A REASON GIVEN for the dramatic increase in the number of people buying Apple computers recently is the ability to run Windows on a Mac.
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Scooby_Doo
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its the "cool" factor.
cookiemonster
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Yup it's the cool factor, we work only on Macs here the sad thing being they all run Windows using Parallels. 
A friend of mine told me the only reason she bought an Apple was because it looked "pretty".
Now we have a ll these tredoids buying Apple Mac and complaining that they can't run the programs they originally bought for Windows.
Now we have a ll these tredoids buying Apple Mac and complaining that they can't run the programs they originally bought for Windows.
Makes sense to me - PC users often claim there is one must have app that they cant live without but there is no Mac version.
That said the only time I fire up parallels (another virtual environment) these days is when a relative needs Windows tech support.
Makes sense to me - PC users often claim there is one must have app that they cant live without but there is no Mac version.
That said the only time I fire up parallels (another virtual environment) these days is when a relative needs Windows tech support.
Yes, I understand why VMWare is such an awesome tool and what it can be used for. But I seriously doubt VMWare is the reason people are buying Macs!
Macs provide the best of both worlds. OSX provides the stabilty of Unix and the user friendliness of Windows.
Macs are actually pretty cool machines.
I would say many switchers are taking the plunge because you can run windows on the same hardware via bootcamp or VM. They see it as a safety net.
What do you mean by productivity? I look at one of my bosses and I know she is more productive now that she has a mac because nothing ever goes wrong with it . . . which in turn means I'm more productive because I'm not having to figure out what she's done to her computer this time.
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There is nothing to beat running VMWare virtual machines in a solid, reliable MacOS X environment. Not only is the underlying operating system stable and predictable, but the stability (or otherwise) within the virtual machines has no impact on the real machine. If Windows wants to go into a tail spin, you just kill it, and the rest of the machine just keeps going.
What the article doesn't mention is that you can run multiple machines of various kinds simultaneously. I run two different versions of Windows, a Linux machine, and a Solaris machine, all on the screen at the same time. You can move hardware, such as DVD drives, or USB devices around between the machines (virtually), and the whole system is networked with itself, so you can see any machine through the network from any other. It's like having a room full of machines on your desktop.
What the article doesn't mention is that you can run multiple machines of various kinds simultaneously. I run two different versions of Windows, a Linux machine, and a Solaris machine, all on the screen at the same time. You can move hardware, such as DVD drives, or USB devices around between the machines (virtually), and the whole system is networked with itself, so you can see any machine through the network from any other. It's like having a room full of machines on your desktop.
But then the same argument can be applied for switching to Linux.
This article is about why people are switching to Macs and the reason it gives is pretty poor.
Except you cant run OsX on anything other than Mac hardware (legally).
Personally I agree with the sentiment penned earlier. I think windows (or linux for that matter) on a mac is just plain wrong - it goes against nature.
Leopard is a great OS and fortunately all the software I require runs on it natively. However the ability to run a completely different OS along side the native one has to appeal to many.
Yes, it does appeal to many, just like gaming on Windows appeals to many. The difference, though, is that gaming on Windows is exclusive to Windows, while running VMWare is not exclusive to Mac.
My point, as I have stated in my previous post, is that the reason given in the article is a pretty bad reason for why people are switching to Macs. There are a hundred better reasons why one would want to switch to a Mac.
The article read more like an article about how great VMWare is and not why people are switching to Macs.
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It makes absolute sense - you see, PC users have no choice, Mac users DO.
I prefer mac but have to use PC cos of the apps I use. now I can use Mac AND PC. The mac for my most common apps - PLUS I get the decent hardware, asthetically pleasing, well designed, etc... and the excellent graphics capability. Its only the gaming fanbois who would not benefit IMO.
mancombseepgood
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Running MacOS and the great apps that just work better on a mac is exclusive to Mac. DTP and movie editing to mention a couple of NICE things to do on a mac. Sure you can do alot of this on a PC, but just not nearly as well. Some people actually like good hardware that is tried and tested and easier to use. For the geeks, this isn't an issue, but try telling a non-geek that PC is as easy to use and setup as a Mac.
Bottom line for me (and many others) is a Mac is just cool to own - looks good in my study and people who see it think "Oooohhh"
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Actually no, you dont have a choice. See for PC and Linux peeps we run virtual machines to mess around and experiment with things, with Mac your justifying reason is so you have compatibility with real world applications. LMAO!!!
You want to see proper use of virtualisation, check out the new windows features for 2008 I think it is. Lets you move your "machines" from one piece of tine to the next depending on load and reliability. So for instance One of my discs in my raid array is messing about, the OS will uproot the entire VM and move it to some more reliable hardware, notify the admin to swap out the disc, all with zero downtime.
See, REAL world application. Non of this Apple Gheyness~!
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Of course mac users also have that choice - as perviously mentioned the reason I had parallels installed is so I could give tech support to some windows users. I also used it to get an idea of what Ubuntu was like and I'm sure plenty of the Fusion users also enjoy playing around with the 500+ virtual appliances available.
fusion01
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I'll rather build / buy my own PC at half the price thank you very much. Double to run the same Windoze apps? ROTFLOL! Oh, I forgot - IT LOOKS COOL AND YOUR MATES WILL ENVY YOU!!!