THX1139
Nov 13, 04:26 PM
Yeah I know Apple's policy on low pricing to sell hardware and I think it's brilliant. I don't know why they drop the software after a while though, discontinuing Shake didn't make any sense.
I'm going to speculate about what happened. When Jobs brought Pixar to Disney and joined their board of directors, he was thinking that would be a good fit for the Macpro line of computers and software. It probably bothered him that Pixar (and Disney) were not using Apple computers and software to crunch all of those pixels. I'm pretty sure he saw that as an opportunity to get Apple further into that market.
Then along comes the success of iPhone and consumer level products that began to consume most of Apple resources. It was a fairly fresh market with much potential for massive profits. Shortly after that, Apple Computer changed it's name to just "Apple" and then diverted most of it's attention towards the market that we see today. Apple sold off any professional applications that they deemed to niche or required extensive resources to develop. I'm sure they hung onto FCS simply because there was some profit, and to feed Steve's ego. However, they haven't been that motivated to keep it on the forefront because they didn't have the resources, nor the motivation.
I'm pretty sure that if you were to ask most of the people on the board of directors at Apple if they should keep the professional line, I'm sure that most of them would say no. The money is not in that sector compared to consumer devices and content delivery. As each day goes by, the Mac professional line of computers and software are becoming more and more a niche product and I think that Apple will eventually discontinue them and become solely a consumer product company. They will make devices for the everyday consumer and sell/rent/commission content to deliver to those devices. It's a multi-billion dollar industry that is only going to get bigger. The professional line is not close to being as profitable and it takes a lot of resources to stay current. My guess is that it will be phased out over the next 5 years. How? By slowing down the updates until the pros migrate to other systems. Eventually, Apple will declare the market dead and stop production. By then, no one will care. But don't worry, you'll have a really cool iPhone and still be able to buy an iMac. :rolleyes:
I'm going to speculate about what happened. When Jobs brought Pixar to Disney and joined their board of directors, he was thinking that would be a good fit for the Macpro line of computers and software. It probably bothered him that Pixar (and Disney) were not using Apple computers and software to crunch all of those pixels. I'm pretty sure he saw that as an opportunity to get Apple further into that market.
Then along comes the success of iPhone and consumer level products that began to consume most of Apple resources. It was a fairly fresh market with much potential for massive profits. Shortly after that, Apple Computer changed it's name to just "Apple" and then diverted most of it's attention towards the market that we see today. Apple sold off any professional applications that they deemed to niche or required extensive resources to develop. I'm sure they hung onto FCS simply because there was some profit, and to feed Steve's ego. However, they haven't been that motivated to keep it on the forefront because they didn't have the resources, nor the motivation.
I'm pretty sure that if you were to ask most of the people on the board of directors at Apple if they should keep the professional line, I'm sure that most of them would say no. The money is not in that sector compared to consumer devices and content delivery. As each day goes by, the Mac professional line of computers and software are becoming more and more a niche product and I think that Apple will eventually discontinue them and become solely a consumer product company. They will make devices for the everyday consumer and sell/rent/commission content to deliver to those devices. It's a multi-billion dollar industry that is only going to get bigger. The professional line is not close to being as profitable and it takes a lot of resources to stay current. My guess is that it will be phased out over the next 5 years. How? By slowing down the updates until the pros migrate to other systems. Eventually, Apple will declare the market dead and stop production. By then, no one will care. But don't worry, you'll have a really cool iPhone and still be able to buy an iMac. :rolleyes:
forcetactic
May 3, 04:39 PM
Yes, it'll be the whole 2nd year regardless of replacements
nioh
Jan 10, 02:23 AM
I would rather have seen a special event for the iPhone and let MWSF be what it "usually" is. Not that I was disappointed about the new stuff but the lack of news about Leopard and other computer related stuff made it a so-so event. Sigh.
shartypants
Apr 30, 07:22 PM
Castle does imply security, good code name. I'm looking forward to what MobileMe becomes.
onthecouchagain
Apr 15, 11:49 PM
Is it me or is the "Family Banner" ad insanely obnoxious? Anytime you inadvertently scroll over it, it expands and fills up the whole screen.
Hoef
Feb 12, 06:55 PM
Congrats to all!!!! I am sure it is only time before our toned down blue interface changes in to Keira like :D
Mr.Noisy
Dec 2, 03:18 PM
Ahhh December, it's cold, It's Grey, I can only be in Walsall, UK :) home sweet home,
hope everyones having a great December so far..........
Source of Original Image (http://img.wallpaperstock.net:81/dark-sea-wallpapers_16950_1920x1200.jpg)
hope everyones having a great December so far..........
