4/3/2023 0 Comments Quarkxpress versions![]() That is how long ago the first personal computer was manufactured. It is the new WalkMan of the digital age, the essential gadget if you want to show off to your friend. The iPod’s small form factor, cool design and massive storage capacity had enabled it to establish itself as the leader in the field of MP3 players. It may seem compact and to a certain extent, cool, but it is produced by Apple, a company that just does not have the reputation that Dell and Sun enjoys in the server field.Īpple does have its merits though. And not everyone is interested in replacing their server farms with a XServ. Their new ‘sunflower’ iMac, with its hyped-up promotion and initial interest, is not generating the kind of sales the original iMac generated. What does Apple have? A 64bit PowerPC 970 solution from IBM that may be introduced in Apple systems.īut thats not all. AMD is going to release their 64bit solution, named Opteron in a few months’ time. Intel has a 3.06Ghz Pentium 4 with hyperthreading enabled. The fastest machine in Apple’s arsenal is a dual 1.42Ghz system. ![]() In this area, Apple’s is just not performing as well as expected. That is what I call a totally awesome experience! At the same time, Apple is further contributing to its desire to let the Mac platform be the whole world’s digital hub. Simplicity, beauty is not lacking, but at the same time, consumers can get the work done. ![]() At the same time, they also represent consumers’ desires. They represent the future of software development. iDVD, iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, iSync and iCal. They just do not have enough incentive to upgrade their operating systems, even if it means a better user experience and more stability.Īpple do have some great software products as well. And that presents a problem to desktop editors all over the whole. Adobe has ported most of its flagship programs to the platform. The lack of native applications is one big problem. At the same time, it means that Mac developers, Unix developers and even Java developers can write programs and port programs to the Mac platform.īut this new solution has its problems. Combining the stability of BSD and the quality of Quartz, it presents to users a totally new experience. Suddenly, we have a totally revamped operating system. The other is considered by many as the most stable of all operating systems. One is widely-regarded as the OS with the most user-friendly graphical user interface. It brings together two of the finest operating system(s). Another bigger piece would be the software that is available for the Macintosh platform. If Apple can convince consumers that the Mac is the most ideal machine for connecting all such devices, they are going to make a lot of money and at the same time, attract a lot more devoted followers.īut the digital hub concept is but a single piece of jigsaw that is required to complete the whole puzzle. Instead, it will be about plasma tvs, networked computers, cell phones, digital cameras, camcorders, pdas and even game consoles. In the near future, it will no longer be about a single computer in every house. And there is an increasing amount of people who own cellphones. Statistics already show that one out of every two household in America owns a digital camera. Now, everyone knows they want everyone to own a Mac, and that Mac is supposed to be the digital hub of everyone’s life. Firstly, they were able to change their vision. For the second coming of Steve Jobs has certainly moved this sleeping Goliath in the right direction. Now, they are left with a 3% market share and a fellow software company from Redmond breathing down their necks every now and then.īut that does not signal the end of this computing giant. It was also not so long ago that they boasted of a group of followers, people who would never abandon the Mac platform. ![]() It was not so long ago that their market share far encompasses their competitors. But luck does not seem to be on this company’s side. A revolution that has changed the way people do things. They could also be considered the starters of the personal computer revolution which started some twenty years ago. A new system, a faster system, but does it mean a brighter future for Apple? Editorial Notice: All opinions are those of the author and not necessarily those of Įveryone who has a little knowledge of computing will know that Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs were the founders of Apple, a garage start-up that came up with the first personal computer. I was desperately looking for something to write about when I happened to chance upon Apple’s new shipping system – a dual 1.42GHz Power Mac G4. ![]()
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