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What Chip Will Be In New Mac Desktops & XServe Check this out: &A#JD1Tg!d8
I think the mystery regarding what will replace the Quad G5 chip in top end Macs is over: Intel quad-core chips arriving in 2006 By Stephen Shankland Staff...
little factoids on apple's past quarter
just some fun numbers to look over illustrating how many macs ipods were sold over the last 90 days... enjoy... sec min hour day 3rd quarter macs 0.17 10 614...
little factoids on apple's past quarter
further info on Q3... Apple's Mac business Overall, Apple experienced the best Mac unit sales...
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Boy you guys need to get a life. Hating an operating system the way you guys hate Windows is creepy. The way you hate MS is even creepier. Just because Windows dwarfs Apple...
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Then you have a crazy obsession with MS and Windows. You claim to advocate OS X and Macs but all you do is post about Windows all the time. Most...
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Well, its not true that he never mentions Macs. More than half of his posts are concerned with positive...
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You have me confused with someone else. Just because Apple did shady things in the past doesn't mean I hate them. I hate what they did to users...
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You've already demonstrated that you don't know enough about OSX to have an informed opinion. But you still miss the point. Nobody worries about Macs and malware. One doesn'ty have to...
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snip But it is where most applications are installed on Windows. Why does the use of a "holding area...
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Again: Why do you find this necessary? Not if you're doing it for unnecessary reasons. It sounds like...
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snip I understand what you're doing. What I do not understand is why. There's nothing wrong with it. What I don't understand is what benefit you're getting...
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On Apr 16, 2006, Josh McKee Josh, you go on and on about how *you...
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You keep harping the same sentence -- not everyone is talking about that question, even in this thread. It is an EXAMPLE of a deadline-driven...
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snip 2000? Windows XP was released October 25, 2001. Anything prior to that date is no longer relevant. I would even say that...
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snip People have varying opinions. The fact that you've referenced one individual who's opinion is...
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snip The trend is the result of Mac advocates making posts to this effect. Perhaps the same...
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It's relevant in the fact that there are going to be some converts away using Windows it shouldn't come as...
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Where are these studies and expert comparisons? Because the PC doesn't have a perception of being more...
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snip I'll have to give this one a closer look. But upon a quick inspection I have to question some of his numbers. For example...
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snip And I would find those studies more credible. Mac OS of that era was considerably better than Windows of that era...
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snip Sure we do: "Brookfields, a Mac user since 1995..." "MacWEEK contributing Editor Andreas Pfeiffer..." "No, I am not a...
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Then is it reasonable for me to question the validity of their conclusions? What do you mean? He clearly stated: "No, I...
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Just about every Mac user is also a Windows user. That doesn't make them any less fanatical about the Macintosh...
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snip Because they're Mac users who use Windows out of necessity and not preference. I'm fine with that. But if you want people to...
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But that doesn't prove that they're more productive. I can get from point A to point B in the...
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snip Not at all. It only means that they prefer Macs. I'm willing to agree with you...if...
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All it means that they prefer one tool over another. To draw any more conclusions we'd have to know why they prefer said...
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snip Which are irrelevant regarding the tool choice of professionals. That's what I'm doing with what little data is available. I have enough experience to draw my own educated conclusions. That's why...
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snip These examples are based on opinion. that doesn't mean that it's superior to the Macintosh...
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They may be testable. However that doesn't mean they result in increased productivity. Because despite these numerous studies all...
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There is no one size fits all answer to this question. Nothing. And that's a concern. Why aren't people reading these studies? I would think that if they're valid then Apple would be...
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Snit let me ask you a question- if you sneeze at work once a day, how much productivity...
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snip It seems that you'd rather complain about problems instead of finding solutions. This can be rectified with a five cent pencil...
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I was using a figure of speech :) Irrelevant. Something like this: What would you do if you forgot...
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snip Yes. I don't recall seeing that in the Pfeiffer study, at least not the highlights that we have...
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I think that singling either one out is foolish. We don't know because he didn't specifically study it. Perhaps it's more than you think. Perhaps it's less...
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People usually use applications. They don't sit around all day selecting menu items, using hot keys...
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snip Neither does using "Mouse Precision". Yet there it is. And this is the heart of the problem. What are and are not valid criteria...
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Right off of his website: "Pfeiffer Consulting was founded in 1998 by Andreas Pfeiffer. An expert...
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So you would accept studies findings Windows to be better even though the people-organization...
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And therein lies the problem. The studies that you're citing do not fit with my observations. I feel that it is something that was included to help...
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I have not. And if it requires this level of "detailed" examination then it's not...
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Josh McKee Hey, I have a few unpleasant womanes with Apple as well. Their Gcc compiler isn't all that good. The only real advantage to the Intel Macs is that now you can...
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snip Of the five studies in question three of them have direct ties to Apple. Two...
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On May 8, 2006, Josh McKee Did you already post info on this? Because I wonder if what's not important (fluff) to you might be important to...
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No. It's to ensure that IT managers aren't doing it multiple days per month because they're creeping out one by one. IT can decide...
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RIGHT! -- but they can NEVER decide to make it available when Microsoft approives it -- it is held back until Patch Tuesday. DO you see why that is...
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That would depend on the situation. Then it's your opinion that the studies you presented where these were additional...
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IME most malware does not infect a system through a vulnerable network service but rather the actions of the end user. That is correct. Since I have no...
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Because you wouldn't need to check. If you're working on someone's system it will quickly become evident if you...
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Notice the use of the word "they" and not "you". However much time you feel is necessary in order to infect the system with some form of malware. Simple...
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I am focusing on two changes which have proven to be very effective in preventing malware on Windows. But they do have limitations: 1. They cannot distinguish between legitimate...
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How can my two configuration changes be "informed"? In reality it is almost a non-issue. Can you point to a specific piece...
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