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"Apple has a technical advantage in hardware and OS."
I hope this doesn't spark a huge discussion on what's best, but I have to say that Apple does not and has not had a hardware advantage. Practically all independent tests and comparisons have shown this to be the case. However, they do have very good marketing and PR department which push the word "hyperbole" to a new level. An example of this is the new Intel powered Mac. Steve Jobs himself is now saying that it's 2-3 times faster than previous top of the line G5.
Hmmm how can this be, when the G5 was previously touted as the fastest desktop processor? (also contrary to independent tests at the time). It's especially interesting, when one considers the fact that the Intel dual core processors definitely aren't the fastest consumer processors around. The AMD dual cores, both the server and desktop versions (newer Athlon64_X2 /FX/Opteron), are significantly faster in practically all applications.
So no, Apple does not have a technical advantage. They do have a very nice and user friendly OS and some great designs, plus the build quality is pretty good.
Posts in this Thread:
- No mention of the Mac Book Pro?, Topher, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:32:43
- Missing the Boat, Gordon
, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:30:17- I was kind of hoping for a new iBook to be announced..., Eric, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:20:56
- Not really...., LesH, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:18:48
- Agree, Ari
, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:03:28- Re: Agree, AdamB
, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:07:05 <-- Viewing This Message
- well, it's a whole new computer..., Scott Paterson
, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:37:51 - no mac mini, Trev, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:00:59
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