i dont think that they would drop it(however ebay and whatnot would probably drop it), you could wait 5 years for them to give it away for free like they did with OS 9
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i dont think that they would drop it(however ebay and whatnot would probably drop it), you could wait 5 years for them to give it away for free like they did with OS 9
I really don't think that Leopard will drop in price - in fact there is no guarantee that Apple will still stock them in stores.
i dont think that they would drop it(however ebay and whatnot would probably drop it), you could wait 5 years for them to give it away for free like they did with OS 9
Fair enough. I'll scour the ebay listings and see what pops up. Thanks.
After some searching, it seems I put the "single-threaded" part in all by myself. I was just assuming/blindly hoping these apps would benefit from the magic of GCS, and they'd be faster on a 2.66 Octo, than on a 2.93 Quad machine. That bubble needed to be popped, so thanks for setting things straight.
i dont think that they would drop it(however ebay and whatnot would probably drop it), you could wait 5 years for them to give it away for free like they did with OS 9
Free? So, if I were to, err...torrent the OS 9 ROMs for running it in a VM, that wouldn't be illegal?
Cool.
Free? So, if I were to, err...torrent the OS 9 ROMs for running it in a VM, that wouldn't be illegal?
Cool.
thats def illegal, they were giving away the OS CDs though.. there is a difference between the two you know lol.
At least Apple doesn't tell any Netbook manufacturers that selling Netbooks with Linux is a bad idea (if you ever intend selling Netbooks with Windows as well, or if you don't like to be in court for some reason or other).
In fairness to MS, the manufacturers kind of figured out that selling Linux based Netbooks was a bad idea because as soon as XP based ones appeared hardly anyone wanted them. That's supply and demand, not pressure from MS.
As for Apple I increasingly agree - the products remain largely great but the hype and the spin is begining to disgust me.
They also had more netbooks with Linux returned than with Windows, because many people got the cheaper one not really understanding what they were buying.
That's because Apple doesn't just sell electronics, they try to sell a way of living...
Leopard upgrade
Though my machine (Intel 13" white MacBook) already had Leopard installed I wanted to upgrade 3 machines in my family that had Tiger. I figured I'd just wait until Snow Leopard came out then buy a Family pack & upgrade all machines. Pleasant surprise came with the Apple announcement of the $29/$49 for all Leopard OS users. I went ahead & purchased a NEW Family Pack Leopard on eBay & killed 2 birds with 1 stone. Apple is really improving their attitude towards owners who keep coming back. Could this be because Tim Cook is running the place?
Though my machine (Intel 13" white MacBook) already had Leopard installed I wanted to upgrade 3 machines in my family that had Tiger. I figured I'd just wait until Snow Leopard came out then buy a Family pack & upgrade all machines. Pleasant surprise came with the Apple announcement of the $29/$49 for all Leopard OS users. I went ahead & purchased a NEW Family Pack Leopard on eBay & killed 2 birds with 1 stone. Apple is really improving their attitude towards owners who keep coming back. Could this be because Tim Cook is running the place?
I hope it free to update, or $10.
It obviously isn't, but since you didn't even read the thread title, you wouldn't know that, I guess.