PowerBook G4 review?
<a href="http://www.reviewboard.com/Section/Cover/powerbookg4"; target="_blank">Reviewboard PowerBook Review</a>
This is the url of a review of the PowerBook G4. You have to read it to believe it. Are there really people this ignorant in the world, or is the author "taking the piss"?
here's a random quote:
Their new OS which they call OS X is based on Linux, but it is still different enough to prevent you from doing anything with it because all the cool linux programs are designed to run on a PC platform.
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This is the url of a review of the PowerBook G4. You have to read it to believe it. Are there really people this ignorant in the world, or is the author "taking the piss"?
here's a random quote:
Their new OS which they call OS X is based on Linux, but it is still different enough to prevent you from doing anything with it because all the cool linux programs are designed to run on a PC platform.
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Comments
You are allowed to not like Apples. That's an opinion and you're allowed to have it. But at least do the most basic of basic homework before you spout off about it in public.
My favorite part was the hint that there aren't very many games for Macs because Apple won't let people develop them?!?
[quote]One of the nicest laptops that is available to the public is the new Titanium Apple G4 Laptop. It's pretty amazing what Apple can do with hardware in general. The problem with them is not the hardware, it is the software, and the fact that everything you buy to expand your horizon has to be an Apple product.
There is very little in the way of software available for the Apple when you compare it to the PC offerings. That is why I am going to tell you to stay clear of them. Another problem with the Apple computer operating system is the fact that it is completely different than operating systems for the PC (whether we are talking Windows, OS/2 or Linux).
Their new OS which they call OS X is based on Linux, but it is still different enough to prevent you from doing anything with it because all the cool linux programs are designed to run on a PC platform.
So why are they having this problem? In my opinion it is because they are short sighted and greedy. They aren't giving enough incentive to developers to do anything for the Apple OS and because they don't have developers making software, you aren't getting 3rd party people making all those cool accessories.
Only recently have you seen MAC accessories start back up and that was simply because of the USB revolution, and the fact that Apple is starting to see the writing on the wall (again).
My advice is to stay clear of anything Apple and watch carefully what happens in the next few years. When Apple policy changes, when more and more software starts coming out, it will be time to re-evaluate investing in Apple computer hardware. Games will be a huge indication. When you start seeing 2 rows of Computer games at the store for Apple computers, it will be time to buy one.
3 out of 3 Stars for the hardware, but I think this article shows that if you are a home user, Apple is just not what you should be using.
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I have never read a more uninformed article on anything in my life. It sounds like it was written by a 6th grader. I am pretty much at a loss for anything constructive to say.
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[ 02-01-2002: Message edited by: Mike D ]</p>