The move to Intel has no bearing on DRM. It's no more difficult to do that on a PowerPC architecture, obviously. If you've ever used a Mac properly, you'd noticed that the content protection stuff on Mac products is fairly basic. You can 'cd' right into your "hidden" music on the iPod for example. I don't think SJ really believes in DRM.
Yeah, mod this up. Mac Minis and laptops have already been identified as the first homes for Intel CPUs, next year. Powermacs (and I would assume) iMacs follow in 2007. The problem is the G4, not the G5 - they just have to market it that way, like soap powder.
What return? Computers purchased to generate revenue in a business will do just that. If you need a Mac
now then clearly a G5 Powermac will be more than adequate to replace and vastly outperform some old sub 1Ghz G4 system.
The Intel switch is not about the high end systems, it's about the lack of suitable mobile parts. Not sure if you've noticed but the Powermac line is the last to switch, because there's no advantage to be gained on it switching early.
The current Xcode will compile for both architectures, so of course there will be support. The 'n' hundred million Macs currently out in the world aren't going to disappear overnight, and only an idiot would ignore such a huge installed userbase.
Because the Intel switch is mainly about the lack of a mobile part - there is absolutely nothing wrong with the G5, and for every benchmark against it there's one for it (not to mention the far superior chipsets of Apples PPC970 architecture), hence why it's the last platform to go, way out in 2007. I figure I'll be getting iNtel in 2008/9, whenever the Revision B Intel arch Powermacs come out.
No, Apple are switching because the G5 will never have a mobile part. Notice that the Powermac is the last system that is going to be switched the the Intel architecture, way out in 2007 - because there's simply no point right now.
And how many of those are simply ways to dodge paying for Windows?
I think people who believe Linux is getting anywhere at all in retail need to pull their head out of the sand.
I don't see how the cruddy NeoOffice/J would alter the perception problem any more than the clearly superior iWork suite+spreadsheet product would to be honest. It's only 40 quid, after all. Nothing compared to the cost of Microsoft Office. Neither of them has any obvious means of overcoming the mindshare that Microsoft Office has, but at least iWork integrates well with iLife, etc.
Unfortunately, there is always the nagging suspicion that the single-digit percentage of compatability lost by not using MS Office will prove telling, and to be honest, if you use your office suite frequently, the cost versus time spent using it is so low as to be of no contest.
You're not being petty at all, you've nailed it. Consistency is what makes the OS X experience rise above the others and simply make the price tag seem so obviously worth it in hindsight.
True, and also, who gives a toss if Amazon are the only people who do it? It's certainly pretty close to the bottom of my list of priorities when deciding whether or not to shop at a given website. In fact, it's probably not far away from 'CEO is a dick'.
Hear hear, I'm still on the original cartridges in my Deskjet 960C - it's a pretty old printer, probably about four years I think. We probably average three pages a week. The diagnostics say it's still half full. I only bought it because it was end of line and half price.
1. I don't believe you have full OpenGL by that method.
2. As this is by far the most popular sound card in existence, it should do, but I'm not sure if it supports the full featureset that the hardware offers.
3. What about 11g wireless cards? I gave up in disgust about a year ago because it was impossible to get the ones I did own working in a stable fashion, and vendors never identified their chipsets. Best option was some precompiled binary for certain versions of boxed distributions.
4. As you say, I've had no real problems USB mice etc., apart from a little tweaking in XF86Config-4 to correct the/dev reference.
This is false, and I defy you to provide links to the contrary. Only Sega and Microsoft ever deliberately priced systems in this manner. Sony are cutting their profits to the bare minimum with the PSP, but still not making a loss per unit.
You're half right in that every manufacturer intends to make the most money via software sales.
I'd have to disagree. Portable games machines are not defined by horsepower, else the Gameboy wouldn't have sold 60 million units, and everyone would be playing games on PDAs. Price, game accessibility, convenience are more important. Also, Nintendo just added another: single-pak wireless multiplayer. The delight at first discovery and utilisation of this feature is fantastic.
As far as I'm aware, Apple, HP, et. al. all outsource hardware assembly to the far East, so I can't really see where HP fit in the equation at all. Apple could just sign up another assembler.
Er, no. Small matter of the requirement for full OpenGL to render the GUI, for which no GPL operating system can cater for properly. Unless Intel buy ATi and Nvidia as well?
