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Well, Brian,
maybe Jobs is fighting fire with fire. Idealism is nice, but Jobs can't practice it if he doesn't have a company anymore. Mr. I own 95% of the world Gates cornered the market through software. Maybe that's Job's new plan as well.

One of the reasons for buying a PC instead of the Mac was that developers were not creating software compatible for the Mac. (As you touched on already.) People didn't have much choice, whether they liked it or not they had to buy a PC because of the software. So fewer people bought Macs. It's all about volume. Just as it worked for PCs, if more people need to buy Macs, the price will go down.

Jobs should have gotten into the software department a long time ago, when he tried licensing with Power Computing and the other companies. I was disappointed myself when he bought it back. Perhaps when Apple is comfortable again and acquires more software companies, the MacOS may once again be licensed and the competition will help the Mac be more affordable. It will all even out.

Please remember too that the main reason PCs are easier to use now is because of Apple. Gates imitated Apple's user friendly qualities. Apple has always been and continues to be the innovator. Without the Apple gadfly, would Microsoft really bother to improve?

Do you like Firewire tecnology? Guess where that came from. Quicktime? Guess where that came from?

I have had to use PC's at work, and I am always happy to come home to my Mac. ALWAYS. They really are easier to use and faster to get into. For brain stemmers like me that it important. Even my brother in law who put down Macs all the time had to admit it was easier to use after he was forced to use them at a new job. Installation of software is still easier for Mac.

I didn't buy the Mac because I was an elitist. I bought it because I like how it works. I didn't buy the one hot off the assembly line, I waited until the price was lowered. The very first Macs I bought were used so I got a great deal.

If all the software we bought were cross platform, it would be interesting to see which computer people would buy?

Anyway, sorry about the little guys caught in the middle. Hey another thing. Why put all the blame on Apple. How come nobody is yelling at the company that sold out?

JeanB

By the way, the newer G3 and G4 towers can be upgraded just like PCs can. You don't have to have a tech do it like in the old days. You don't have to have all the special screwdrivers anymore either. It's pretty cool.




[This message has been edited by JeanB (edited 07-05-2002).]