Platform Switch

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

1997

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 13532
interpreted = N
texte = After reading my copy of MacWorld that came in the mail yesterday, I havemade the decision to move from the Mac platform to NT.Is it possible to trade my WebCat2.0 license for a NT one when the timecomes, or will I just loose this investment?[RANT]While the Mac has been near and dear to me since 1984, Apple clearly hastheir head up their ass. I don't belief that they will continue businessfor long taking their present course.We can now expect lower technology, slower speed, and greater price. WhileI will retain the current systems I own, I can no longer base my businesson Apple who has screwed the companies who advanced the platform. Cupplethis with unrealized promises of operating system enhancement that eitherbecome vaporware, or become too little too late.At least clone manufacturing gave us hardware choice. Clones pushed thetechnology further and faster then Apple ever did. And at lower cost! Ifthis cut into Apple's hardware business, become competitive. Even thecurrent hardware is behind the current cheaper clones.CHRP would have given more choice. Now it seems to be dead.Perhaps Apple should look at what brother Bill did. MS is a OS company.It makes billions.You will get NO argument from me that MacOS is good, and getting better.We all know the deficiencies. How long can we wait?Perhaps Rapsody for Intel will make the difference. Who knows? I'll beable to return when the new Intel box can run it!![/RANT]----------------------------------------------------------------->>Glenn Davis -- WebmasterExclusively Web / Net Highway (916) 887-0678http://www.Net-Hwy.comHosting Servicehttp://www.ExclusivelyWeb.com |||Professional Web Developement (@ @)---------------------------------------------ooO-(_)--Ooo--------->> mailto:glenn@net-hwy.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Platform Switch (Glenn Davis 1997)

After reading my copy of MacWorld that came in the mail yesterday, I havemade the decision to move from the Mac platform to NT.Is it possible to trade my WebCat2.0 license for a NT one when the timecomes, or will I just loose this investment?[RANT]While the Mac has been near and dear to me since 1984, Apple clearly hastheir head up their ass. I don't belief that they will continue businessfor long taking their present course.We can now expect lower technology, slower speed, and greater price. WhileI will retain the current systems I own, I can no longer base my businesson Apple who has screwed the companies who advanced the platform. Cupplethis with unrealized promises of operating system enhancement that eitherbecome vaporware, or become too little too late.At least clone manufacturing gave us hardware choice. Clones pushed thetechnology further and faster then Apple ever did. And at lower cost! Ifthis cut into Apple's hardware business, become competitive. Even thecurrent hardware is behind the current cheaper clones.CHRP would have given more choice. Now it seems to be dead.Perhaps Apple should look at what brother Bill did. MS is a OS company.It makes billions.You will get NO argument from me that MacOS is good, and getting better.We all know the deficiencies. How long can we wait?Perhaps Rapsody for Intel will make the difference. Who knows? I'll beable to return when the new Intel box can run it!![/RANT]----------------------------------------------------------------->>Glenn Davis -- WebmasterExclusively Web / Net Highway (916) 887-0678http://www.Net-Hwy.comHosting Servicehttp://www.ExclusivelyWeb.com |||Professional Web Developement (@ @)---------------------------------------------ooO-(_)--Ooo--------->> mailto:glenn@net-hwy.com Glenn Davis

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