Did you read what the Sierra employee (going from his other posts here) above wrote?
Yes. Additionally, Sierra has a history of dissing the Mac. Any excuse is valid for them, I'm sure.
The Mac experiences THREE TIMES the piracy in a market 1/10th the size of the PC one - making it uneconomical to write software for.
Once again, I ask where?? Mac piracy comes nowhere near the level of piracy on other platforms, either by percentage or by quantity. Sierra made up some new excuse for not producing Mac programs. Big deal. Probably holding some infantile grudge, IMHO.
I doubt there's even valid anecdotal evidence supporting the "three times" claim.
(2) As I've noted before, some platforms just ain't worth it - the Mac has a 1500% piracy rate (going off figures I heard for the software company I work for - which shall remain nameless) compared to a more benign 500% piracy rate for Windows based systems.
Wow, I'd like to hear more about this. Sounds like a big load of FUD to me. I've never seen any evidence of this in the 15 years I've used Macs.
Yet, I still haven't met the person who bought the one copy of software all my PC friends have been using for free.
No, wait, maybe you aren't. I've heard the stories that they've put "tens of thousands of dollars worth of time and effort" into what essentially is just another chat board. Using shareware code, for that matter.
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For the price he's paying, he could be getting a lot more robust hardware.
Price and mission-critical are mutually exclusive, typically.
The OS is secondary here; we're talking about robustness and reliability, and it's the hardware that is primary determinant there.
So, a system who's processor averages 84C at crusing speed is likely to be much more reliable than a system who's processor averages 45C?
Tell me, how much research have you done into the quality of Apple's motherboards?
If you think Mac and NT are the only two choices, that speaks volumes for your technical knowledge.
I don't remember ever saying that. And I don't see anything even remotely relating to that in my original message.
Oh, wait, I remember! My SMIRK tag was rejected by the lords of/. HTML.
Leave the mission-critical data center hardware choices to those of us who make our living making those choices; you obviously don't have the training or knowledge to speak intelligently on the subject.
Oooo, I bow before you and your vast knowledge.
Oh, let me guess: You sell "mission-critical" hardware, I'll bet. So, you got any better choices for serving FilemakerPro databases?
"Thank you very much; I'll have a list of everybody I want to thank up at [insert URL] later tonight." And get off the stage.
Someone came close to that. I can't remember if they were technical winners or documentary winners, but as they were being rushed away from the mic, one of them blurted out a URL and asked everyone to visit.
When I see an iMac dsign, I think of stupid people with too much money,
Like the people who designed it and are now getting rich off it?
calmering for the Next Big Thing That Will Save Apple but really only helps it put it other foot in the grave
Forgot to by those AAPL shares at $18, didn't you.
because any person with a clue buys a IBM PC and runs Windows or Linux or FreeBSD or BeOS
Any person with a clue runs screaming from an IBM PC running Windows, IMHO.
and does not become another sucker that paid too much for a dream of Steve Jobs,
Yes, I greatly regret spending $1599 on an Apple computer 2.5 years ago. Of course, that very same computer is as fast and powerful as the vast majority of PCs available for sale right now, but that's beside the point, I suppose.
whom is a tool of Bill Gates,
Yup, that $150million that MrGates gave to Apple sure made a big splash in the $2Billion+ pool of cash Apple is sitting on at the moment. Yes, cash.
which does not have enough software,
Yes, it sucks only having 6 word processors to choose from.
Remind me what software a real person needs that isn't available for Mac. I really haven't wanted anything I couldn't get for mine. Maybe you can enlighten me. Probably not, though.
who users are too stupid to learn how use something with more power.
You trying to tell me your "IBM PC running Windows" has more power? What a laugh.
As for the "stupid" part. Well, I see stupid as being so afraid of Macs that you don't bother to know what you are talking about. Very much like any other prejudice.
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The point isn't the OS.
You're probably right.
Hardware hacks of any kind are most definitely not the place for mission-critical data
I'm not sure I agree with this. Of course, I tend to view the entire space program as one big hardware hack, so there ya go.
He's not really doing anything that radical. If the voltages are correct, and the current-handling is there, then a power supply is a power supply is a power supply. As long as he's got the pin-outs for the connectors that need changing, there's not that much to it.
