It is precisely this Lock-In Loop that has prevented even me from making a Final Stand for a Power Mac for my next machine used for my primary communication and finance management PC. I really would love to have a Mac, but even with the VMWare and Parallels capabilities out there, and the fact both Quicken and QuickBooks for Mac exist, thre are enough other things in the closet that still have me concerned. For instance, for one of my banks there is a depo...@home feature where until recently I could use wither FireFox or IE to scan a check front and back (through their web interface using Java) to deposit paper checks. I have become totally reliant on that capability to transfer funds from any of our NY based banks to this TX based bank (USAA), and they post the funds immediately. I am not convinced that capability will be available with a Mac running FireFox, much less a Mac running XP Pro via VMWare or Parallels with the Windows IE interface.
Of course, the idea of relicensing so much software for Mac, plus the premium paid for the Power Mac, is a bit sobering. But it would be easier to do than going to Linux with VMWare, and I could have the best of all worlds, unless the depo...@home feature becomes extinct. But, my CPA tells me I need another write-off like a hole-in-the-head, so I guess I wait until 2009 (just a few more weeks)... I think it will be a Power Mac I get. My KVM has an open set of ports, so at worst I add the Power Mac to my current bank of PCs. Decisions, decisions... If it were not for the Lock-In Loop this would have been an easy decision to make, but here I am being a FUD victiom - and I know better! Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Why not push Linux to your customer,was Why do you think > Vista sucks? > > > On Dec 15, 2008, at 9:42 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account > wrote: > > >> Exactly - if Linux had the breadth and choice in applications that > >> businesses actually use, like payroll and accounts and CRM, they'd > >> be all > >> over it. But unfortunately that isn't the case yet. -- > > > > So what's the hold-up? > > Lock-in, or as it's commonly known, chicken and egg. > > a) "We won't use it unless there are apps for it" > b) "We won't create apps unless you are using it" > c) go to a) > > The apps that have been growing fastest are those that run cross- > platform, such as Firefox, Thunderbird or OpenOffice.org. These don't > lock you into an OS; they work on Mac, Windows and Linux just fine. > The remaining source of lock-in is custom applications, and the lock- > in loop above shows why this will stay that way for a long time. > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
