Reading through his site, I got the impression that the whole purpose of GraphicPower was to allow McCarty to get press passes to Macworld. Have a look at this little tidbit:
I attended Macworld Expo in
New York with an employee in July 1998. After paying $90.00 for two attendee passes, I swore that I was going to start a graphics Web site and have press passes for future Expos.
Other parts of the site suggest that McCarty really, really has fun at Macworld Expos (check out the Booth Babes feature, for example, or this report), and seems to really, really enjoy having a press pass:
I enjoy the opportunities to met Mac luminaries that I would otherwise never
cross paths with. I enjoy the ego element of reader feedback, whether positive or negative. I enjoy the recognition gained among vendors. I even
don't mind being known as "The Booth Babes Guy." I get a huge kick out of attending Steve Jobs' keynote speeches. I love the Macworld Expo party
circuit. In a word . . . Fun.
Having fun is why every good journalist deserves a press pass.
Problem is, that unreliable Googlecount is the only evidence you gave that Apple was outright lying about its stability claims. If you're going to assert that Apple is lying, would you mind using some actual evidence to back up your claim? Otherwise, it's just your say-so vs. Apple's.
How about some anecdotal evidence: your own user experience? Here's mine. My iBook running OS X has crashed occasionally, but not very often -- maybe once a month at most, and most of those crashes (twice in the last three and a half months) seem to have been due to keeping a USB hub plugged in when the iBook is in sleep mode. Scratch that shitty hub, and it hasn't crashed once since. I'd give you my uptime, but it's only five days since I upgraded to 10.1.5, and before that I actually shut the thing down (only the second time ever) before heading off for a weekend of camping, so there's two voluntary reboots. Basically, it hasn't crashed in a good while.
I've posted this to Metafilter, where domain hijackings have been a frequent topic of discussion (see discussions re succaland.com, smug.com and hoopla.com, where some insight into the subject of domain hijacking might be gained, perhaps).
Still got MacSlash at home this morning, but I've been getting Dotster instead at work since yesterday.
Of course it's a crock. You can buy virus protection software for your Palm OS handheld, too, even though the total number of viruses for Palm OS is, if I remember correctly, one. (Correct, please, if I am wrong.)
Bear in mind that European prices include VAT (value-added tax or sales tax), which can be as high as 20 per cent or thereabouts, whereas U.S. (and Canadian) prices do not. (For example, the dual-gigahertz G4 costs C$4,800 in Canada, but you've got to add 15 per cent or so to cover GST and provincial taxes, in most cases.) The presence of the VAT in the price might not account for all of the difference in price, but it's a part of it -- could add about US$600 or so.
They haven't depreciated all that much; my local used Mac dealer is selling one for $1,700 Canadian (a bit more than $1,000 US), and Cubes seem to fetch good prices on eBay. A G4 with an ADC connector is still worth something: you can run OS X on it and attach an Apple display to it, for example. On the other hand, the computers eligible for trade-in under this program are pre-G3- or early-G3-processor models that are unsupported under OS X. Not quite the same thing.
Read KSR's Escape from Kathmandu, an extremely funny book -- a pure comedy -- and see whether you still think KSR takes himself too seriously. He's written some very funny stuff, but almost entirely at shorter lengths rather than in novels (Escape from Kathmandu is a collection of three shorter pieces).
Tell me about it. I already installed the update to my iPod before this appeared in Software Update, and my iBook still wants me to install that update. Don't really see the advantage of using Software Update in this case.
Note, though, that there are separate new and used sections. If a physical bookstore filed used books in with the new books, I have a feeling there might be some complaint. At Amazon, you can buy used from the new product's page, which is analogous.
No. Covers are only removed from pocket paperbacks. And they couldn't then go and sell them without a cover -- recent paperbacks have the following notice:
If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this "stripped book."
Sounds like the standard whinge about Macs: "I can't afford one, I can't build one from parts, the CPU clock speed is too slow and Apple isn't listening to me!"
Yawn. Nothing new, nothing to see here, these aren't the droids you're looking for, move along.
Love those pop-up ads, though.
Buying Macs just to use the iPod?
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iPod on Windows
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Can't say anything for certain without some market research data, but, to extend the speculating a bit, I don't think it likely that the iPod is singlehandedly causing very many people to (switch to and) buy a Mac, but I do think the following two scenarios are possible.