One additional thing I haven't seen commented on: The cooling requirements for the iMac board would be much lower than any case designed for PCs could handle.
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I think it's pretty clear that this guy is horribly misguided, and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near mission-critical data.
Yeah! He should be putting those important databases on NT.
Who the hell does he think he is using a secure OS?
The guy doesn't even blink an eye over the fact that he's paying for monitors and disposing of them. With that kind of waste in his business model, he has to be either: 1) Not making any money. or... 2) Overcharging his customers.
Lets see: He's spending less than $900 (iMacs can be had for $549 or less, plus an estimated $350 for the rackmount case) for a rack-mount server capable of running a very widely used database program, on an OS that is very easily maintained and has proven excellent uptime stats.
Wow, what an idiot he is.
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Who ever said he spent $1000 for an iMac? I can drive down to a local brick&mortar place and buy one for $549.
I could probably do even better mail-order.
Of course, you probably don't understand what I just said. Nevermind.
Commercials are sent with a higher audio level than normal programming, which was addressed with certain televisions that were able to detect this and keep the audio at more or less the same level, so that you didn't have to keep upping and downing the volume.
Those "certain televisions" just have a run-of-the-mill audio compressor circuit in them. They aren't 'detecting' anything more than the incoming audio level itself.
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Feel free to come back when you've seen a representative sample (not just Pokemon), and know what you're talking about.
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Yes. Additionally, Sierra has a history of dissing the Mac. Any excuse is valid for them, I'm sure.
The Mac experiences THREE TIMES the piracy in a market 1/10th the size of the PC one - making it uneconomical to write software for.
Once again, I ask where?? Mac piracy comes nowhere near the level of piracy on other platforms, either by percentage or by quantity. Sierra made up some new excuse for not producing Mac programs. Big deal. Probably holding some infantile grudge, IMHO.
I doubt there's even valid anecdotal evidence supporting the "three times" claim.
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You certainly could be right. So many PC versions were pirated that they couldn't afford to have a Mac port done.
Makes perfect sense to me now. Thanks.
Then again, it could just be that most Macs are used in productive endeavors, and are not just overblown game consoles.
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No, I've been post-Microsoft ever since 1985. I had a GUI, everyone else still had a command line.
Microsoft still hasn't caught up.
Microsoft is still here and still has 95% of the desktop.
86% of statistics are false and misleading.
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Wow, I'd like to hear more about this. Sounds like a big load of FUD to me. I've never seen any evidence of this in the 15 years I've used Macs.
Yet, I still haven't met the person who bought the one copy of software all my PC friends have been using for free.
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Although it annoys John C. Dvorak greatly, no.
I thought that's just --Apple-- now.
Never has been, never will be. See 1394 Trade Association for more information.
And haven't some ppl been taunting USB2.0 over Firewire for video stuff?
Those "ppl" would be Intel. Luckily, not too many people (other than JC Dvorak) listen to them these days.
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I hear rumors that the military is playing with something like along those lines. "ARPAnet," I think they are calling it.
Damn! My patent lawyer ways some guy named 'Al Gore' has already patented it.
Oh well, I can't see anyone making any money off it anyway.
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Sheesh, you must be kidding.
No, wait, maybe you aren't. I've heard the stories that they've put "tens of thousands of dollars worth of time and effort" into what essentially is just another chat board. Using shareware code, for that matter.
Now they've got just another high-expense low-income site.
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Price and mission-critical are mutually exclusive, typically.
The OS is secondary here; we're talking about robustness and reliability, and it's the hardware that is primary determinant there.
So, a system who's processor averages 84C at crusing speed is likely to be much more reliable than a system who's processor averages 45C?
Tell me, how much research have you done into the quality of Apple's motherboards?
If you think Mac and NT are the only two choices, that speaks volumes for your technical knowledge.
I don't remember ever saying that. And I don't see anything even remotely relating to that in my original message.
Oh, wait, I remember! My SMIRK tag was rejected by the lords of /. HTML.
Leave the mission-critical data center hardware choices to those of us who make our living making those choices; you obviously don't have the training or knowledge to speak intelligently on the subject.
Oooo, I bow before you and your vast knowledge.
Oh, let me guess: You sell "mission-critical" hardware, I'll bet. So, you got any better choices for serving FilemakerPro databases?
