Thought some of you might enjoy this - copied from a CNET forum. A. ;-)
PC's have one fatal flaw... From A. Jacque, posted 19:13 10/07/2001 GMT The PC has been around for how long and it still can't do stuff right. And is constantly copying stuff for the Macintosh platform. Need expamples? Here we go: 1.Which Consumer Desktop is Just Like the Other? ���� May 1998: ������������� Apple introuduces the iMac: a small, consumer-targeted computer with built-in Ethernet, a 56K modem, a compact keyboard, USB-only expansion, no slots, and no built-in floppy drive. The company makes the groundbreaking move to five fruit flavors in January 1999. ��� November 1999: ������������� Dell introduces the WebPC: a small, consumer-targeted computer with built-in Ethernet, a 56K modem, a compact keyboard, USB-only expansion, no slots, and no built -in floppy drive. Oh, did I mention it was avaiable in four different colors 2.The Case of the Copied Case. ��� January 1999: ������������� Apple inrodces the blue-and-white Powermac G3, sporting an easy-to-open, unfolding case. In September 1999, the same case goes Graphite to house the original Power Mac G4. ��� September 2000: ������������� Dell ships the OptiPlex GX 150--adesktop Pentium III-based PC with a daring new color scheme (hay, gray is more daring than beige, right?) and a case that just happens to open like a suitcase, sans tools. Suspicious, isn't it? 3.Double the Color. Double the Fun. ��� January 1999: ������������� On the color front, Apple fully embraces a brave new world of computer visual design by banishing beige form its entire product line. Teh Power Mac G3 goes Blueberry at Macwold Expo San Francisco, and the crowds cheer. ��� September 2000: ������������� More than a year and a half after Apple's announcement, Dell boldly states that it, too, will officially retire good ol' beige as a product color--but not until August of 2001. (Now that's a long goodbye.) 4.I See Two iBooks. ��� July 1999: ������������� At Macworld Expo New York, Apple introduces the original iBook, a low-cost, consumer-oriented laptop avaiable in two fun colors: Blueberry and Tangerine. ��� September 1999: ������������� Struggling to catch up, Dell unveils the Inspiron 3700, a low-cost, consumer-oriented laptop avaiable in two slightly less-fun hues: Storm Grey and Tahoe Blue. 9Otherwise known as Drab and Less Drab.) 5.Twice Wireless ��� July 1999: ������������� When showing off the iBook at Macworld Expo New York, Steve Jobs also takes the wraps off of AirPort, an affordable and simple wireleess networking system. Did I mention that the iBook was the first laptop with integrated antennas. ��� September 1999: ������������� Michel Dell bundles an AiroNet PC card with Dell's buisiness laptops. It's clunky and costs four times as much as AirPort, but in the July/Augest 2001 issue of Technology Review, Mike Dell states, "We were the first to integrate wireless into notebooks, with integrated antennas." Hey, who's copying whom, here? ��� Fellow MacAddicts I think you'll reconize all of this, and I urge you to follow up with your facts and opinions. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
