On 6/1/03 2:10 AM, "Geoffrey Loeffler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> Well we can hope that Apple comes out with faster machines, I have > read these articles too, but Apple has lagged in getting things out > the door on time or anywhere near the predicted release dates i.e.,. > 10. not really ready for prime time. We can hope they come up with > something that really blows the paint off the machine with X. I love > my Mac but like other users I am not going to buy hardware until it > will really move X. I just got done setting up my Windows XP/Asus A7V333/AMD 2400+/512mb Ram/80gb HD/ATI 9500/Ethernet/Soundblaster etc machine and it is not as fast as my dual 1.42GHz G4 at all. I would rather run X on this beastie than XP on the other. > They may be able to live in the 2% bracket, but > we are not discussing cars, we are discussing a machine which must be > compatible with the rest of the work the world does, if we get pushed > out by the 98% percent majority we are in trouble. It's more like 8% plus. Where do you get 2%. Oh, and by the way, if you want to use the car example Apple has more of the computer market share than Jaguar, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Volvo and Volkswagen do combined in the car market. > And while Apple is trying to catch up to the bar that giant in > Redmond is not sitting on it's butt either, they are raising the bar. They are actually admitting their marketing mistakes and releasing a processor (Centrino) that runs more efficiently at a lower clock speed. A *first* for the PC world. They now have to sell a 1.8GHz chip that blows the doors off of a P4 a 2GHz+. That's great! > I have read the CR reports of Apples products and agree they really > do not know Macs, I have sent them letters in the past pointing out > huge errors in rating the Mac, so because this one time they say good > things CR is right, what about their wrong views of the Mac. We take > the good but throw out the bad.? Is that really a fair.. I have had > different experiences with Apples Service, far from good.. Due to marketing Apple is always looked down upon in the press. We are constantly taking slams in the media while Microsloth goes around admitting problems, Hacks, Back doors, etc. with little repercussion. Just last week Microsoft's own Software development department propagated a Virus. Have you seen it or heard about it yet? Probably not. Kyle H. Hansen -- Jesus Saves...but Gretzky grabs the rebound and backhands for a goal!!! -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
