On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Simon Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Paul. Wow! Nice speech, to which I agree to most. > Ah shucks . . . > > I am a Mac user for both the software and hardware. The complete package > makes the Mac a Mac. > > All these people wanting a cheaper machine running an Apple OS don't get > it. The Mac is a complete solution and 'it just works' because it isnt a box > of hardware thrown together. > > I remember the clone days and the massive product range. > Not everyone does. It was a mess. No one (sane) wants to go back to that. > > OSX has doubled Apples market share, but ask yourself are they trying to > knock out Microsoft, do they want the market penetration MS have or do they > just want to increase it slightly and continue to develop top notch machines > and a killer OS? > The idea that Apple is condemned to some niche is making some of statement about the world being about to end or something, and the Great Scorekeeper is to come out and award the winner's palm to MSFT. It's a big pie, growing all the time, and I think Apple's slice has the nice crackly bits. > > If Apple ever release OSX for the standard PC or a variant it will be a > disaster, annoy so many diehard Mac users, and put them as a direct > competitor to Microsoft. > cf NeXTStep, as mentioned elsewhere on this thread. Developers liked it, but was it for home users/the general population? I don't think so. > At present they are mainly a hardware company with a complete software > package. > And getting better all the time, regardless of their alleged fans who want them to throw out their proven formula. -- Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ <paulbeard.org> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
