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  1. Comment - Apple Receives Stock Delisting Threat

    (Aug 13, 2006 - 6:32 PM)

    Good point... an institutional environment of 10,000 public computer systems is hardly an environment where any OS or hardware system can be effectively judged without more information.

    And as for tussles, which one? Microsoft has been in a constant state of litigation for the past 20 years.

  2. Comment - Apple Receives Stock Delisting Threat

    (Aug 13, 2006 - 6:19 PM)

    "Well, I don't use antivirus and browse with Firefox. Never had a problem. Maybe you could just stop browsing so much porn and you wouldnt have so many problems?"

    I don't have any virus problems at all, because I take the necessarily precautions. With the PCs that I use, auto-updates of the constant Windows security updates, Ad-Aware, and Norton, and I'm fine. The obvious point is that OS X isn't (yet) threatened by this constant barage of spyware and virus attacks. If you don't use any spyware or virus blockers and you're a PC user, than you are clearly doing something magical. Firefox helps, but isn't the key to keeping your Windows clone safe on the web.

    "Apple's edu prices arent competitive compared to Dell. But wtf are you talking about, the other guy was speaking of upgradability and (I guess) standalone display. And you reply with mentions of the iMac and eMac?"

    First off, Apple's edu eMac sold for something like 400 bucks. Beyond that, I have no idea what deals Apple offers to edu institutions now, nor do I know what Dell sells its notebooks and towers for. With that said, I'm not offering any insight into that, and apparently neither are you.

    Secondly, "Wtf" am I talking about regarding the other guy's comment? The original comment was "The really could do with making a low-end one with a screen, and some upgrade ability for the same price (or lower) than the Mac Mini though."

    My reply was that I'm assuming Apple will again release a low-end system with a screen (an edu priced eMac or iMac). As for upgradability, all of the new intel-based Macs (except for the intel version of the Mini) are now built to drastically increase the upgradability of the system, moreso than any other system I've seen before. Check out the online vids illustrating the MacBook and Mac Pro's upgradability and you'll see what I mean. Making this ease of hardware upgrades a central part of an affordable Mac is crucial, so I too hope that they work on this design aspect, as was the hope of the original poster.

    Now, re the eMac and iMac mention, where's the confusion? As you might recall, you suggest that the original poster was asking about a "(I guess) standalone display", when in fact he was saying that Apple needs to release another low-end system with a built-in display (e.g. eMac and iMac), as opposed to the (low-end) Mini which already requires a standalone display. The point is that Apple already offers a cheap sytem, but you need to buy a monitor for it, so his hope is that they soon come out with a new low-end system with a built-in screen (the equivalent of the old G4 eMac, but with the new intel processor.) It really pays to re-read and actually consider the comment you're responding to before making any claims.

    "If you're not able to understand that someone isnt necessarily an idiot for not thinking OS X is the greatest on Earth you don't deserve much respect."

    Who said anything about someone being "an idiot" for not thinking OS X is superior? The closest thing that I said regarding anyone being an idiot was this: "What's the logic behind ludicrous speculation that Apple will actually be delisted (or fold as one particularly stupid individual suggests above)?" That question still stands... the speculation of delisting alone displays a real lack of understanding of the market. My statement that it's blatantly obvious which OS is superior is coming from my own perspective and history of use of a variety of OS's, with varying results and subsequent migraines. Are we already to the point where we need to preface each opinion declared as fact with a disclaimer indicating that this may not necessarily be the viewpoint of everyone else on the planet?

    And again, you "never had a problem" with spyware or viruses, yet you're a Windows user? WTF indeed...

  3. Comment - Apple Receives Stock Delisting Threat

    (Aug 13, 2006 - 6:12 PM)

    OK, so simply put, software aside, OS X is a better OS than Windows, according to your own breakdown, although I definitely wouldn't equate the stability of Windows XP to the stability of OS X. (Also, marketability of software has clearly little to do with the actual quality level of the OS the software is intended to run on.)

  4. Comment - Apple Receives Stock Delisting Threat

    (Aug 12, 2006 - 12:59 PM)

    Take two products, each with a varying levels of stability, ease of use, susceptibility to viruses and other external security threats, etc. There's no such thing as a superior operating system? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

  5. Comment - Apple Receives Stock Delisting Threat

    (Aug 11, 2006 - 8:33 PM)

    "The really could do with making a low-end one with a screen, and some upgrade ability for the same price (or lower) than the Mac Mini though."

    Err... like the original iMac, or the eMac that followed? I would imagine Apple is well on its way with development of a low-cost eMac equivalent aimed at educational institutions.

    As for the Windows fans that posted here, how about a reality check? As a Windows user for 15 years, turned on to OS X only three years ago, it's blatantly obvious which operating system is superior. (I network two PCs and two Macs at home, and now work at a Mac-dominated office with a couple PCs, and don't really mind it a bit.) What's the logic behind ludicrous speculation that Apple will actually be delisted (or fold as one particularly stupid individual suggests above)? With Microsoft leading all corporations in the world (save for maybe Wal-Mart and ExxonMobil) in unscrupulous tactics for unlimited profits, I think PCDUd3Z hardly has anything to laugh about.

    PS: Make sure your Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, and PC-Cillin are updated, and don't forget to install the latest 75 Windows patches that came out in the past 36 hours...