The Macintosh Is Dead

[Sparrowhawk]

Gee, Mr. Me, we love you too. Thanks for your more reasoned response, Mikuro, I will look into it. Mr. M, some of us don't want a cinema screen, but prefer a working tool, not something we wrap our lives around.

[Captain Code]

Maybe the Mac isn't the same as it once was but if it was the same then Apple would have truely been out of business a long time ago. The overall packages is what makes it a Mac and I was cautious about how the transition to Intel hardware would affect the Mac but the thing is, it hasn't really affected what makes the Mac a Mac. The hardware looks pretty much the same on the outside, the OS works exactly the same etc. This MBP works the same way as my G4 tower except much faster.

If you want to complain it's not the same as OS 9, well that's a good thing. OS 9 used to be much more unstable for me. My IIci would freeze all the time running Netscape. Now we are transitioned to a more modern(even though a lot of the tech is from the 50s) OS and you can see how well it's helped Apple. Imagine if we were still using some derivative of OS 9. There would still be the Apple loyalists that would use the systems, if Apple even still existed, but the huge growth rate we're currently seeing wouldn't be happening. Currently Mac sales are growing 3-5 times faster than the industry average. i.e. industry growth rate is X, Mac growth rate is 3X-5X, 3X world wide, 5X in the US.

P.S. writing a Spotlight plugin is trivial, so if the application doesn't support it then complain to the authors.

[Sparrowhawk]

Thank for the Spotlight link, Mikuro. The plug in worked like a charm. (I accidentally thanked someone else, but I'm sure he would have provided the link if he knew/thought of it. BTW, does anyone remember when Apple sued E-Machines when they tried to integrate a CRT with their computer? Apple at the time thought the concept was important enough to protect THEN.

[MisterMe]

Originally Posted by Sparrowhawk

... BTW, does anyone remember when Apple sued E-Machines when they tried to integrate a CRT with their computer? Apple at the time thought the concept was important enough to protect THEN.

The main issue in the suit was not the fact that the E-Machines all-in-one had a CRT. Apple sued E-Machines because it sold a computer that looked like an iMac/eMac of that era. If any computer company produced a computer which looked like today's iMac, then Apple Legal would get busy in a hurry.

[Sparrowhawk]

I suppose I should make my point clearer, with my apologies. Some of us do not like LCDs. They fade out unless you are looking straight on at them, and environmentally they seem to use up more mercury than other screens. And amazingly, there still doesn't seem to be a comprehensive recycle program for computers. (Not Apple's fault, although they have scored very low on this front as we know.) And, purely a personal aesthetic note, the eMac is a much more attractive machine. Why? Can't account for personal taste, but it has a rather organic look to it that the flat screen. For that matter, so did the original Macintosh.
On an entirely different matter which I invite everyone to offer their opinions: will Apple continue the use of CDs/DVDs for data storage, or will there be a switch to HD or BluRay disks? Can a standard Mac use this still new form of data storage?--or will we have to buy new machines to keep up? Does anyone remember the book and phrase, "Future Shock"?

[Lt Major Burns]

LCD's may use traces of mercury, but apple is starting to transition to mercury-free lcd by the end of 2008. CRT's on the other hand, have a whacking great lump of lead in them! CRT's are hateful to the environment. CRT's also fade, and blur over time, and a 4 year old CRT can be nearly useless.

as for the viewing angles, that's utter rubbish. maybe 6 years ago, but certainly not now. the picture on my 20" acd is as colour perfect at a 10 degree angle as it is straight on.