Quote:
Originally posted by Cyrax9
Interesting thoughts Gekko, but if Apple is keeping to themselves wouldn't that constitue that hey also have a monopoly that's just not noticed? I like everything Apple has except FireWire, which is really just a pain for what I use my Comp for, now as far as the DVD/CD Burner being STANDARD, I like that, and PC's are behind in the DVD area, however Apple needs to get more games.
I don't like the fact that I can't store a small file on a regular floppy though like I can on the PC, I usually have a small document or an old game on a floppy, and I don't see the reason to use 1 Zip disk to store that stuff, which is why I'll probanly have to pay $50 for a Mac Floppy when the time comes. I still think that should have been left in for small things, you don't need 100MB or 250MP to store a small word proseccing document from work or another wsord porccessor, and Zip Disks are overpriced. I passed my Local Apple store today and almost went in, but I knew that if I got inside, I'd never leave and I had to come home.
|
FireWire is the future man! It's almost 5 times faster than USB, and can also be linked up with a million hubs. DV cameras, external HDs, external disk drives, and everything else benefits from FireWire. Also, it can handle the transfer of a lot more power, explaining any the iPod charges through the FireWire cord, and other crap like MP3 players and Palm's the transfer through USB have a seperate power cord going to the dock.
I forgot to mention Apple ADC (Apple Display Connector), which allows you to transfer power, USB, and the video signal all through the same cable. So you got your huge 23" flat panel hooked up, with your 2-port USB hub, video signal, and power all going through one simple cable. Very nice, considering how fat those monitor cables are.
And a monopoly is making it impossible for someone to compete against your company. And since MS has such a big market share, and the way they handle business with the computer companies and stuff mentioned before, they make it nearly impossible for any other company to come in the picture and compete.
And Apple doesn't make any of their own hardware, for the most part. They basically just get it custom designed, and buy from certain companies. Look at my computer, SuperDrive made by Pioneer, Zip drive by Iomega, HD by IBM, graphics by NVIDIA, etc. It's just where Microsoft may make their OS support USB 2 or whatever, it means nothing. When Apple makes Mac OS support USB 2, they also put it standard on all Macs, so companies know that if they make hardware for it, everyone who buys a new Mac will have the ports and everything. Apple made iMovie because anyone who bought a Mac from that point on would have FireWire and the ability to transfer their movies. Apple made iTunes because everyone from that point on would be able to burn a CD. Apple made iDVD because from that point on, anyone who bought a new higher-end Mac would have the option of a DVD burner. Apple made iPod connect with FireWire because they knew everyone who bought a Mac within the last few years, can connect via FireWire. Very few PCs even come with FireWire ports, you need to buy a new card and deal with drivers not working. It's not really a monopoly, but from a consumer standpoint, you can't get much better.
I want a new Mac. I want a G5 badly. think they're supposed to stard out with dualies over 2ghz, and will probably feature FireWire 2 and USB 2, or at least 1. Also will probably have the newest NVIDIA card, and probably some things we don't expect. Maybe built in 5.1 support? But in reality, because Macs standardized all this crap, my 1-year old Mac will probably last much longer than any of your computers, and I haven't upgraded anything. I have a DVD burner, still not an accepted technology. I have gigabit ethernet, I doubt any of you PC users can claim that. I got FireWire support, I was looking at a new PC and they still don't have it standard. Granted processors advance quickly, any standard person could use this Mac for quite a few new years. The only thing that really would be affected are games. To the average user, the ones who would probably have the hardest time with trouble shooting, my Mac would be good for a few more years, easily.
Gigabit ethernet probably won't be a really accepted PC technology for consumers for another 2 or 3 years. It might make it in businesses, but I've had it for a year now. Windows may be the gamers' platform of choice, but hook up a few Macs to a gigabit hub and you'll be playing games with pings of 5.
And I agree, Macs need an improvement in games. But look at the past few years, it's improved a lot. Problem is more companies need to port their own games. Devine is id's Mac guy, and when he did the RtCW beta, it was sweet as hell. But once they gave it to Aspyr to port, it didn't run as well. I mean, PC games run better, but if more companies started porting in-house, that would narrow the gap. I mean, look at Blizzard games, they run great on Macs. It's improving, and give it time and it will only get better.
PCs are better for games, Macs are better for everything else. And considering most people do more than just play games, Macs aren't a bad choice.
And Shooter, tell your parents you want an iBook because you like Apple's designs better, and the way they run. Depndable at college and all. Then say you want to spend these next few years running a Mac at home to get software, and get used to running it, and stuff like that. I mean, you're getting a PC for free, WTF is wrong with buying a Mac?