You can put Mac OSX on your laptop running either native or under vmware. I've done this (for work reasons) and for all intents and purposes, its a mac.
On 1/21/09, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 21:46 -0500, Jim King wrote: > > Joseph McAllister wrote on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:07:31 -0800 > > > The world is beginning to take notice. We thank Vista in no small > > > part. > > > > > > Apple today reported the best quarterly revenue and earning in its > > > history, "surpassing $10 billion in quarterly revenue for the first > > > time ever," according to Steve Jobs. Announcing results for its > > > fiscal 2009 first quarter, Apple posted record revenue of $10.17 > > > billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.61 billion, or $1.78 > > > per diluted share. During the quarter, Apple sold 2,524,000 Mac > > > computers, a record 22,727,000 iPods, and 4,363,000 iPhones. > > > > As a fellow Mac user, I celebrate with you. However, there are some > > unregenerate PDLMers who will never admit that anything good can > > emanate from Cupertino... > > > > > > > Meh - unimpressed. Looking at the Apple Store, for $999 you get: > 13.3" > Intel 2.0 C2D > 2GB RAM > 120Gb SATA (they even MAKE those any more???) > DVD +-RW > > My $899 laptop: > 17" 1920x1200 > Intel 2.0 C2D > 4GB RAM > Dual 320GB SATA II's > DVD +- RW > Triple Wifi > BlueTooth > SD/MMC/MStick reader > Second battery > Second charger > > IF I saw those above MacBook specs on a lappie, I'd expect it to be in > the $399-499 range, as those are CRAZY lousy specs. My Wife's $349 > laptop from Black Friday *2007* has better specs :) I got her an Apple > Lappie in late 2006, lasted 13mos, and croaked about a month after the > warranty expired. They wanted $450 to fix a $1299 lappie, so I got her > that $349 Compaq in November 2007, and so far, at 1/4 the price, it's > already outlasted her previous "fruittop" by a month, with no signs of > slowing down. > > "Apple Tax" it's called... > > However, it is an unparalleled Marketing Machine, the likes of which may > never be seen again - it really is impressive, and pure unadulterated > genius. I can surmise, by saying that if Jobs were ever to leave Fruit, > Inc., his offers should be unparalleled. > Marketing Mercenary anyone? > > > Tony > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big. - Theodore Roosevelt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
