I remember picking up this issue of Wired in a Blockbuster check-out line. It was the summer before I was heading off to college and I had just bought a 5400 (all-in-one). At the time, I nearly didn't buy it. Dealing with Apple Education over the phone wasn't really fun. Plus, I had my reservations about the companies future. But having been a Mac user all throughout my school days, I figured I'd carry one to college as well. But back to the Wired story... it was kind of exciting to read all of those suggestions (yes, even the sarcastic/funny ones). It actually gave me a sense of hope for my recent decision. I felt like, "Hey, if the tech community cares enough about Apple to rally behind them, I should be okay." Almost 10 years later, I feel pretty good about it. Granted, at the end of college (2001), I had another period of doubt. At that time, Apple was in another slump. PowerPC processor speeds hardly changed at ALL in the 4 years I was enrolled in college. That was depressing. Windows XP had just came out and was doing well and Mac OS X was still an infant at version 10.1 (not nearly as optimized and fast as today's OS X). But through it all, Apple has come out a winner. With Microsoft stumbling around with Vista and Apple having very successfully transitioned to Intel, things couldn't look brighter for Apple. And, yes, it's good to see that some of the suggestions in the Wired article (e.g. selling the company) weren't necessary and weren't followed.
That would probably be covered by this:# 91Start a new special projects group led by either Jobs or another passionate and creative designer to create the next "insanely great" technology. This time, focus on rolling the technology into the existing Mac line; make sure developers are inspired and in the loop.
its still such a shame i cant buy mac os for my athlon64 desktop.sure apple computers are cool looking and have great specs but they cost for fecking much it scares loads of people ( me included ) away if they would only just box the mac os and sell it to anyone with a x86 sse3 enabled cpu they could kick microsofts ass up and down the street. Not only would this make me switch but it would sure as hell turn alot of developers heads towards apple as a real pc platform not some niche market for graphics designers.Some d**kh**d at apple wants his os on his machines only. Steve Jobs get off your intel powered high horse and give us ( ME ) what we ( i ) want.
87. Price the CPUs to sell. Offer novice users the ability to enter the Mac market at a competitive price point and move up the power curve as their level of sophistication increases. The initial price keeps new buyers away.pretty successful...student cost for macbook is right at a grand. a great price...and you get a free nano. or you can drop your life savings (or at least mine) to throw down on the 17 macbook pro. i have a picture of it on my ceiling above my bed.
Use a Virtual Machine to run OSXI dont see why this is so monumentally stupid. If they made a version which installed a VM styled environment and ran OSX all as one package then people could see if they liked "The Switch" before they made it = more customers (surely?)
Yeah, Gates never said the 640k thing. I see the quote floating around but I never see the source. Was he saying it at a conference?"Q. Did you ever say, as has been widely circulated on the Internet, "640K [of RAM] ought to be enough for anybody?"No! That makes me so mad I can't believe it! Do you realize the pain the industry went through while the IBM PC was limited to 640K? The machine was going to be 512K at one point, and we kept pushing it up. I never said that statement–I said the opposite of that."From <a class="user" href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/gatesivu.htm">http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/gatesivu.htm</a>Wired had an interview too where he denies it.
maninblac1Aug 7, 2006
It's a legitimate strategy! (from red vs. blue)
reigginAug 7, 2006
I remember picking up this issue of Wired in a Blockbuster check-out line. It was the summer before I was heading off to college and I had just bought a 5400 (all-in-one). At the time, I nearly didn't buy it. Dealing with Apple Education over the phone wasn't really fun. Plus, I had my reservations about the companies future. But having been a Mac user all throughout my school days, I figured I'd carry one to college as well. But back to the Wired story... it was kind of exciting to read all of those suggestions (yes, even the sarcastic/funny ones). It actually gave me a sense of hope for my recent decision. I felt like, "Hey, if the tech community cares enough about Apple to rally behind them, I should be okay." Almost 10 years later, I feel pretty good about it. Granted, at the end of college (2001), I had another period of doubt. At that time, Apple was in another slump. PowerPC processor speeds hardly changed at ALL in the 4 years I was enrolled in college. That was depressing. Windows XP had just came out and was doing well and Mac OS X was still an infant at version 10.1 (not nearly as optimized and fast as today's OS X). But through it all, Apple has come out a winner. With Microsoft stumbling around with Vista and Apple having very successfully transitioned to Intel, things couldn't look brighter for Apple. And, yes, it's good to see that some of the suggestions in the Wired article (e.g. selling the company) weren't necessary and weren't followed.
yankeessuckAug 7, 2006
That would probably be covered by this:# 91Start a new special projects group led by either Jobs or another passionate and creative designer to create the next "insanely great" technology. This time, focus on rolling the technology into the existing Mac line; make sure developers are inspired and in the loop.
Closed AccountAug 7, 2006
its still such a shame i cant buy mac os for my athlon64 desktop.sure apple computers are cool looking and have great specs but they cost for fecking much it scares loads of people ( me included ) away if they would only just box the mac os and sell it to anyone with a x86 sse3 enabled cpu they could kick microsofts ass up and down the street. Not only would this make me switch but it would sure as hell turn alot of developers heads towards apple as a real pc platform not some niche market for graphics designers.Some d**kh**d at apple wants his os on his machines only. Steve Jobs get off your intel powered high horse and give us ( ME ) what we ( i ) want.
kalisphoenixAug 7, 2006
@JohnBoySligo:Tell you what. Go to an Apple store and ask why that is such a brainnumbingly f**king retarded request.
monkeymad2Aug 7, 2006
and into the iPod white.
ronnsprocketAug 7, 2006
87. Price the CPUs to sell. Offer novice users the ability to enter the Mac market at a competitive price point and move up the power curve as their level of sophistication increases. The initial price keeps new buyers away.pretty successful...student cost for macbook is right at a grand. a great price...and you get a free nano. or you can drop your life savings (or at least mine) to throw down on the 17 macbook pro. i have a picture of it on my ceiling above my bed.
collywollyAug 7, 2006
22. Create a new kids' computer.They managed that one. A whole range in fact......
johimselfAug 7, 2006
Use a Virtual Machine to run OSXI dont see why this is so monumentally stupid. If they made a version which installed a VM styled environment and ran OSX all as one package then people could see if they liked "The Switch" before they made it = more customers (surely?)
hurfydurfurAug 7, 2006
Yeah, Gates never said the 640k thing. I see the quote floating around but I never see the source. Was he saying it at a conference?"Q. Did you ever say, as has been widely circulated on the Internet, "640K [of RAM] ought to be enough for anybody?"No! That makes me so mad I can't believe it! Do you realize the pain the industry went through while the IBM PC was limited to 640K? The machine was going to be 512K at one point, and we kept pushing it up. I never said that statement–I said the opposite of that."From <a class="user" href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/gatesivu.htm">http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/gatesivu.htm</a>Wired had an interview too where he denies it.
jim7outMay 2, 2008
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