Comments on: Linux Surpasses Mac as No. 2 Desktop http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/#comment-19550 Scrivs Thu, 05 Aug 2004 21:27:59 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=621#comment-19550 Only thing we can hope for is that Gratis does a freepowermacs.com deal where we have to get 30 referrals. Only thing we can hope for is that Gratis does a freepowermacs.com deal where we have to get 30 referrals.

]]> By: Lewis Powell http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/#comment-19549 Lewis Powell Thu, 05 Aug 2004 21:17:54 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=621#comment-19549 Yeah, moving mac to X86 would massacre Apple in at least two ways. 1) Apple is able to excellently support its own hardware because they use like, two different video cards and only one type of processor. The amount of trouble to make sure OSX works with every piece of hardware you can toss into a box, and the fact that, unlike windows, not everyone is gonna make drivers for OS X and whatnot, combine to make that a bad plan. and 2) They'd lost hardware sales to anyone who makes cheaper hardware, which is everyone. Since they make their real money on hardware, cannibalizing that for software sales seems like a bad plan. We not-quite-rich-enough-to-be-mac-geeks can always hope though. Yeah, moving mac to X86 would massacre Apple in at least two ways.
1) Apple is able to excellently support its own hardware because they use like, two different video cards and only one type of processor. The amount of trouble to make sure OSX works with every piece of hardware you can toss into a box, and the fact that, unlike windows, not everyone is gonna make drivers for OS X and whatnot, combine to make that a bad plan.
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2) They’d lost hardware sales to anyone who makes cheaper hardware, which is everyone. Since they make their real money on hardware, cannibalizing that for software sales seems like a bad plan.
We not-quite-rich-enough-to-be-mac-geeks can always hope though.

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/#comment-19548 Scrivs Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:58:10 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=621#comment-19548 Well if they started making the software for the PC then they could lower the price on their computers and therefore sell a lot more to make up for the drop in profit margins. Of course I don't run any large-scale businesses so I could be completely off on this one. Well if they started making the software for the PC then they could lower the price on their computers and therefore sell a lot more to make up for the drop in profit margins.

Of course I don’t run any large-scale businesses so I could be completely off on this one.

]]> By: waylman http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/#comment-19547 waylman Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:54:33 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=621#comment-19547 Imagine what it would be like if Apple made OSX available for the PC. Of course, Apple is a hardware company that also happens to make software, not the other way around, so it'll never happen. Even so you have to wonder: if people could install and run Apple software on the current machine, would they be more prone to buy Apple hardware next time? Maybe not. After all, for me it mostly comes down to price. Imagine what it would be like if Apple made OSX available for the PC. Of course, Apple is a hardware company that also happens to make software, not the other way around, so it’ll never happen. Even so you have to wonder: if people could install and run Apple software on the current machine, would they be more prone to buy Apple hardware next time? Maybe not. After all, for me it mostly comes down to price.

]]> By: Lewis Powell http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/#comment-19546 Lewis Powell Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:12:22 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=621#comment-19546 At least they are kickin' it hardcore with the iPod market. At least they are kickin’ it hardcore with the iPod market.

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/#comment-19545 Scrivs Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:52:06 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=621#comment-19545 Honestly the Macs never had a chance. Linux runs on both PC and Mac platforms and is free. They were gonna get passed up eventually. Honestly the Macs never had a chance. Linux runs on both PC and Mac platforms and is free. They were gonna get passed up eventually.

]]> By: Lewis Powell http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/08/linux_surpasses_mac_as_no_2_desktop/#comment-19544 Lewis Powell Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:48:14 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=621#comment-19544 I love linux (I run it on my desktop machine), but I think this is a shame, Apple's OSX (I have a powerbook as well) is a much more polished and consistent user interface, and I'm a little bit sad that they got surpassed by linux before linux is comparably well designed. I love linux (I run it on my desktop machine), but I think this is a shame, Apple’s OSX (I have a powerbook as well) is a much more polished and consistent user interface, and I’m a little bit sad that they got surpassed by linux before linux is comparably well designed.

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