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You must have loved Pokemon: The First Movie.
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And the bible is a storybook full of fables.
Some will understand it and some will not.
Just like every other item in the universe. Woo.
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Someone came close to that. I can't remember if they were technical winners or documentary winners, but as they were being rushed away from the mic, one of them blurted out a URL and asked everyone to visit.
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Spare me a moment to think on this, I'm sure to strike an answer shortly if my mind doesn't do a 7-10 split trying.
I'm sure there's a bowl quip somewhere, but I left my grits at home.
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You're the one who assumed racism was a part of my comments.
There are people of all races (etc.) doing crack and/or doing hip hop. (Yes, you haven't lived until you've heard Japanese hip hop.)
Now then, how soon will you be done being racist?
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Bullshit!
Loud pipes do not contribute at all to motorcycle safety.
You're right, it's not just to piss people off. It also says "Hey, look at me! I can ride a bike!" and "Hey, I can pretend to be a badass too!"
Admit it, it's an ego thing, and nothing more.
BTW, "real bikes" don't have to be trailered everywhere they go.
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Imagine a BOFH with a posse.
40oz MtnDew & Jolt
Quality doesn't matter, as the end-users have no taste anyway.
(Oops, that last one belongs to M$. Sorry)
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When I see an iMac dsign, I think of stupid people with too much money,
Like the people who designed it and are now getting rich off it?
calmering for the Next Big Thing That Will Save Apple but really only helps it put it other foot in the grave
Forgot to by those AAPL shares at $18, didn't you.
because any person with a clue buys a IBM PC and runs Windows or Linux or FreeBSD or BeOS
Any person with a clue runs screaming from an IBM PC running Windows, IMHO.
and does not become another sucker that paid too much for a dream of Steve Jobs,
Yes, I greatly regret spending $1599 on an Apple computer 2.5 years ago. Of course, that very same computer is as fast and powerful as the vast majority of PCs available for sale right now, but that's beside the point, I suppose.
whom is a tool of Bill Gates,
Yup, that $150million that MrGates gave to Apple sure made a big splash in the $2Billion+ pool of cash Apple is sitting on at the moment. Yes, cash.
which does not have enough software,
Yes, it sucks only having 6 word processors to choose from.
Remind me what software a real person needs that isn't available for Mac. I really haven't wanted anything I couldn't get for mine. Maybe you can enlighten me. Probably not, though.
who users are too stupid to learn how use something with more power.
You trying to tell me your "IBM PC running Windows" has more power? What a laugh.
As for the "stupid" part. Well, I see stupid as being so afraid of Macs that you don't bother to know what you are talking about. Very much like any other prejudice.
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You're probably right.
Hardware hacks of any kind are most definitely not the place for mission-critical data
I'm not sure I agree with this. Of course, I tend to view the entire space program as one big hardware hack, so there ya go.
He's not really doing anything that radical. If the voltages are correct, and the current-handling is there, then a power supply is a power supply is a power supply. As long as he's got the pin-outs for the connectors that need changing, there's not that much to it.
One additional thing I haven't seen commented on: The cooling requirements for the iMac board would be much lower than any case designed for PCs could handle.
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Yeah! He should be putting those important databases on NT.
Who the hell does he think he is using a secure OS?
The guy doesn't even blink an eye over the fact that he's paying for monitors and disposing of them. With that kind of waste in his business model, he has to be either: 1) Not making any money. or... 2) Overcharging his customers.
Lets see: He's spending less than $900 (iMacs can be had for $549 or less, plus an estimated $350 for the rackmount case) for a rack-mount server capable of running a very widely used database program, on an OS that is very easily maintained and has proven excellent uptime stats.
Wow, what an idiot he is.
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I could probably do even better mail-order.
Of course, you probably don't understand what I just said. Nevermind.
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"Many people" find living in a trailer park with a half-dozen rug rats quite acceptable, also.
Depends on your standards threshold, I suppose.
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Those "certain televisions" just have a run-of-the-mill audio compressor circuit in them. They aren't 'detecting' anything more than the incoming audio level itself.
No relation to advertisement detection at all.
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While you're at it, could you:
Thank you.
Oh, and have Natalie bring some whipped cream. She'll be wanting to wear it later.
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