people (and I don't mean technology enthusiasts) will continue to purchase Microsoft products simply because of vendor lock in - they will continue to need to run specialised applications that only exist on the windows platform.
I totally agree with this. Proprietary formats, 5-year contracts, and people too damn lazy to try anything else is why people keep using windows. My university is filled with networked windows machines that crash explorer.exe everytime you log in; this is not a cheap school. Incompetent I.T., maybe, but I installed over 100 G3's in a private elementary school that all run OS X and the only problems I've ever had are someone unplugging something. They don't run like lightning, but they're old and they run fast enough. They run all kinds of educational software for the kids.
It may be a slow process, but I think more and more people will take the leap to an alternative and will be pleased when they do. I'm not promoting any particular company, only the quality that they produce. Perhaps one day apple will develop half-assed products that miss deadlines and force people into unwanted contracts, proprietary formats, and long hours of talking to people who can bearly speak english. Until then, I suggest trying out an apple. What have you got to lose now that there's boot camp?
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people (and I don't mean technology enthusiasts) will continue to purchase Microsoft products simply because of vendor lock in - they will continue to need to run specialised applications that only exist on the windows platform.
I totally agree with this. Proprietary formats, 5-year contracts, and people too damn lazy to try anything else is why people keep using windows. My university is filled with networked windows machines that crash explorer.exe everytime you log in; this is not a cheap school. Incompetent I.T., maybe, but I installed over 100 G3's in a private elementary school that all run OS X and the only problems I've ever had are someone unplugging something. They don't run like lightning, but they're old and they run fast enough. They run all kinds of educational software for the kids.
It may be a slow process, but I think more and more people will take the leap to an alternative and will be pleased when they do. I'm not promoting any particular company, only the quality that they produce. Perhaps one day apple will develop half-assed products that miss deadlines and force people into unwanted contracts, proprietary formats, and long hours of talking to people who can bearly speak english. Until then, I suggest trying out an apple. What have you got to lose now that there's boot camp?