Replies to post #35903 on Apple Inc (AAPL)

[roni]

Perhaps I should be exiled from the island for that "sin".

If you are, I will have to join you in exile. I use a Dell for work. Not only that, but I like it :). I apparently have had far fewer problems with MSFT and Dell products than some have.

I used a MacIIvx with system 7.something back when it used to crash more often than Windows 95. It was because I was and am married to a graphic artist.

I never thought much of the Mac OS until around 8.5 on a Bondi Blue iMac with 320 meg of ram. That is the point at which it got good stability for me.

I am real fond of OS X, and if SAS releases SAS 9.x for OS X, I would gladly convert to a Mac at work, but until then I'll use this lovely Dell box

Ron

[Altaire4_2dot0]

...... And the Skipper too !!!

Lang I've been working with and servicing mac systems since 1985 and find that Mac fanatics are far and few between. I've been supporting Windows systems going on 15 years so I use both platforms. The whole Cult of the Mac stuff is so over blown. I support Apple because without any viable Commercial competition Intel and Microsoft would be free to set the standards for personal computing and the cost as well.

As a long suffering Red Sox fan during my Youth I have a tendency to support the underdog and as the last baseball season proved .... Dreams can come true.

Apple is back producing great Hardware and Software but other companies produce great stuff as well.

My current Display is a 30" Syntax Olevia LCD HD-ready TV flat panel. It sells for a Third of the Price of an Apple 30" LCD and is more than adequate for my needs. Is the Apple 30" monitor better ... absolutely ... Better resolution support with a price to match its quality.

If I where running a graphic business I would seriously consider an Apple display but I'm not.

So save a space on the island for me as well.

Hey, isn't that Maryann and Ginger under the palm tree.

BR, Altaire4