what? you can get every OS microsoft offers plus office suites for $300. not sure with the one line, but i would just search for the action pack. I just brought it up because people like to flaunt the cost of windows software when it can be had legally for a great deal.
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Once Snow Leopard hits there are going to be tons of complaining threads...
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what? you can get every OS microsoft offers plus office suites for $300. not sure with the one line, but i would just search for the action pack. I just brought it up because people like to flaunt the cost of windows software when it can be had legally for a great deal.
Won't that be enough of a visual clue that something has changed? Or do users need more widespread visual changes (for no reason other than change for the sake of change, i.e. the SyFy channel or The Shack)?
And I can get OS X and Apple's office suite, plus five applications whose Windows counterparts cost hundreds of dollars for $169.
Barely noticeable. It's somewhat like the many variations of the Aqua Blue background.
Software prices subsidized by hardware margins.
People will complain, no doubt. Same with the iPhone 3G .
"Dude did you see the new iPhone? Its the SAME THING!"
"Uhh, not really. Increased Processor speed, better graphics, more storage, HSDPA compatible, autofocus camera with video. It was actually more of a change than the iPhone 2g -> 3g."
"Dude Its the SAME THING i swear same case same screen same everything! What a waste of money!"
"Dude did you see the new iPhone? Its the SAME THING!"
"Uhh, not really. Increased Processor speed, better graphics, more storage, HSDPA compatible, autofocus camera with video. It was actually more of a change than the iPhone 2g -> 3g."
"Dude Its the SAME THING i swear same case same screen same everything! What a waste of money!"
People will complain, no doubt. Same with the iPhone 3G.
"Dude did you see the new iPhone? Its the SAME THING!"
"Uhh, not really. Increased Processor speed, better graphics, more storage, HSDPA compatible, autofocus camera with video. It was actually more of a change than the iPhone 2g -> 3g."
"Dude Its the SAME THING i swear same case same screen same everything! What a waste of money!"
Haha, even with those changes I don't think its worth an extra £90 here in the UK since the original iPhone hasn't seen a price drop :S
please don't call icrap/work an office suite. so other than the OS, not sure what other applications your talking about. i think if you told people they could have windows server, 7 ultimate, office 200x, visio and project for $300 people would jump at it, oh and its all legit.
Seeing as it is, I think I'll continue calling it that.
iLife.
And I think if you told people you could have OS X, iLife, and iWork for $169, they'd jump on that.
I would guess most don't know what it means, but they know what it is. And some will be disappointed.
Thanks for that link!!!!
Saves a ton of money.
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You're wrong. Those people that buy it are going to do so for all the tweaks done under the hood.
...But then, they'll complain about how ugly all the minor UI changes are and wonder why Apple just didn't leave them alone.
Or, the fact that Microsoft relies on software sales and Apple is more concerned with hardware sales.
And, what hardware margins?
I am not disappointed. That would be when i tried out vista for the first time. I get disappointed when you demo something and promise great changes and leaps only to have a good computer turned into a slug. This has delivered on the promise of faster lighter stronger. That is all it said it would do and it does it 100%. That is the key difference in this release and most os x releases. The advertising if you have the right box matches the demo. I for the life of me can not get that bitter vista RTM out of my mouth how horrid it truly was and how horrid it still is, they took a product that i could use quite effetely and turned it into something i just had to skipp. I know this is a mac forum but the whines should be a min. I will say msft guys are chuckling saying it is nothing more than a mear service pack upgrade. I can see where they get it but then i remind them that 7 is a bandaide for there vista and some how that stop the argument.
The ignorant spazoids that will complain about Snow Leopard share the same ignorance of people that seem to think Apple computers are "expensive" and are so because of the brand.
Trust me, these people don't even know that they don't run Windows! I've had a young Best Buy rep say after buying my MacBook: "Wow, a Mac, aren't you excited? No more viruses no more crashing ...so what makes these different from other computers?" "They don't run Windows" ""
Yes..THAT kind of ignorance. Reminds me of the skinny white chick in that Laptops Hunters commercial "Why would you pay twice as much?" "I wouldn't!" *Three months and 6 bottles of Advil later* "Why didn't we spend twice as much?! WHY!!!???"
Trust me, these people don't even know that they don't run Windows! I've had a young Best Buy rep say after buying my MacBook: "Wow, a Mac, aren't you excited? No more viruses no more crashing
...so what makes these different from other computers?" "They don't run Windows" ""Yes..THAT kind of ignorance. Reminds me of the skinny white chick in that Laptops Hunters commercial "Why would you pay twice as much?" "I wouldn't!" *Three months and 6 bottles of Advil later* "Why didn't we spend twice as much?! WHY!!!???"
speaking of complaining, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the media criticizes Snow Leopard for not offering any apparent new features when compared to Windows 7. Then they will completely ignore the huge price difference and claim that Microsoft is now winning the OS wars.
Granted, this might not be the prevailing sentiment, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it on a number of sites. Hopefully they'll compare the actual products instead of feature changes from previous releases (i.e. Vista to 7, 10.5 to 10.6)
From what I've seen so far, I am a little underwhelmed (I know this is an under-the-hood optimization), but I'll probably be laying down the $29 anyway seeing as this might be the last OS release for my 32-bit core duo mac.
Granted, this might not be the prevailing sentiment, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it on a number of sites. Hopefully they'll compare the actual products instead of feature changes from previous releases (i.e. Vista to 7, 10.5 to 10.6)
From what I've seen so far, I am a little underwhelmed (I know this is an under-the-hood optimization), but I'll probably be laying down the $29 anyway seeing as this might be the last OS release for my 32-bit core duo mac.
Very bad. Extra RAM put into a slow computer will make a very noticeable difference. From what I've heard from people who are using Snow Leopard, the speed difference is barely detectable.
No it's not all legit. You're not being accurate at all. Not just anyone can get this and be legal. Did you read the eligibility?
So not every business qualifies either. So, if your business does qualify, you still need a license for your non-testing (i.e. your productive) equipment to be compliant:
Sure you can claim that you're testing things I suppose, but since you're an individual and not a business, you're still not compliant.
So it's not as legit as it seems on the surface. There's a reason there's a higher cost when buying licenses for production equipment.
