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Taro
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I cannot imagine why anyone would want to use windows unless they had a gun to their head.
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JHOTTROD
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courtesy of chris-
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Parka
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geo wrote: I cannot imagine why anyone would want to use windows unless they had a gun to their head. Its cheap - almost 'free' 
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Pogue
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geo wrote: I cannot imagine why anyone would want to use windows unless they had a gun to their head. two words: enterprise software
Building database applications for the mac is expensive.
They are also expensive to upgrade and buy parts for.
I had a apple 2e when I was about 10(?) and used Mac all through college but stopped after OS10 came out. Around that time pro tools and photoshop were finally able to run well on windows. Then Apple went back to a closed box strategy I lost interest in them. My last personal Mac was a power computing power tower pro.
Besides if you can't tweak your bios you aren't really computing. I like to build my own machines, they are much more stable and powerful than any apple or dell box.
I work with a bunch of old apple employees so there are macs everywhere, the new Intel machines are fun to play with. When the 12” notebook is released I am grabbing one.
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liquidsky
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geo wrote: I cannot imagine why anyone would want to use windows unless they had a gun to their head. I prefer OSX, but some people use vertical market software that's only available on Windows. Junk like real estate software and such. Granted the dual-booting Macs change that equation.
The trick will be if/when Apple really comes through on virtualization, and one can fast-switch to Windows, do what needs to be done, and then fast-switch back to Leopard. All without rebooting, that would be cool...
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Locomoco
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geo wrote: I cannot imagine why anyone would want to use windows unless they had a gun to their head. Well, Windows pays my bills... so I kinda hafta use it... 
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moriachi
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I was on my parents PC the other night, and it near killed me. I use Mac day in day out and there is just no comparison with the OS. Mac is just so much smoother.
I guess PC is good for databasing and other such invigorating pursuits.
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dr_tongues_toys
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I have a preintel chip I-Mac. can't say. I use to run virtual PC on my old laptop and never - I repeat never had it crash once on me.
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Taro
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JHOTTROD wrote: courtesy of chris- Ha, ha... I think Chris got that from me when I posted it on the KR board.
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plover
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moriachi wrote: I was on my parents PC the other night, and it near killed me. I use Mac day in day out and there is just no comparison with the OS. Mac is just so much smoother. I guess PC is good for databasing and other such invigorating pursuits. Spoken like a true designer! I love it.
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jltohru
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um, i have a really big duffel bag....
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moriachi
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plover wrote: Spoken like a true designer! I love it.
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greg
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No i-pod here, hell I don't even have a cell phone. I must be one of the few left on the planet. Can't be botherd.
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SCUMHEAD
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me too. a normal MP3 player is enough.
I love MAC (proud owner of a 15" powerbook) but all this iPod stuff is gettin on my nerves. the most people dont even know so much music taht they could ever fill all this GB´s...
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subterranean
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greg wrote: No i-pod here, hell I don't even have a cell phone. I must be one of the few left on the planet. Can't be botherd. i don't have a cel phone either. 
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