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actually your analysis fails to account for "cloud computing" moondog Send a noteboard - 28/05/2010 12:43:42 AM
more places are looking for platform-independent applications. if more and more useful software is written so that you don't need a specific flavor of PC and OS combination, then it will no longer be necessary for end users to care which one their system is running. even among web developers it's becoming taboo to continue programming web based applications that require Internet explorer to work correctly. if you can create and save a microsoft compatible document without having to spend $300 for the software... well, you get the idea :)
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apple now bigger than microsoft moondog - 27/05/2010 07:12:48 AM 932 Views
1. Hurrah! 2. I believe you are wrong... ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:39:22 AM 549 Views
Name five fortune five hundrend companies that run "entirely on Macs" *NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2010 02:14:59 PM 254 Views
He can't. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:33:40 PM 578 Views
There's hasn't been a company called Apple Computers for years now Floffe - 27/05/2010 02:15:40 PM 603 Views
Anything that can be done on Windows can be done on a Mac? Really? Joel - 27/05/2010 03:01:01 PM 628 Views
Yes it will. ImAMac - 27/05/2010 03:43:11 PM 663 Views
MacOS will run my PC? Joel - 27/05/2010 04:02:43 PM 530 Views
Your stance is a little strange here... Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:33:19 PM 550 Views
It isn't hard to make a pc that boots mac Roland00 - 27/05/2010 08:58:43 PM 578 Views
You can also create a virtual machine running OSX on Windows *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:10:30 AM 262 Views
After Macs switched to Intel processing there were some hacks available to make them run on PCs. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:35:51 PM 550 Views
Do you know why IT will not run virtualization? It is quite simple. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:31:17 PM 554 Views
You can also run OSX on Windows. So what? *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:08:09 AM 253 Views
there is no equivalent apple product to microsoft exchange moondog - 27/05/2010 07:58:04 PM 532 Views
iDon't approve ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:43:38 AM 511 Views
-tortures- *NM* ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:46:30 AM 241 Views
*touches* *NM* ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:47:50 AM 223 Views
nooo! Foxhead - 27/05/2010 10:06:21 AM 719 Views
steam is now available for mac moondog - 27/05/2010 08:04:34 PM 550 Views
Have you tried playing steam on a mac? Roland00 - 27/05/2010 09:00:06 PM 574 Views
even the authors of that article say "we didn't run this on a real mac" moondog - 28/05/2010 02:44:38 AM 507 Views
It was using the mac version of the 285 the most powerful video card on the mac Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:02:33 AM 554 Views
it's still a big step though, you have to admit *NM* moondog - 28/05/2010 07:10:14 AM 249 Views
Yeah but I would recommend spend the 100 dollars for an OEM copy of windows and dual boot Roland00 - 28/05/2010 11:40:13 PM 577 Views
what's steam? *NM* Foxhead - 27/05/2010 11:22:38 PM 252 Views
steam is a giant gaming website moondog - 28/05/2010 02:38:23 AM 805 Views
Steam is itunes for games, same idea, same business model *NM* Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:04:00 AM 240 Views
Not only the consumer market though.. Bramhodoulos - 27/05/2010 10:26:50 AM 583 Views
that's becoming less true though..... moondog - 27/05/2010 08:01:17 PM 507 Views
Hmmmm.... Bramhodoulos - 28/05/2010 02:50:54 AM 557 Views
Microsoft is stil in better posistion random thoughts - 27/05/2010 02:25:09 PM 607 Views
Re: Microsoft is stil in better posistion callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:52:48 PM 531 Views
doesn't matter which phone it is what matters is that the i-phone can be replaced and windows can't random thoughts - 27/05/2010 08:34:13 PM 506 Views
actually your analysis fails to account for "cloud computing" moondog - 28/05/2010 12:43:42 AM 483 Views
The really big bucks is in server software as every business needs server software to run databases. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:20:41 PM 570 Views
what can't they run on iphones? moondog - 28/05/2010 02:41:18 AM 484 Views
Windows-only programs, presumably. Businesses use more than simple office products. Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 03:04:14 AM 506 Views
to use an oft-quoted phrase: "there's an app for that" moondog - 28/05/2010 03:30:26 AM 564 Views
To use a not-so-oft-quoted phrase, "Not if it doesn't conform to Apple specifications." Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 05:53:54 AM 545 Views
the point is, that businesses are finding ways to make it work, even though they don't like it moondog - 28/05/2010 07:07:31 AM 555 Views
There are lots of things... BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 10:15:44 AM 603 Views
Yeah, but their founders claimed to be bigger than Jesus and I didn't believe that either. Joel - 27/05/2010 02:50:00 PM 570 Views
True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:36:55 PM 462 Views
Moving? They arrived years ago. *NM* Wibble - 27/05/2010 08:41:05 PM 237 Views
Re: True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. callandor1000 - 28/05/2010 12:04:54 AM 493 Views
Re: apple now bigger than microsoft callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:49:25 PM 518 Views
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