Source of Original Image (http://img.wallpaperstock.net:81/dark-sea-wallpapers_16950_1920x1200.jpg)
alent1234
Apr 6, 12:16 PM
Agreed. I just spent 55k on 9.6TB of raw fibre channel storage for our 3PAR. That's 16 600GB drives if you were wondering.
and i bet they all have western digital or seagate labels on them just like our EMC ones
and i bet they all have western digital or seagate labels on them just like our EMC ones
MDiddy
Jun 15, 09:44 AM
WOOOHOOO! (http://www.crazyhawt.com/2009/06/15/my-iphone-3g-s-has-shipped/)
That's awesome�Just curious what part of the country are you getting it shipped?
That's awesome�Just curious what part of the country are you getting it shipped?
MattyMac
Oct 31, 11:03 AM
Yeah, the whole 2G = 2nd Generation thing is getting old. Most people with any sense can discern 2G from 2GB, but that's assuming that most people have any sense, which sadly isn't the case.
(I don't get it; when people say they have a 120 Gigabyte Hard Drive in their computer, they always say "120GB," not "120G." So why get confused at "2G iPod?" It's simply confounding!)
Even with clarification, people still foul it up. I concur with recommending to referring to it as the G2 Shuffle, or even "new iPod shuffle" as Apple refers to it on their site.
I'd recommend naming it "clippy" but well... that would just start a whole new debacle!
:o
Anyway, even though I already have a 5G iPod (err... that's 5th Generation, or G5, or iPod Video) I might pick up one of these clippy ones. I could take it places where I fear to carry my larger & more expensive iPod. It would also make a great gift!
Yeah...this shuffle will be my 7th iPod:eek:
(I don't get it; when people say they have a 120 Gigabyte Hard Drive in their computer, they always say "120GB," not "120G." So why get confused at "2G iPod?" It's simply confounding!)
Even with clarification, people still foul it up. I concur with recommending to referring to it as the G2 Shuffle, or even "new iPod shuffle" as Apple refers to it on their site.
I'd recommend naming it "clippy" but well... that would just start a whole new debacle!
:o
Anyway, even though I already have a 5G iPod (err... that's 5th Generation, or G5, or iPod Video) I might pick up one of these clippy ones. I could take it places where I fear to carry my larger & more expensive iPod. It would also make a great gift!
Yeah...this shuffle will be my 7th iPod:eek:
rtdunham
May 1, 10:20 AM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8H7 Safari/6533.18.5)
Fortress. In casual conversation people will say their stuff's "in the Fort".
It's a little more grown up than castle, less preteen fairytale? (although until this thread I liked Castle better than iCloud; heck, probably still do).
Fortress. In casual conversation people will say their stuff's "in the Fort".
It's a little more grown up than castle, less preteen fairytale? (although until this thread I liked Castle better than iCloud; heck, probably still do).
twoodcc
Jan 11, 12:26 AM
I just got a 2.8 i7 Quad Core iMac, and I wouldn't mind helping out if someone would outline the steps for me. I already installed seti@home, but the application is only using one core, which really bugs me. I wont be able to dedicate my machine 24/7, but on the down time, or when I leave the room I wouldn't mind leaving it on.
thanks! your iMac should fold nicely. start here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=21908) at our own folding FAQ.
basically, there are 2 types of folding clients: a console (terminal) and one that runs in system preferences. most people here run the console client, mainly b/c you have more control.
are you familiar with running things in terminal? if so, all you do is download the client, extract it, move into that folder, and start the script with some options. here would be an example for you:
fah -smp 8 -advmethods -verbosity 9 -local
and you can stop that when you want by typing control+c.
please let us know if you have any other questions
thanks! your iMac should fold nicely. start here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=21908) at our own folding FAQ.
basically, there are 2 types of folding clients: a console (terminal) and one that runs in system preferences. most people here run the console client, mainly b/c you have more control.
are you familiar with running things in terminal? if so, all you do is download the client, extract it, move into that folder, and start the script with some options. here would be an example for you:
fah -smp 8 -advmethods -verbosity 9 -local
and you can stop that when you want by typing control+c.
please let us know if you have any other questions
Xavier
Sep 1, 05:00 PM
Mine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/xavier853/Screenshot2010-09-01at55800PM.png
Yay for the new arcade fire album
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/xavier853/Screenshot2010-09-01at55800PM.png
Yay for the new arcade fire album
Tommyg117
Jul 26, 09:58 PM
This is awesome news. I can't wait.
budugu
Dec 14, 10:29 PM
IT is a very clean Powermac sawtooth with stock graphics card (DVI/VGA) and
400Mhz G4
2x256 MB
80GB
DVD
runs tiger very well. Post pictures if any one is interested. It has no scratches or dings.
Looking for 200$ + shipping (arround boston - pickup is possible)
Will trade for bluetooth keyboard / Mouse, ipod, isight or mac mini +/- cash can be negotiated.
400Mhz G4
2x256 MB
80GB
DVD
runs tiger very well. Post pictures if any one is interested. It has no scratches or dings.
