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  • Apr 08, 2007
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  • you are crazed Beeblebrox, Apple is very concerned about obsolescence, they want the products to seem obsolete as soon as possible. The newest thing is ALWAYS the ONLY thing!
    chrisseibold had this to say on Mar 19, 2007 Posts: 48
    WWDC June 2007 — What Should We Expect?
  • yeah, condolences. Never saw the guy but he did die a hero and all. And yeah, crossfire is a bad name for a computer unless it is a gaming machine OR spouts useless partisan points day and night
    chrisseibold had this to say on Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 48
    The HP Crossfire. iMac Killer Anyone?
  • I'm not trying to argue that the level of ripped-offed-ness, looking at that thing, well keep trying fellas! Still, there is every chance, in fact I'd say it was certain, that HP is trying to capture a bit of the All in one market. Go Hp, there isn't anything wrong with that, it isn't like the emachine model that basically copied the iMac. HP likely thinks (rightly) that there is a segment of the market that wants less cable clutter, wants a nifty home computer in an small package etc. In that sense, they are clearly attempting to compete with Apple. I find it difficult to think of it as a rip off.. Different solutions for the same market. While it is easy to think that you don't aim low when you have triple the share of the Mac, I suspect that is fallacious. GM doesn't ignore, say, the offerings of Volvo just because they kick Volvo's ass in market share. Wal Mart doesn't ignore Dollar General general just because they are much bigger. Hell no, big companies are aware of what the competition is doing and they are more than happy to provide an alternative. I'm not saying what HP is doing is wrong, I think that happens to be a pretty decent machine and I'm plaeaed to know that the all in one market once left for dead is slowly coming back around. I'd think it would be a bigger mistake by HP not to offer something that didn't fill the niche.
    chrisseibold had this to say on Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 48
    The HP Crossfire. iMac Killer Anyone?
  • Clearly HP is trying to piggy back off the Mac's hip feel. The same thing was seen a few years back when gateway produced a counterpart to the G4. They out specced the G4 and claimed it ran more software (which I suppose it did). http://m.news.com/Gateway+eyes+a+bigger+slice+of+iMac+pie/2163-1040_3-954291.html It is important to remember that while Mac share may be insignificant to Microsoft, to a manufacturer the story is not quite as clear cut. The original imac was a best selling computer for a few months at least and later iterations proved popular as well. A computer manufacturer, or reseller in Apple's case, would love to have Apple's share of the home computer market. It would seem that HP would like to get a little of the iMac market, they would be foolish not to.
    chrisseibold had this to say on Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 48
    The HP Crossfire. iMac Killer Anyone?
  • Bad Beaver is correct, the 1024X768 resolution didn't show up until Apple introduced the "icebook." The fruity color iBooks all had the 800X600 display.
    chrisseibold had this to say on May 01, 2006 Posts: 48
    May 1, 2001: IceBook Introduced!
  • I was reading an artice by an ex Apple emplpoyee who was relating how incredibly frugal Apple is. It occured to me that they had been spending a lot on realestate for such a tight fisted company. I did a little research, and viola. I'm purposely not saying why Apple is expecting to need all this space, I don't know. The point is that they are planning for something very big. Coould be OSXI, they might start selling used cars painted Bondi blue, it doesn't matter. The important thing to realize is Apple thinks they have something special headed our way.
    chrisseibold had this to say on Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 48
    10.5 Acres Means Apple Is Planning on Going Huge
  • Of course I read eveyone's comments LMW, they get get mailed to me. The reaason I don't comment more on comments is because they are usually good points and add something to the discussion. I don't want to argue with people who were kind enough to read my article, and I've usually said about all I can say in the column. I love the comments. As for me being J Dvoraks illegitimate love child, I am adopted so I guess it is a possibility. On the other hand it is hard to imagine how a human could spring from a carnal event betwixt John and his beloved command line IBM PCs (John thought the mouse would never catch on) If Apple adopts Windows as their OS, I'll adopt linux or plain Windows as my OS.
    chrisseibold had this to say on Mar 07, 2006 Posts: 48
    Five Reasons Why There Will Be No Macs in 2010
  • Just to clarify (sincce a lot of people didn't get the joke) the cat names thing, that's filed under the irreverent part of Applematters. LMW: I think the "this day" is my most popular item and if you were to factor in how much time I spend on that versus columns you'd conclude that spent most of my resources on "This Day" As for killing the columns... I get that suggestion a lot. I'll tell you the same thing I tell everyone else who suggests it: Definitely, without a doubt, uncategorically, someday.... maybe
    chrisseibold had this to say on Mar 07, 2006 Posts: 48
    Five Reasons Why There Will Be No Macs in 2010
  • I see this is an issue I will probably have to revisit. Luckily enough I am trained in the use regression and plenty of other statistical methods. The trick will be to keep it interesting for people not into stats and math. The other trick is getting it done before April 13th.
    chrisseibold had this to say on Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 48
    Busting the myth of the iPod Halo Effect
  • I see I made a mistake by not including graphs and such. I was tempted to include more data but as numbers start getting tossed about readers become quickly bored (I know, I get mail on this) mix in a few graphs and it is head nodding all around. However in this case the argument would have been better served by including graphs with the expected growth in Mac sales. Perhaps I will rework the graphs and post a link if there is any interest.
    chrisseibold had this to say on Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 48
    Busting the myth of the iPod Halo Effect
  • Hi Chris, Got no idea what a skippy is so I couldn't really say if I am one or not. I just picked Yahoo Serious because I was tired of making fun of Pauly Shore.
    chrisseibold had this to say on Apr 05, 2005 Posts: 48
    Great Design: Apple gets it...Others Don't
  • A reader named Joe D. was kind enough to write to me and point out that the DRM change isn't really retroactive. Joe says that if you purchased your music before the DRM changed you can still burn the playlists the number of times stated in the original DRM. I countered with the new streaming restrictions. Joe pointed out that that restriction applies to all your music, not just the borrowed stuff. So I suppose the water is a little muddy on list entry 2.
  • Thanks for the compliment JR, hey I've moved all the way up to idiot! On the Mac DVD drive thing, well Steve Jobs called it a mistake. I suppose I'll stick with his opinion on that one... As for 256MB being enough, well most folks would disagree. Here's some anectdotal evidence for ya: I only recently upgraded my iBook from 256 to 768 and rather than going into a long list of pageout counts and such I've got to say it runs much better. My other computers (G4 tower and g5 tower) all have a gig+ and, honestly, II can't tell much difference between a gig and and a gig and a half (well I can't tell any difference). Also note that Garageband (which comes with your Mac) has a recommendation of 512MB as does iDVD. iMovie HD requires 512MB to even use the HD functionality.
  • correct slinky, thanks
  • Macs are much safer than Windows due to the architecture of the OS. On the other hand no operating system is bulletproof so there will always be an exploit. In the end the biggest security hole for macs is the guy behind the keyboard who cleverly uses "passw0rd" as his system admin password.