On 4/5/06, Grott wrote: > 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: That's not right, all the schools had Macs so the software was just as easy to steal. The applications used at work weren't available for the Macs, had to do with handleing floating points IIRC. Macs were big for music, graphics and games. Then Wolfenstien came out and they all bought PC's, or came to my house to play. > 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. So you're saying they should fool people into buying them? I read that Apple bought the last Win based music editinig program and took it off the market. That's one way to keep customers. > 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. Since Mac OS now runs on Intel chips dual boot is already available, so what's news? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202853 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
