darling furball
There was enough thought provoking posts in Daring Fireball today for me the put a note in the journal.
It has been noted on occasion that I am an Apple fan, well, before that I was a 68k fan and the Amiga had the best OS and the best processors (and also the best price). Then Amiga died and I still thought Intel produced inelegant parts, but I ended up x86+Windows for a while. So Mac it was, even though it was the underdog at that stage. The OS was a bit meh compared to the Amiga but it wasn't the wrestling match that Windows was. So Jobs returned and revitalised the company.
Apple now has a larger market capital than IBM (but IBM is a dying withering beast) and is eclipsing all others like HP and Dell. Many accuse Apple on not capitalising on the failure of Vista but I think Apple has and the move to strike started years ago.
All of this is a preamble to the fact that Apple are still doing a lot wrong even though they are doing a lot right. A conversation with Niall last night brought a terrifying fact home that reveals a core Apple problem. Registered developers will get their copy of the new OS after the retail release. More here;
http://stevenf.com/2007/10/indies_roll_the_dice_on_final_leopard.php
Apple doesn't listen to developers and customers. Not listening to your customers can be a good thing and it's working for Apple, but there are some nasty nasty points being overlooked.
The Mac Pro isn't as good as it should be. (it is fast, but in the wrong way, those guts should be in the XServe, and the Pro should have Core2 duos)
The OS has persisting problems (the Dock is still awful)
Because the Mac Pro isn't as good as it should be, the gap between iMac and Mac Pro now appears to be bigger than ever with constant calls for a stopgap machine.
I bought an iMac because the Pro and the Mini didn't cut it, so Apple still got a sale, I'm hopelessly addicted to the OS.
It has been noted on occasion that I am an Apple fan, well, before that I was a 68k fan and the Amiga had the best OS and the best processors (and also the best price). Then Amiga died and I still thought Intel produced inelegant parts, but I ended up x86+Windows for a while. So Mac it was, even though it was the underdog at that stage. The OS was a bit meh compared to the Amiga but it wasn't the wrestling match that Windows was. So Jobs returned and revitalised the company.
Apple now has a larger market capital than IBM (but IBM is a dying withering beast) and is eclipsing all others like HP and Dell. Many accuse Apple on not capitalising on the failure of Vista but I think Apple has and the move to strike started years ago.
All of this is a preamble to the fact that Apple are still doing a lot wrong even though they are doing a lot right. A conversation with Niall last night brought a terrifying fact home that reveals a core Apple problem. Registered developers will get their copy of the new OS after the retail release. More here;
http://stevenf.com/2007/10/indies_roll_the_dice_on_final_leopard.php
Apple doesn't listen to developers and customers. Not listening to your customers can be a good thing and it's working for Apple, but there are some nasty nasty points being overlooked.
The Mac Pro isn't as good as it should be. (it is fast, but in the wrong way, those guts should be in the XServe, and the Pro should have Core2 duos)
The OS has persisting problems (the Dock is still awful)
Because the Mac Pro isn't as good as it should be, the gap between iMac and Mac Pro now appears to be bigger than ever with constant calls for a stopgap machine.
I bought an iMac because the Pro and the Mini didn't cut it, so Apple still got a sale, I'm hopelessly addicted to the OS.