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Are you sure? It feels more like they're directly on top of it. Or maybe it ate them.
The move to Intel has no bearing on DRM. It's no more difficult to do that on a PowerPC architecture, obviously. If you've ever used a Mac properly, you'd noticed that the content protection stuff on Mac products is fairly basic. You can 'cd' right into your "hidden" music on the iPod for example. I don't think SJ really believes in DRM.
worldwide population will double in 40 years?!
Yeah, mod this up. Mac Minis and laptops have already been identified as the first homes for Intel CPUs, next year. Powermacs (and I would assume) iMacs follow in 2007. The problem is the G4, not the G5 - they just have to market it that way, like soap powder.
The Intel switch is not about the high end systems, it's about the lack of suitable mobile parts. Not sure if you've noticed but the Powermac line is the last to switch, because there's no advantage to be gained on it switching early.
The current Xcode will compile for both architectures, so of course there will be support. The 'n' hundred million Macs currently out in the world aren't going to disappear overnight, and only an idiot would ignore such a huge installed userbase.
Because the Intel switch is mainly about the lack of a mobile part - there is absolutely nothing wrong with the G5, and for every benchmark against it there's one for it (not to mention the far superior chipsets of Apples PPC970 architecture), hence why it's the last platform to go, way out in 2007. I figure I'll be getting iNtel in 2008/9, whenever the Revision B Intel arch Powermacs come out.
No, Apple are switching because the G5 will never have a mobile part. Notice that the Powermac is the last system that is going to be switched the the Intel architecture, way out in 2007 - because there's simply no point right now.
Please direct me to the completed versions of BeOS and OS/2. The last ones I tried seemed like betas.
Why does that corporation make you shudder any more than this one? Has Microsoft abused single user information, or just competitors?
And how many of those are simply ways to dodge paying for Windows? I think people who believe Linux is getting anywhere at all in retail need to pull their head out of the sand.
Unfortunately, there is always the nagging suspicion that the single-digit percentage of compatability lost by not using MS Office will prove telling, and to be honest, if you use your office suite frequently, the cost versus time spent using it is so low as to be of no contest.
You're not being petty at all, you've nailed it. Consistency is what makes the OS X experience rise above the others and simply make the price tag seem so obviously worth it in hindsight.
I notice the top hit isn't particularly special though. Absolutely ripe for a good ranking drive.
True, and also, who gives a toss if Amazon are the only people who do it? It's certainly pretty close to the bottom of my list of priorities when deciding whether or not to shop at a given website. In fact, it's probably not far away from 'CEO is a dick'.
Hear hear, I'm still on the original cartridges in my Deskjet 960C - it's a pretty old printer, probably about four years I think. We probably average three pages a week. The diagnostics say it's still half full. I only bought it because it was end of line and half price.
2. As this is by far the most popular sound card in existence, it should do, but I'm not sure if it supports the full featureset that the hardware offers.
3. What about 11g wireless cards? I gave up in disgust about a year ago because it was impossible to get the ones I did own working in a stable fashion, and vendors never identified their chipsets. Best option was some precompiled binary for certain versions of boxed distributions.
4. As you say, I've had no real problems USB mice etc., apart from a little tweaking in XF86Config-4 to correct the /dev reference.
You're half right in that every manufacturer intends to make the most money via software sales.
I'd have to disagree. Portable games machines are not defined by horsepower, else the Gameboy wouldn't have sold 60 million units, and everyone would be playing games on PDAs. Price, game accessibility, convenience are more important. Also, Nintendo just added another: single-pak wireless multiplayer. The delight at first discovery and utilisation of this feature is fantastic.
As a disappointed owner, I have to disagree. It doesn't have a single killer title yet.
When he said nice he didn't mean nice(1).
omg, my time machine works! I'm communicating with 1997!
As far as I'm aware, Apple, HP, et. al. all outsource hardware assembly to the far East, so I can't really see where HP fit in the equation at all. Apple could just sign up another assembler.
Not wishing to pick flies, but that's probably considered a good synergy in merger terms.
No chip fab is even remotely geared for that kind of switch, surely.
Er, no. Small matter of the requirement for full OpenGL to render the GUI, for which no GPL operating system can cater for properly. Unless Intel buy ATi and Nvidia as well?