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Sony and Apple?
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The 17" LCDs Apple has now in the 1.33 Ghz Laptop IMHO are the best i've ever seen. It is so bright it lights the whole room!
As for Apple/Sony merger, I've been hyping that for years. Sony will among other things be forced to finally make their Mavica cameras easier to access from Macs. And some DV Camcorders of Sony don't work with iMovie, or with any other PC other than their Vaio computers. If Sony and Apple merged, they'd both become more open as they'll need to make their products more open to each other!
takao
macrumors 68040
i know i tried to find that shop already ...no success until now ... walking around in snow isn't funny ;-)
but i think postive ..i can't buy something there without reconsidering.. 😉
perhaps i'll take another look when there are new powermacs/powerbooks/imac
BTW: my comment about the powerbook was more like : "i never saw anybody using one" 🙂
sony and apple are my TWO FAVORITE companies. its not even funny how many products i have owned from both. sony is one of the largest companies in japan and have loyal support from the japanese and apple doing business with them sounds awesome to me.
Sony has it's finger in so many pies they could collaborate anywhere. Negotiate as a computer company, phone company, music distributor, movie company, game console company, game writer company, stereo-system company, etc
Much as I'd like it, I don't see Apple licensing Mac OSX. I think they'd have to charge a high amount to reflect their cost of upkeep, and Sony wouldn't pay it.
I could see potential for Apple to license iLife-for-Windows to Sony though. It would give Sony a nice differentiating factor, incorporate iTMS, give Apple some iLife revenue, and extend AAC support. And open up many more possibilities.
(would the HP deal prevent this?)
Much as I'd like it, I don't see Apple licensing Mac OSX. I think they'd have to charge a high amount to reflect their cost of upkeep, and Sony wouldn't pay it.
I could see potential for Apple to license iLife-for-Windows to Sony though. It would give Sony a nice differentiating factor, incorporate iTMS, give Apple some iLife revenue, and extend AAC support. And open up many more possibilities.
(would the HP deal prevent this?)
iChan
macrumors 6502a
i think apple should consider using the black onyx or onyx black screens that are currently on sony vaio's. these screen put the apple laptop displays to shame... the contrast levels are unbelievable and also the vibrancy, they really have to be seen to be fully appreciated.
iChan
macrumors 6502a
Digital Dubb said:
Digital Dubb, you ahve gotten your facts all wrong. Nintendo pulled out of the deal with Nintendo because nintendo decided that optical media was too slow for loading games...
get your facts straight please.
the playstation was the neglected baby of an unloving parent - Nintendo.
WHY?
I don't understand why apple would work with sony. None of sony's products come with software or drivers for use with macs. I repeat none of them. And now apple is working with sony and helping out with connectivity of video camera's. The only reason that some sony products work with macs is because of Apple itself creates drivers and is including them with the os. When I received a mini disc player for a present and couldn't use it I called customer support and had that person tell me "There is not enough mac customers to create a driver and software for that platform." I was a huge sony customer till that day and have not bought another sony product since and will not ever buy one again.
I don't understand why apple would work with sony. None of sony's products come with software or drivers for use with macs. I repeat none of them. And now apple is working with sony and helping out with connectivity of video camera's. The only reason that some sony products work with macs is because of Apple itself creates drivers and is including them with the os. When I received a mini disc player for a present and couldn't use it I called customer support and had that person tell me "There is not enough mac customers to create a driver and software for that platform." I was a huge sony customer till that day and have not bought another sony product since and will not ever buy one again.