I have a feeling he had other indiscretions prior to that incident.
We had a similar incident at our facility. The visitor was not fired on the spot. He was asked to turn the phone off. After he refused to turn it off, he was escorted out and removed from the Authorized Visitor roster.
You make a valid point. However, as the father of a 5-year old, I talk with other parents about whether a recently released movie is appropriate, and vice-verse (depending on who's gone to see it first). When we discuss the Disney-Pixar movies, I've noticed everyone I speak with just call them Pixar movies. Adults have come to know the difference between a Pixar-made Disney movie and other Disney movies.
So, your point was valid at the beginning of the Disney-Pixar relationship, but I believe Pixar has made a name for themselves since then.
Eww LK... I'm older than you?!? Damn I'm feeling more and more like an old fart during this past year of my life.
My Mac Plus finally crapped out in 1998. Power supply went terminal. The cost of replacing it was half the cost of those shiny, new Bondi Blue iMacs. So I bought a Rev.A, which my son now uses for his "edutainment" software.
I, now, split time between an eMac and a Dell Wintel.
How can an honest report of what we experienced 20 years ago be called "FUD"?
An honest report of your experiences at your company. I understand it failed within your experiences. However, it also seems like your company bought them on some knee-jerk response. Because, looking at your first post, it doesn't read like anyone knew a thing about them.
However, you're making a blanket statement with...
That is why the Mac failed.
I also call this FUD. You state the Mac failed. Period. No qualifiers. Yet, 20 years later, you may still purchase a Mac.
What is your definition of "failed"? Did it fail to capture the business market? Yes, obviously. Did it fail to capture the education market? No, it dominated the education market for 17 years and is currently right behind Dell in a hotly contested battle. Did it fail to capture the consumer market? Mostly.
Most importantly, did it fail to keep Apple running as a profitable corporation? No. The Mac actually has captured enough of the market to still be around while numerous other computers have come and gone. IBM Jr. failed. Amiga failed, unless you believe in vaporware. Where's Micron? Anyone believe Gateway will be around for much longer?
But you don't dispense FUD... That is why the Mac failed.
May I be fortunate enough to produce a product which "fails" like the Mac.
When I went to college in 1988, I had a Macintosh Plus with an attached hard disk. Actually, I had two attached hard disks via SCSI chain. I had all my programs and school work on one hard drive, and my games and personal projects on the other.
Also, I personally opened my Macintosh Plus and added memory to it on two separate ocassions. The last time was to upgrade to System 7 (what a memory hog!;-) )
First, you state the IBM-clone you had was $6,000, then you state "IBM clones were simply cheaper". Which one is it?
The other piece of FUD is this declaration of "serious" work. I took my term papers pretty damned seriously. Perhaps you are trying to say they couldn't do complicated work? I don't know, but this "serious" crap was the original FUD spread about Macintosh, and I can't believe there are still people keeping that one alive.
Look, monopolies are not inherently bad. Microsoft has been convicted for abusing their monopolistic position. They were not convicted for simply being a monopoly.
I didn't say you don't run a business. I said you don't know how to run a business. History is littered with businesses which have failed from people who didn't know what they were doing.
First, Apple is not competing with free. The categories are: Legal and Illegal. Apple is competing with the Legal digital music sites. Your "free" sites are Illegal.
Second, let's remember you do not know how to run a business. Something which is rather obvious from your naive, simple comments on cost and pricing.
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We had a similar incident at our facility. The visitor was not fired on the spot. He was asked to turn the phone off. After he refused to turn it off, he was escorted out and removed from the Authorized Visitor roster.
"Debit Card"
Ssh ... Don't give Microsoft your ideas for free.
So, your point was valid at the beginning of the Disney-Pixar relationship, but I believe Pixar has made a name for themselves since then.
And as others have pointed out, the graduate student labor is "free".
The upgrade is at no additional cost.
My Mac Plus finally crapped out in 1998. Power supply went terminal. The cost of replacing it was half the cost of those shiny, new Bondi Blue iMacs. So I bought a Rev.A, which my son now uses for his "edutainment" software.
I, now, split time between an eMac and a Dell Wintel.
An honest report of your experiences at your company. I understand it failed within your experiences. However, it also seems like your company bought them on some knee-jerk response. Because, looking at your first post, it doesn't read like anyone knew a thing about them.
However, you're making a blanket statement with ...
That is why the Mac failed.
I also call this FUD. You state the Mac failed. Period. No qualifiers. Yet, 20 years later, you may still purchase a Mac.
What is your definition of "failed"? Did it fail to capture the business market? Yes, obviously. Did it fail to capture the education market? No, it dominated the education market for 17 years and is currently right behind Dell in a hotly contested battle. Did it fail to capture the consumer market? Mostly.
Most importantly, did it fail to keep Apple running as a profitable corporation? No. The Mac actually has captured enough of the market to still be around while numerous other computers have come and gone. IBM Jr. failed. Amiga failed, unless you believe in vaporware. Where's Micron? Anyone believe Gateway will be around for much longer?
But you don't dispense FUD ... That is why the Mac failed.
May I be fortunate enough to produce a product which "fails" like the Mac.
Sorry, couldn't pass it up. You do make an excellent observation.
When I went to college in 1988, I had a Macintosh Plus with an attached hard disk. Actually, I had two attached hard disks via SCSI chain. I had all my programs and school work on one hard drive, and my games and personal projects on the other.
Also, I personally opened my Macintosh Plus and added memory to it on two separate ocassions. The last time was to upgrade to System 7 (what a memory hog! ;-) )
First, you state the IBM-clone you had was $6,000, then you state "IBM clones were simply cheaper". Which one is it?
The other piece of FUD is this declaration of "serious" work. I took my term papers pretty damned seriously. Perhaps you are trying to say they couldn't do complicated work? I don't know, but this "serious" crap was the original FUD spread about Macintosh, and I can't believe there are still people keeping that one alive.
Alien vs. Predator
plus several other misc games that are not on the Mac.
As the other poster asked ... are you trolling? Or do you just know very little?
I'm asking, because Aliens vs. Predator, yes ... both I and II, are out for the Macintosh.
Look, monopolies are not inherently bad. Microsoft has been convicted for abusing their monopolistic position. They were not convicted for simply being a monopoly.
Um, unless you copied the article wrong ... it says intentional, not international.
Good for us only if Microsoft doesn't run Google into the ground.
What do you figure the chances of that NOT happening are?
Typical Microsoft operating procedure ... if you can't buy 'em, buy another and bury the one who wouldn't sell.
I didn't say you don't run a business. I said you don't know how to run a business. History is littered with businesses which have failed from people who didn't know what they were doing.
I even try not to talk about what I do to my wife.
That's okay, we really don't want to know what you do to your wife.
I'm nitpicking here ... Microsoft no longer develops IE for Macintosh.
First, Apple is not competing with free. The categories are: Legal and Illegal. Apple is competing with the Legal digital music sites. Your "free" sites are Illegal. Second, let's remember you do not know how to run a business. Something which is rather obvious from your naive, simple comments on cost and pricing.