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Quote: Originally Posted by wobegon I was not responding to all of your posts, just your assertion that no alternatives to Microsoft's Windows existed, which is inaccurate. I did follow your and Mac-sochist's discussion over the likelihood of Ap…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wobegon Man, if there was ever a need for an American COMPUTER History class, it's now. There WERE alternatives besides the beleaguered Apple of the past. You do realize the Microsoft of today is now eerily mimick…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac-sochist I know you don't want to hear about history, but honestly, this is just so rich I can't pass it up! How exactly does the consumer have a "choice" if every OEM has to buy Windows for every box they sell, whe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac-sochist I have to stop typing too, since you are obviously impervious to history, facts, reason, or legal findings. It has nothing to do with your absurd suggestion that Microsoft have only become the company th…
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Er, can anyone explain what the above post is supposed to mean? Quote: Originally Posted by murphyweb Yada, yada, yada, Take that you pinko Commie bastard, blah, blah, blah.... Why are you inventing things that I have supposedly said? Are …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac-sochist Well, they did just exactly that, so I guess that disproves your point pretty effectively. Windows has succeeded because it has always been made the Path of Least Resistance™ (Maybe that should be their new…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac-sochist Well, they did just exactly that, so I guess that disproves your point pretty effectively. Windows has succeeded because it has always been made the Path of Least Resistance? (Maybe that should be their new…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac-sochist Yeah, they can sell a computer with some other OS that nobody's ever heard of, that won't run the apps everybody needs to use. Sounds like a viable business model to me! But how is that Microsoft's fault…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac-sochist What's illegal is using your monopoly position to force OEMs to buy a Windows license for every computer they sell, whether they want to sell it with some other OS or not, and then telling them they'd damn …
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Large numbers of those computers will continue to run XP/Vista because the software they need are Windows only. Everything from business apps to games. The number of folks willing to dual boot is tiny. So, t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by paprochy Can you name one company that has sold hardware/software packages and additionally sold the OS/software to 3rd parties and did it successfully? I'm sorry, but I can't think of one example. I think Sega at one …
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Quote: Originally Posted by paprochy I didn't say that no one ever challenged big bad microsoft. I said no one ever sold products that conflicted with each other. selling software for hardware that competes with your own hardware is just stupid. …
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While I don't think the new product transition will have anything to do with Apple licensing their OS to anyone else I do think that this will happen someday soon. I can certainly see a split within Apple soon into two separate organizations, Ap…
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I am fairly sure that Apple will release a Mac Book Air with a smaller screen sometime soon and this could well be one of the product transitions being talked about. The world has started buying ultra-portables and Apple need to get on board and rel…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bageljoey Because Apple, as a corporation, exists to make as large a profit as is possible, not to have an impressive market share. Now, it is possible that decreasing the profit margin can lead to a higher overall …
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac Why don't we talk about what the mini could be within it's own design parameters, rather than a product that Apple hasn't shown any interest in making. Mac Mini's Design Parameters in full: 1 - No monit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Olternaut Lets get one thing straight. There is no such thing as a tablet computer until Apple invents it. Whatever the market has out there right now that claims to be a tablet is crap plain and simple. Once again …
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Are Apple getting into the computer game now? Wow, smart move, never saw that coming! Okay, maybe that was just tired and predictable and really nice to read something that has nothing to do with that bloody iPhone. Where is my new Mac Mini M…
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Get a grip people and get over yourselves. Blackberry is a fantastic device and excellent for business. While I am getting an iPhone for my wife in the next week or two there is not a chance in hell I would consider replacing my BB for one. BB wo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zinfella Really? What about the 10X12 prints that I make from my old 3.3MP Nikon? In fact, what about the billboard that was made using that very same camera, a few years ago when it was titled "Digital Camera of the Y…