I agree...I think Apple was due for a sales hit due to the transition from the PowerPC to Intel (and I'm sure they planned for a hit, too). I can imagine many potential Mac buyers are hold-outs: cautious of buying into the new lines of hardware, and waiting for software re-writes for Universal support. I've been holding out for both of those reasons.
However, as the lines of Intel Macs mature, and software is released with Universal support, I think Apple's sales will increase quite nicely -- especially when the hold-outs start buying.
My prediction: February/March of 2007 (assuming World War III hasn't begun) will begin a healthy spike in Mac sales.
1) Shoot first.
2) Enter password.
3) (Password not accepted.)
4) Re-enter password (correctly this time).
5) (Password accepted.) "Do you wish to fire bullet at this time? y/N"
6) Press 'Y'.
7) (Bullet fired.)
8) Ask questions later.
In 2004, T-Mobile refused to give me a $100 rebate, too. After spending about 5 hours (spread out over several days) yelling at their CSRs, I finally got hold of someone who credited my account for the $100. Twenty-four hours after my one-year committment was complete, I switched to a different provider.
The original Zip drives were really pretty nice. The SCSI and IDE 100 meg drives were relatively fast too (for the time).
I agree. I had the SCSI version and it was terrific! I used it from 1995 through about 2002 when it died. I bought a ZIP USB 250 to replace it -- boy was that a mistake. I mean, it worked fine, but a non-configurable setting had it go into power-saving "sleep" mode after 30 seconds of non-use. From that mode was a good 3-second access time. Not acceptable. That was the end of ZIP drives for me...
>> Haven't they finished taking out everything that makes it different from XP yet?!??!?
Exactly! The real reason for the extra holdup: taskbar Properties still has an image of the XP taskbar. (Which certainly isn't meant to imply that Vista is merely an upgrade of XP...perish the thought.)
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Yes. Seattle has had pink elephants for 55 years...
http://www.elephantcarwash.com/history.htm
64% jerks.
(Just my 64% of 0.03125 cents)
For those that don't like the merger, they can anagram that logo: DAMIT.
True. Considering the chances of me buying one, they might as well have called it Zzzz.
Clippy(TM) for Zune:
"It looks like you are trying to play an iPod file. Would you like me to delete it?"
I agree...I think Apple was due for a sales hit due to the transition from the PowerPC to Intel (and I'm sure they planned for a hit, too). I can imagine many potential Mac buyers are hold-outs: cautious of buying into the new lines of hardware, and waiting for software re-writes for Universal support. I've been holding out for both of those reasons.
However, as the lines of Intel Macs mature, and software is released with Universal support, I think Apple's sales will increase quite nicely -- especially when the hold-outs start buying.
My prediction: February/March of 2007 (assuming World War III hasn't begun) will begin a healthy spike in Mac sales.
The Sharpener!
I heard they're buggy.
Seriously, I am curious, if you are an Office user, what features are you missing that you would be willing to upgrade for?
Why, Clippy 2007, of course...I hear he now has attitude.
They'll just send out CDs containing one file: a URL link to www.aol.com. So, keep on with the decorating.
I swear iPods have been talking to me for years. Every time I go to the Apple Store, I hear voices saying, "Buy me!"
There is no such thing as an "iPod killer".
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Oh, yeah?
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=009
...my Passport.
1) Shoot first.
2) Enter password.
3) (Password not accepted.)
4) Re-enter password (correctly this time).
5) (Password accepted.) "Do you wish to fire bullet at this time? y/N"
6) Press 'Y'.
7) (Bullet fired.)
8) Ask questions later.
In 2004, T-Mobile refused to give me a $100 rebate, too. After spending about 5 hours (spread out over several days) yelling at their CSRs, I finally got hold of someone who credited my account for the $100. Twenty-four hours after my one-year committment was complete, I switched to a different provider.
Hey...somebody that knows how to count to 10! :-)
With the iPod, Apple does not currently provide a way to copy music from the iPod onto a computer
iTunes software allows you to:
Burn downloaded iTunes songs onto a CD
Re-rip the CD back into iTunes as MP3 files
Once they're MP3s, you can copy and play them with any MP3 player.
I do this all the time, and listen to songs downloaded via iTunes on my Palm. It's a couple of extra steps, but it works just fine.
I despise DRM more. So, goodie for France!
The original Zip drives were really pretty nice. The SCSI and IDE 100 meg drives were relatively fast too (for the time).
I agree. I had the SCSI version and it was terrific! I used it from 1995 through about 2002 when it died. I bought a ZIP USB 250 to replace it -- boy was that a mistake. I mean, it worked fine, but a non-configurable setting had it go into power-saving "sleep" mode after 30 seconds of non-use. From that mode was a good 3-second access time. Not acceptable. That was the end of ZIP drives for me...
+1 Flamebait... I know.
Something that was almost a chicken laid an egg that hatched into a chicken. So, the egg had to have been first.
But what if the almost-chicken converted?
Which is better, fried or scrambled?
...that way I know not to bother reading it.
I would have replied to this sooner, but Windows keeps crashing.
>> Haven't they finished taking out everything that makes it different from XP yet?!??!?
Exactly! The real reason for the extra holdup: taskbar Properties still has an image of the XP taskbar. (Which certainly isn't meant to imply that Vista is merely an upgrade of XP...perish the thought.)