Looking for 200$ + shipping (arround boston - pickup is possible)
Will trade for bluetooth keyboard / Mouse, ipod, isight or mac mini +/- cash can be negotiated.
eRondeau
Oct 1, 02:17 PM
I too am forced to use Lotus Notes at work. Maybe it hasn't been "implemented properly" in my office, but it is a horrible, awful thing. Even common commands are hidden deep inside nondescript menus and any attempt at customizing anything ends with frustration. I would hope that this bloated piece of software crap stays far, far away from the Mac platform forever.
WillEH
Apr 28, 07:30 PM
Ouch, post deleted. It was only a joke :(
But really, I'm embarrased for Apple & Samsung for these pathetic lawsuits they keep bringing against each other. Money, money, money!
But really, I'm embarrased for Apple & Samsung for these pathetic lawsuits they keep bringing against each other. Money, money, money!
scotty96LSC
Oct 14, 01:53 PM
Took this picture in Heidelberg Germany.
Looks the same ( I have the same shot) as it did back in 1987 when I was stationed there. Great city.
Looks the same ( I have the same shot) as it did back in 1987 when I was stationed there. Great city.
JPark
Apr 7, 01:11 PM
U act like we dont know they are crap. We all know what Atari is guy. U act like u are reviewing games for the latest playstation or something. Its Atari. We understand that.
You act like "U" is a word. It's not.
(Now get off my lawn!)
You act like "U" is a word. It's not.
(Now get off my lawn!)
AndroidfoLife
Apr 21, 11:27 AM
Well, more like 175K sold... another 175K given away free. :D
You should tell that to my wife who has an Android phone and finds that it doesn't really even seem to be well adapted to phone-related situations. She's constantly having problems with it, particularly with freeze-ups and crashing.
I think it's more truthful to phrase your sentence like this. "Android is a powerful mobile OS that can be shoehorned into many situations but can do none of them very well."
Was it the phone she had issues with or android. It could just be a ***** phone running android. Or android sucks for her. I use android and i have no issues. I use a very cheap android phone at that so i should get plenty of random shutdowns but i never do.
My friend returned his HTC Desire HD and bought the iPhone 4. Android really cannot satisfy many users.
Thank you I totally agree with you Android cannot and will not satisfy everyone. Now you must also agree that WP7, Blackberry OS and iOS also cannot satisfy every user and that is why we have choices. Thank you so much because your statement is true about all the OSs. I had a friend with an iPhone 4, she being a normal college age girl took it back and got an android based phone.
Rest of the world says hi. This thread is about alleged stats for the US only. Android is caning the iPhone globally.
yes android is canning to iPhones world wide in terms of usage. Because you have to count everything for the android such as tablets, ereaders, Tvs and everything that is sold with a licensed version of android. But if you change your statement to Android Phones are are selling more then iPhones. Notice you cannot compare an OS to hardware.
You should tell that to my wife who has an Android phone and finds that it doesn't really even seem to be well adapted to phone-related situations. She's constantly having problems with it, particularly with freeze-ups and crashing.
I think it's more truthful to phrase your sentence like this. "Android is a powerful mobile OS that can be shoehorned into many situations but can do none of them very well."
Was it the phone she had issues with or android. It could just be a ***** phone running android. Or android sucks for her. I use android and i have no issues. I use a very cheap android phone at that so i should get plenty of random shutdowns but i never do.
My friend returned his HTC Desire HD and bought the iPhone 4. Android really cannot satisfy many users.
Thank you I totally agree with you Android cannot and will not satisfy everyone. Now you must also agree that WP7, Blackberry OS and iOS also cannot satisfy every user and that is why we have choices. Thank you so much because your statement is true about all the OSs. I had a friend with an iPhone 4, she being a normal college age girl took it back and got an android based phone.
Rest of the world says hi. This thread is about alleged stats for the US only. Android is caning the iPhone globally.
yes android is canning to iPhones world wide in terms of usage. Because you have to count everything for the android such as tablets, ereaders, Tvs and everything that is sold with a licensed version of android. But if you change your statement to Android Phones are are selling more then iPhones. Notice you cannot compare an OS to hardware.
macingman
May 5, 10:08 PM
Your jailbreak either screwed up or you have changed some sort of setting in activater or SBsettings.
Have you done anything with activiator or SBsettings and if so what?
Have you done anything with activiator or SBsettings and if so what?
yukon0013
Sep 12, 07:49 PM
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z112/aer0sm1th/122.jpg
Paix247
Jul 6, 09:23 PM
:apple: Stores:
Mall of America
Southdale
Rosedale
Ridgedale
Anyone in MN? I may just go to an AT&T store...
Mall of America
Southdale
Rosedale
Ridgedale
Anyone in MN? I may just go to an AT&T store...
NickDaQuick
Mar 13, 08:24 PM
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/13/ipad-2-jailbroken-no-eta-on-release/#disqus_thread his twitter is here http://twitter.com/#!/comex woot!
already another thread bout this...my bad folks...delete please
already another thread bout this...my bad folks...delete please
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