[OT] Cringely on BootCamp's future

[Stephen Barncard]

On comparing the 'Mac Experience' to Linux on an Intel box on price 
alone -- I can't believe some of the pros here can't tell the 
difference. And yes, UBUNTU is very good these days. Looks ok on a 
Mac.

But for me, it's not only the OS, but the quality of the hardware 
(not the lowest bidder). I don't have to screw with it to make it 
work, and it doesn't crash. For the most part, it all fits together, 
IMHO.

As far as price of Macs in Brazil; I'm sure that Brazil imposes 
severe tariffs placed on computers from the USA, and I think that the 
Brazil PC 'manufacturers' would get quite an advantage - even though 
made from parts from 'over there'.

Hell, I don't want to start a platform war on this list  - the thing 
is that Rev brings us together - and platform wars are boring and 
stupid.


sqb


>Chipp Walters / Richard Gaskin wrote:
>
>>>  Spoke too quick. Turns out the Mac Mini I was referring to was not a
>>>  Core Duo but Core Solo. Bummer. So, now a 1.66Ghz, 1GB memory, 100Gb
>>>  hard drive MacMini costs $959 (without tax). Add a OEM version of WinXP
>>>  Home and you're up over $1000. I can get way much more down at the
>>>  CompUSA for way less.
>
>
>Or blow off both OS vendors and cut the price in half by getting just
>about any Linux pre-installed system.
>
>
>>>  Bummer, for a second I thought Apple had a product
>>>  reasonably priced.
>
>
>On what planet?
>
>They didn't get the highest margins in the industry with the most highly
>compensated CEO by looking out for the customers' bottom line.  ;)
>
>--------------------------------------------------------
>And the price of the Mac Mini in a 3rd world country like Brazil is 
>almost exactly three times what it is in the United States! In other 
>words, it is only for a tiny affluent (or should that be effluent) 
>elite. Unfortunately, within such business logics, the customers' 
>bottom line is the very last thing to be considered.
>
>Now do you understand why the drive towards (reliable programming 
>in) Linux (especially in Brazil) is so imperative? We just want to 
>live on the same planet, that's all!
>
>Regarding the file/picture chooser widgets I recently produced, I 
>even considered buying a Mac Mini so that I could help demonstrate 
>the "cross platform" capacity of Rev by producing a Mac version, 
>besides offering something useful to the Mac users themselves. 
>Needless to say, that dream quickly evaporated, like many others.
>
>Bob Warren

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stephen barncard
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