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  • Quote: Originally posted by lundy Didn't Jobs say last year that they had sold 2 million copies of Tiger? $258 million right there, at 90% margin. Maybe it cost them more than that to pay the development team, but somehow I don't think so. T…
    in Apple unveils Mac mini Core Duo Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Mr. H That's a strange conclusion to draw. The numbers you quoted state over $300 million revenue in 3 months for software. How much are you suggesting that Apple spends per quarter on software development? If you…
    in Apple unveils Mac mini Core Duo Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by melgross Apple sold almost $2 billion in software last year, and will sell more this year. Your numbers are far off course. Last quarters total sales were $5,7+ billion. Rework your figures. My figures were …
    in Apple unveils Mac mini Core Duo Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by melgross MS, being primarily a software developer, has tremendous profits vs total sales. Extremely high margins, up to 80%. This is the key difference, but you left out a word: "MS, being a monopoly software maker.…
    in Apple unveils Mac mini Core Duo Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Mr. H The thing is iLife and OS X raise the value of the machine. They do not raise the costs for Apple. They raise costs considerably, it's just that the costs are (mostly) sunk rather than marginal. Dells pays $x…
    in Apple unveils Mac mini Core Duo Comment by towel March 2006
  • There's been a ton of discussion about the buzzing noise on Apple's discussion boards. See also this thread here. Bottom line is that it's related to the power-saving features of the processor, it's universal (even happens on non-Apple laptops), but…
    in is my MacBook Pro defective??? Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by mattyj Since when did the iBook run parallel with the mac mini? iBook = portable iMac MacBook Pro = portable PowerMac Historically, it's been more like this, spec-wise: iBook = class of its own as the weake…
    in New MacBook Predications Comment by towel March 2006
  • Apple treats "free" downloads as purchases with a cost of $0.00. They still have the same authorization restrictions as regular purchases, and must therefore be linked to an Apple ID. Apple requires that those IDs be associated with a credit card, t…
    in If its free, why ask for credit card info? Comment by towel March 2006
  • I thought I'd dredge up this thread for new speculation on why the heck Apple is having such a hard time delivering MacBook Pros. Although some are obviously getting out, by all accounts it's a trickle. There are plenty of reports of folks who order…
    in Component shortages at root of Intel Mac backlog Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by dr_gonzo 3) Executable files' icons should have a little image on them to show that they're executable in the same way that aliases have a little arrow on them to show that they are aliases. I don't understand why …
    in Apple releases iTunes, Front Row, iPhoto, Security updates Comment by towel March 2006
  • WTF! The just-announced Minis will ship in 24 hours, while *two months* after the announcement, MacBook Pros are still doing a Duke Nukem Forever imitation?
    in The same old mistake Comment by towel March 2006
  • Excellent. It *does* address the LaunchServices, Mail and Safari vulnerabilities that caused the recent scare: Quote: Mail CVE-ID: CVE-2006-0395 Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.5, Mac OS X Server v10.4.5 Impact: Download Validation fails to…
    in Security update 2006-001 + iTunes 6.04 available Comment by towel March 2006
  • iBook G3/600 Playing 10000000 games across 1 cores... ... Time elapsed for 10000000 solutions was 403.873525 seconds. PM DP G4/1.42 Playing 10000000 games across 2 cores... ... Time elapsed for 10000000 solutions was 106.837587 seconds.
    in Benchmark - Monty Hall Problem Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by macshark Instead of bringing the Mac Mini down to $399 price point, taking it to $599 will kill most of the potential low-end PC customers (yes there are tens of millions of them) who would have considered the Mini as …
    in The same old mistake Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by lundy Either the Cord Duo really is more than twice as fast as "teh G5", or the x86 binary of the Perl interpreter is hella more optimized than the PPC version. Either way, I need a mop for my drool. All my bioinf…
    in Benchmark - Monty Hall Problem Comment by towel March 2006
  • I have mixed feelings about the MacBook after seeing the new mini. On the one hand, it's obviously possible to put a Core Duo into a low-end machine - I had doubted this before. OTOH, Apple had to cut corners and raise the price substantially to do …
    in Magnet madness to hit Intel iBook line Comment by towel March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Setarcos I was wondering: Apple issued a warning about the magnetic field of the magsafe port, stating it is dangerous to leave your iPod etc. near it. But the left USB port is right next to it?! Wouldn't that mean tha…
    in A closer look at Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro Comment by towel February 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Zubba Ok.. well, the first (and hopefuly only) problem has appeared. Like many other MBP owners have stated on Apples own forums, there is a pretty significant high pitched whine that is constantly in the background i…
    in Just got my MBP 2.0 and... Comment by towel February 2006
  • I can't answer your question, but I have a related one. Has anyone inquired if the $150 amazon rebate will still be redeemable if your MacBookPro doesn't ship in time? The rebate says the machine must be purchased by 2/28, and the rebate must be sub…
    in Amazon Macbook Pros Shipping Comment by towel February 2006