The iPod could be the last straw that breaks down the resistance of people who were thinking about getting a new Mac.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that some people switching to the Mac get an iPod at the same time. While the iPod may not be the deciding factor, it's a cherry on top for the buyer (and $400 when you're already dropping $2,300 to $3,000 on a TiBook might not seem that much) and a nice bit of extra profit for Apple.
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Reading through his site, I got the impression that the whole purpose of GraphicPower was to allow McCarty to get press passes to Macworld. Have a look at this little tidbit:
Other parts of the site suggest that McCarty really, really has fun at Macworld Expos (check out the Booth Babes feature, for example, or this report), and seems to really, really enjoy having a press pass:
Having fun is why every good journalist deserves a press pass.
Problem is, that unreliable Googlecount is the only evidence you gave that Apple was outright lying about its stability claims. If you're going to assert that Apple is lying, would you mind using some actual evidence to back up your claim? Otherwise, it's just your say-so vs. Apple's.
How about some anecdotal evidence: your own user experience? Here's mine. My iBook running OS X has crashed occasionally, but not very often -- maybe once a month at most, and most of those crashes (twice in the last three and a half months) seem to have been due to keeping a USB hub plugged in when the iBook is in sleep mode. Scratch that shitty hub, and it hasn't crashed once since. I'd give you my uptime, but it's only five days since I upgraded to 10.1.5, and before that I actually shut the thing down (only the second time ever) before heading off for a weekend of camping, so there's two voluntary reboots. Basically, it hasn't crashed in a good while.
I've posted this to Metafilter, where domain hijackings have been a frequent topic of discussion (see discussions re succaland.com, smug.com and hoopla.com, where some insight into the subject of domain hijacking might be gained, perhaps).
Still got MacSlash at home this morning, but I've been getting Dotster instead at work since yesterday.
New rule on /., anyone using the cliche` "Move along people" will be beaten to death with their keyboard.
(waves hand) No one will be beaten to death with their keyboard.
(pause) No one will be beaten to death with their keyboard.
They can use whatever clichés they like.
They can use whatever clichés they like.
Move along.
Move along.
Of course it's a crock. You can buy virus protection software for your Palm OS handheld, too, even though the total number of viruses for Palm OS is, if I remember correctly, one. (Correct, please, if I am wrong.)
Bear in mind that European prices include VAT (value-added tax or sales tax), which can be as high as 20 per cent or thereabouts, whereas U.S. (and Canadian) prices do not. (For example, the dual-gigahertz G4 costs C$4,800 in Canada, but you've got to add 15 per cent or so to cover GST and provincial taxes, in most cases.) The presence of the VAT in the price might not account for all of the difference in price, but it's a part of it -- could add about US$600 or so.
They haven't depreciated all that much; my local used Mac dealer is selling one for $1,700 Canadian (a bit more than $1,000 US), and Cubes seem to fetch good prices on eBay. A G4 with an ADC connector is still worth something: you can run OS X on it and attach an Apple display to it, for example. On the other hand, the computers eligible for trade-in under this program are pre-G3- or early-G3-processor models that are unsupported under OS X. Not quite the same thing.
In what scene in Menace was Yoda CG?
At the end: "Promote you to the level of Jedi Knight, the Council does." I think.
FYI, that would have been the Network Server 500/700.
Or, "How the hell are we supposed to slashdot Apple if they only limit us to a 112 kb/s stream?"
Read KSR's Escape from Kathmandu, an extremely funny book -- a pure comedy -- and see whether you still think KSR takes himself too seriously. He's written some very funny stuff, but almost entirely at shorter lengths rather than in novels (Escape from Kathmandu is a collection of three shorter pieces).
Tell me about it. I already installed the update to my iPod before this appeared in Software Update, and my iBook still wants me to install that update. Don't really see the advantage of using Software Update in this case.
Already done, sort of.
Note, though, that there are separate new and used sections. If a physical bookstore filed used books in with the new books, I have a feeling there might be some complaint. At Amazon, you can buy used from the new product's page, which is analogous.
Yawn. Nothing new, nothing to see here, these aren't the droids you're looking for, move along.
Love those pop-up ads, though.
- The iPod could be the last straw that breaks down the resistance of people who were thinking about getting a new Mac.
- Anecdotal evidence suggests that some people switching to the Mac get an iPod at the same time. While the iPod may not be the deciding factor, it's a cherry on top for the buyer (and $400 when you're already dropping $2,300 to $3,000 on a TiBook might not seem that much) and a nice bit of extra profit for Apple.
Again, speculation. Grain of salt, etc., etc.