The main article referenced is about the problems, perils, and pleasures of using a Macintosh computer in an PC-networked workplace, and is interesting enough, but the added commentary to the article takes it into whole other dimension of what is possible and reasonable on a network. Oddly enough, I strongly suspect if Apple were to dump their hardware exclusivity so as to make their prices "competitive", I think they would face a window of opportunity for replacing the faltering Wintel standard. As it is, they stand to reap the worst of both worlds -- never gaining critical mass, and eventually being hammered under.
Still, even at their rather jaw-dropping prices, the 17" Powerbook and the dual processor G5 [with the inevitable 23" Cinema display] are extremely attractive machines in their own right. In fact I would happily accept donations of slightly used ones, or the equivalent of in-store credit....
Posted by jho at October 13, 2003 02:28 PM