Sorta my point. Except for the part where I'm dual booting Windows and OS X on an AMD.
Apple hardware costs too much, I can't think of anything that I can't do with my PC that I can do with a Mac. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 11:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Official Windows booter for Mac from Apple > > > Nick wrote: > > Seems cool, but pretty sad Apple has to include the ability on their > end. > > > > Huh. I see it the opposite since this could be Apple's sneak into > "convergence". Back in the 70s Mr. Jobs designed Macs with a vision > to make them a home appliance - like a toaster. > > That never happened due to, in a large part, the fact that people used > IBMs at work and had software for them. That's changed somewhat in 2 > ways: > > 1.) Multi-media is a HUGE part of people lives now. Mac is arguable > one of the most powerful forces in that market and that channel is the > new gateway to the Web. These days some people are thinking, "what's > the coolest way to listen to tunes" and then making computer purchases > from there. > > 2.) Corporate environments are locked down and many residential > applications have moved to the Internet or to gaming systems. That > means many people who would consider buying a Mac are usually only > hesitant due to 1 or 2 applications. > > BootCamp will allow people to buy one computer and run OSX when they > want to, and Windoze when they need to. This means a Mac can do > everything, but a Windoze box can only do a few things. > > In many ways it's Bill Gates' 1980s strategy used against him! So > rather than sad, I see it as an ironic dagger aimed directly at > Microsoft. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202845 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
