On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 11:39 PM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: > At 20:05 -0600 1/4/03, Shawn King wrote: >> On 1/4/03 7:36 PM, "Ralph Plumb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I think that such action by Apple would be a big mistake. With a >>> small >>> share of the computer market, Apple has to do something to attract >>> buyers. Iphoto was a big selling tool and should remain a free item. >>> The same holds true for many of the other programs that help separate >>> the Mac from the rest. >> >> OS X separates Apple from the rest. Should it be free? > > YES!!! It is way over priced, as is. > > Actually, OS X by itself is NOT enough of a draw to get people to > switch. I have a PC owning friend who is FINALLY considering getting > a Mac. Why? Because of iMovie & iDVD. > > Sincerely, > Dennis > > >
I agree about OS X 10.0.3-10.1.5. I would think one would need a lot of geek cred OR one would have had to have suffered so much techno trauma caused by MicroSoft to "switch" based solely on the beta-ish OS X. But who knows how quickly OS X will improve on the human(e) interface scale. Jaguar finally seems to have wowed people. Someday people might want to switch based solely OS X. Or maybe Linux interfaces will be more common and innovative and cheaper. And for switchers who switched on the cusp of OS X, it probably wasn't the best experience, dealing with two operating systems and the hassle of figuring it all out and the details concerning the emulator/simulator "Classic". This was my experience and I basically have chosen to avoid OS 9 all together. But I didn't buy a new mac off the shelf and those who did probably didn't have the hassle that longtime mac users had (partitioning...how much to partition...moving in and out of the OS 9 emulator, so forth). Of course, someday I'll take this level of technical skill for granted, but for switchers who wanted a friendlier experience, it must have been a little less than ideal. As for iapps...THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL. Apparently, Apple has figured out that it won't make sense to fold in the cost of its basic consumer level software into hardware prices. In a way, the iapps were never free, but they did represent added value and I think this is what people will miss. maybe there are plans to build bigger, better integrated iapps. maybe some day "everything is easier and better on a mac" will be indisputable and the cost will be well worth it. (Developments from MicroSoft continue to spell doom for the end user.) And won't the new macs come bundled with the iapps as usual? Right now, if I for some reason wanted Appleworks for my Pismo, I'd have to outright buy that. (I've got Office v. Mac). I'll say it again...we .Mac-ers ought to get "hooked" by the availability of these upgrades. Then again, has Apple really suffered significantly by charging full $ for Jaguar? I don't think so. Anyway, Apple will continue to be expensive but I'm sold. What's the alternative? Maybe third party software. If a wonderful Linux alternative comes along that can run on our wonderful Apple boxes (I know a lot of you already are doing this on some level)... I just pray that Apple keeps the quality of its hardware as high as it has been. Donald -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
