[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A bit OT but you'll see my point...
The theory is that Wintel (or at least Windows) users need to upgrade
more frequently (because every new version of Windows is more bloated -
apparently new versions of OS X have been the same or even more
efficient).
If you had 2 users each buy a machine at the same time
Windows users upgrades his machine every year
Mac user upgrades his machine every 3 years
That's in theory... my 5 year old PC still runs and doesnt' need any
updates in
terms of server use. But as far as most of my
pc aquaintances, most of the time we just swap a cpu, swap a hard drive
and
DONE... No need to buy a new PC. Just like old mac accelerators (but much
cheaper, much better supported too (driver and support wise).
I'd suggest you (and most of your acquaintances) may be more
technologically capable than the average PC buyer (including the average
corporate IT department)
Last time i did this (to improve GTR's speed), the mother board cost 50$
and
the CPU+ram 400 more. Done... No 1000+$ hardware expenses... And i got
room for lots more drivers (compared to a minimac)...
And in any case, the purchase of a new mb+cpu counts in someone's
marketshare ...
So are you just searching for justifications or excuses to stay on the mac
or what?
Not me, I don't need those excuses - haven't been on a Mac for 12 years.
Though it wasn't "my" theory - I was merely giving the gist of the
argument used on both the Slashdot article and somewhere else (CNET
maybe ??)
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Alex Tweedly http://www.tweedly.net
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