[krisbrown]

http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20010508

[krisbrown]

http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20010508

[JonnoB]

Originally Posted by mookie123

makes me wonder why Apple doens't have a PDA yet?

Remember the Newton? Way ahead of its time. I think it took a company like Palm to make a PDA critical in people's lives. Now that the public is educated, Apple could bring back the Newton in a much better form and function. The competition would do good for Palm and Microsoft. At least Apple has Sony-like innovation when it comes to style and form.

[XmanHP548]

As one of the few Mac users on the board (I assume), I applaud Jason's post! I switched to a Mac back in December after being a long time Wintel user and I haven't looked back. Mac OS X is incredible and becomes more and more amazing each week as great software is released for it!

Although I am NOT pleased with Steve Job's recent revoking of a "free" email address for life and no upgrade pricing for OS 10.2 AND although being a PocketPC user whose primary home computer is a Mac has presented its challenges and drawbacks,....I couldn't imagine ever going back to the Wintel world.

Comeon over to Steve's side, Jason, maybe you could be the next star of one of the switch commericals!
:wink:

[jweitzman]

Honestly, as a long-time Mac user (yes, there are many of us using PocketPCs!), and a long-time evangelist for the platform, I've given up trying to enumerate all the advantages in Mac vs. PC discussions.

I'll tell anyone who is really considering whether to purchase a Mac why they should, but as for the debates, who cares? PC users can do whatever they want. I work in Windows all day but have only Macs at home. To me, there is no debate.

Speed? Both are fast enough for everything I do, from Powerpoint to editing movies and burning DVDs. Not an issue.

Working on a Mac is like driving a great car, or running your hand across a piece of fine furniture. The fit and finish are there, the experience just feels right. You reach out to do something and sure enough, the control you expected is there, the guess you made is correct.

Is that what everyone should care about? Probably not. Who cares. I will stick with my Mac.

P.S. Any group of people (us) who can put up with the frustrations of using PocketPC (esp. ActiveSync) isn't qualified to judge what normal people should appreciate in a computer! :wink:

[lexden]

More and more of the Pocket PC Thoughts website seems to be about non Pocket PC items. Could we return to the subject - I don't mind the odd off-topic post on the main page but really!

[bitbank]

In the old days, I always admired Apple's ability to sell $50 worth of hardware for $1200 (Apple IIe).

I also liked their cute little smiley faces when the computer starts, stops and crashes.

L.B.

[JonnoB]

Originally Posted by bitbank

In the old days, I always admired Apple's ability to sell $50 worth of hardware for $1200 (Apple IIe).

I also liked their cute little smiley faces when the computer starts, stops and crashes.

L.B.

The actual physical costs may have been low, but within the price of a system they have to make enough money to pay for future product innovation and pay off the R&D debt that is incurred in the platform being sold. Afterall, it is supply and demand... Apple sold plenty of computer systems, so the cost wasn't too high to prevent people from wanting one.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by lexden

More and more of the Pocket PC Thoughts website seems to be about non Pocket PC items. Could we return to the subject - I don't mind the odd off-topic post on the main page but really!

Hey, what can I tell ya, it was a slow news day for the Pocket PC - I prefer to have some action on off-topic stuff than a dead site. :-)

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Paul P

My reason for disliking Apple

Uh, guys? What part of having two threads - one for anti-Mac statements, and one for pro-Mac statements, don't you understand? :wink: I'm going to clear out this thread now...let's keep it Mac-happy. There's got to be SOMETHING you like about Apple/Mac. Post rants about Apple in the other thread - thanks!

[heov]

Mac has about 90% of the market... in movies

Everytime I see a movie, they always have a Mac! I wonder how much money Apple pays them to have a mac. Anyway, I love apple upgrades. As one said, no one gets excited when a new PC comes out. I wake up early to read Coverage of MacWorld and see what new Macs have come out! I could careless about PCs, They have been the same since Pentium came out! They just make them out of plastic instead of metal now...