hellish - don't bother

[Derick Centeno]

Time always has been a factor of consideration for many persons which 
is why there are so many shifts or changes as waves of people shift 
their work habits and needs across diverse platforms (both software and 
hardware).  I'm not sure how many people have checked out the Quicktime 
speech of Steve Jobs at the latest World Wide Developers Conference but 
in it he does announce a new release of OS X just as Longhorn is to be 
released, and yes it also has it's own name along the cat family.  Does 
he intend to identify future releases of the OS according to all the 
species of existing felines?

Stay tuned!!

As the change from PowerPC to Intel takes place, the MacOS may see more 
applications being written for it than ever before!  Interesting times 
indeed!  Prices of expenditure will go down as speed and functionality 
go up and the test between Microsoft and OS X will become something to 
really view in terms of not what is better, but which OS allows one to 
work more efficiently.

The stress will be back to what it was many years ago, raw - unbridled 
- unencumbered - educated and trained - talent!

On Jun 13, 2005, at 4:25 PM, Eric Dunbar wrote:

> On 6/13/05, William Howard <chrisnlcc at mac.com> wrote:
>>>  As these
>>> two major OSes have increased their usability (particularly Windows
>>> security), the attractiveness of Linux for mainstream users has
>>> dwindled.
>>
>> For now, maybe, but wait until Longhorn finally gets released and the
>> 90 percent customer base gets hit with the sticker shock...
>>
>> Actually, by that time most Windows users will want something new,
>> but seeing MS's history, they'll probably want $350 a copy for it...
>> And half of the public will put up the money too...
>
> And, paying for it probably will be worth it!
>
> Though, I doubt it'll be $350 since Microsoft now has Apple and the
> "free" Linux nipping at their heels (Linux is only as "free" as your
> knowledge of computers is extensive or your support dep't is good...
>
> otherwise, you're better off spending $300 to get a fully functioning
> system which virtually all software companies support, than wasting
> 100s of hours doing things that would "just work" on Windows (even if
> you value your time at a measly $5/hour it'll still cost you oodles
> (and, suspect a signficant portion (most?) of users on this list can
> value their rate at over $20/hour (unless you're a student still)) so
> 15 hours spent messing around to save a mere $300 won't be worth it (&
> you'll spend a lot more than 15 hours!!!))
>
> Not trying to solicit flames, just to challenge pre-conceived notions.
>
> Eric.
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