets you around town, but AMC let it fade away let Apple do the same. Apple R.I.P. (hehe let the flames begin)
Believe me I understand 'net culture', as I have been involved in it since day one. My point is that by posting as AC you really arent "protected" from any hashing or hacking as you made a point to. Its not as if Slashdot is asking for credit card info and your home address, its just an identifier on the site...pretty basic and just serves for better commenting. And now we have gone way off topic hehe.
Point taken, but even as Anonymous Coward, http and related protocols can technically be "hashed" and such. And if one is paranoid about singing up for something like a message board, they should not post in the first place. But I do agree with your comment about the moron ACs that make bad posts leaving.
Its a shame Anonymous Cowards are even allowed to comment on this site.
But what about the question?
I wonder if they are taking into account the climatic changes being created by the simulator itself...this is the silliest thing I have ever seen! Lets use it to play Unreal2k3!!
If they are going to simulate the earth...then of course as part of the earth, they will have to simulate the EARTH SIMULATOR(1)...which will have to simulate the EARTH SIMULATOR(2) simulating the EARTH SIMULATOR(1) which will have to simulate the EARTH SIMULATOR(3) simulating the EARTH SIMULATOR(2) simulating the EARTH SIMULATOR(1)..etc.etc.etc...and of course that must go on indefinitely! Dont they have better things to spend millions of dollars of processing power on?
What on earth are you talking about? Are you drunk?
but the bottom line is...if you want mainstream commercial apps..PC/WIN is definitely the best choice. There is NOTHING you can do in Aqua that you cant do in X...and the end of your Aqua paragraph makes no sense to me.
The edsel was innovative, so was betamax...look what happened with both of them. Hope Apple enjoys that 3% market share while it lasts a few more months. Nite nite Apple...neat case designs and a new interface for BSD operating system wont keep you alive. Talk about rip off...they couldnt even write thier own OS!!!
Just one of many MP3 players out there...but overpriced...no thanks!
HAHA typical discussion/debate answer from a MAC user. A MAC user doesnt have any real facts to back up apple not being inferior...so we get stuff like "You drive a Yugo and only eat dog food" Sad! No wonder Apple has 3% marketshare and DROPPING by the day!! LOL! Good night apple
If we use the word "common" in the computer world...anything MAC does not fit. Just saving a few seconds or even a minute or two on upload of songs does not justify the higher price or reasoning to go APPLE just for an MP3 player that uploads faster.
What a pathetic analogy! MAC and PC/LINUX box have same basic features and performance. Show me a chrysler K that can peform like a Lamborghini or have the same features. What a moron.
First.."mainstream consumer-desktop apps" on the MAC are fading by the day (what is left). If you want that...go PC by all means. And second...BSD and X both offer an "aqua"-like interface for those that need that fluff.
before a million flames...that was supposed to be LINUX...typo!
That makes no sense...if you like BSD or you like X windows....RUN THEM!!! Would make more sense to run BSD or LINUS with X windows on a PC that is more cost effective for the same speed with more software available.
minus the firewire feature (which isnt really that common yet anyways) there are other players with the same features..and cheaper.
iPod is no different than the 500 other MP3 players out there, except for the fact that there are other that can store MORE music. Definitely not a plus on the Apple side.
How exactly is OS X more powerful or flexible than winXP or Linux? Not only are winXP and Linux more powerful and flexible than OS X, but also have 100 times more available software, MUCH more cost effective on the supported hardware side. I cant understand why ANYONE would go the MAC route at this stage of the game, there is no advantage or upside!?!