Why you'll love Mac OS X.

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aryayush

aryayush

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gx_saurav said:
Those OS are made for that particular hardware. Mac OS X is made for X86 hardware now on Which Windows & Linux also run, so yeah....Apple should release it for normal PCs.
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Apple makes it to run on Macs. Macs != PCs. Who cares if they use the same processor!

I am pretty sure Microsoft could allow the Zune OS to run on iPods if they wanted to. They choose not to. It is their decision as a company and they are free to make it. Macs occupy an extremely small percentage of the computer market. By choosing to restrict Mac OS X to Macs, Apple is limiting their own market. Why does anyone have a problem with that? How does it make them greedy? It is just a testament to the fact that the operating system is so mind-blowing that you guys are infuriated you cannot have it for free. Sorry, folks!
 
The_Devil_Himself

The_Devil_Himself

die blizzard die! D3?
Why is then Apple allowing to Run Vista on on their macs then?Just to make sure that then make even more money(not going deep to explain how...I guess it is clear enough).
Actually they don't earn from the 'uber cool big daddy in terms of UI' OS but from the highly priced hardware that they sell....And that is the prime reason they are able to price leopard at just 129$ which is far lesser than Vista ultimate....And now they are claiming 'you can have leopard at 129$ and that too full 'ultimate' edition'.

Please don't resort to name-calling
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Apologies if I hurt you.It was not meant to offend anybody.I'll make sure I never use 'apple salesman' again.


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LIVECD(Linux) and Microsoft's 30 days trial time limit is what I call 'try before you use(linux)\buy(XP)' not when there are a dozen apple salesmen(oops I did it again) making sure you don't even leave your fingerprints on their macs.

Take it easy aryayush bose I know its not easy defending a company like Apple.
 
goobimama

goobimama

 Macboy
Let's put in some real world examples into the equation:

Try to eject a USB disk in Windows with a Window open > Cannot eject cause disk is in use.

Eject a USB disk in Mac OS, the window closes with an animation and the disk is ejected. And the animation is functional as well, cause when it closes, it narrows into the USB disk image on the desktop showing you where that window came from and why it is closing.

Top Notch product? I think so.

Macs can install Vista, cause Microsoft being a software company allows anyone with x86 hardware to run Vista.
 
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infra_red_dude

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a_k_s_h_a_y said:
i just now contacted an astrologer and confirmed..
that this thread is going to run into 20 pages.....
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Akshay!!! You've been badly cheated by the astrologer. The discussion has already reached 4 pages. Go trash him and recover your money back. How dare he dupe you!!! :D :lol:

On topic: Apple products are priced higher than others coz its a limited market. The smallest share. Owning an Apple product is still a style statement.

Its like this, until Apple products become commonplace and bought by everyone the prices won't drop. And Apple products won't be bought by all coz of higher prices than PC. So its kind of a deadlock!!!
 
rockthegod

rockthegod

Dark Overlord !!!
I had installed Mac OS X Tiger on my Intel P4 machine earlier... but there were several issues... I had to use a separate 40 GB old HDD for it, though I was able to dual-boot with XP. But there were quite some driver and performance issues.... I had to disable HT on my P4 for smooth runing .. dunno why the Mac OS behaved erratically when HT was enabled....

The ultimate thing is Mac OS X Tiger RUNS on a PC !!!!! :)
 
gxsaurav

gxsaurav

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aryayush said:
Apple makes it to run on Macs. Macs != PCs. Who cares if they use the same processor!
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And same graphics card, same motherboard, same RAM, same HD,....same Sound card...same everything :D
I am pretty sure Microsoft could allow the Zune OS to run on iPods if they wanted to.
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Nope, Apple's license disallows any other OS to run on iPod. Besides whose gonna run the Zune's easy UI on such a small screen anyway.
By choosing to restrict Mac OS X to Macs, Apple is limiting their own market. Why does anyone have a problem with that? How does it make them greedy?
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Because they charge way more then what they should & don't let us upgrade or customize the way we want. Suppose I buy a new Mac Pro with a GeForce 7300GT, & later on decide to install a 8600GT in it, guess what, I can't cos the OS won't support it. I can't buy a gfx card from XFX & install in my Mac Pro, neither can I contact Apple store to install one for me. What can I do, simple, buy a new Mac pro...wow, such a generous company Apple is.

It is just a testament to the fact that the operating system is so mind-blowing that you guys are infuriated you cannot have it for free. Sorry, folks!
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About 3 years ago, the Feel good factor of B.J.P was one of the many reason they lost elections. Same is happening with Apple.

If they are so good, have such a simple & easy OS, then why not come to one of the biggest & fastest growing computer market in the world & sale here. Why neglect india? Simple, cos they know "most" indians think before they buy something & want a machine to do work beside looking beautiful.
 
goobimama

goobimama

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I just about went through half of the features list of Leopard. The pain of waiting has been heightened to some extremes. Don't blame me if some dogs end up dead in my backyard...
 
hellknight

hellknight

BSD init pwns System V
goobimama said:
hehehe....Linux... we are supposed to take a Penguin seriously...heheh...
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Dude open your eyes and see the world, Mac uses KHTML the open source technology in Safari, GCC as its default compiler, OpenGL for graphic and 3D rendering, and above all open source BSD kernel. So you better look at Tux seriously.
 
gxsaurav

gxsaurav

You gave been GXified
hellknight said:
Dude open your eyes and see the world, Mac uses KHTML the open source technology in Safari, GCC as its default compiler, OpenGL for graphic and 3D rendering, and above all open source BSD kernel. So you better look at Tux seriously.
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Add to it

CUPS for printing system

Another note. OpenGL is not Open Source, OpenGL is an open technology common to many OS but not open Source.
 
iMav

iMav

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hellknight said:
Dude open your eyes and see the world, Mac uses KHTML the open source technology in Safari, GCC as its default compiler, OpenGL for graphic and 3D rendering, and above all open source BSD kernel. So you better look at Tux seriously.
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he is blinded by the half eaten apple ;) dont bother :)
 
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aryayush

aryayush

Aspiring Novelist
kumarmohit said:
Ow come on arya, this cant be ur mac, Its Leopard, its not even out yet.
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Here's proof, your highness:
*img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/ca4d43bb73.png
:D
 
iMav

iMav

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apple followed MS policy of releasing beta for testing he got his hands on a beta ;)
 
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