www.apple.com store has BF1942 (Secret Weapons and Delux). I played Doom 3. I'd rather keep it off Mac. Even though, I watched the trrailer for the Mac version at the Mac Expo in San Francisco. It's on it's way. Halo on Mac is a lot of fun, too. Will:1
Well that's cool, I didn't know BF1942 was available. But Doom 3 is one of the most popular games our there and "I'd rather keep it off Mac" is not even close to a valid justification for it not being supported.
I'm downloading Tears of the Sun from Acquisition right now. Limewire is also a very famous Mac p2p. The idea is not that Mac has stuff that PCs don't it is simply that everything you do on a PC you can do on a Mac. Will:2
Limewire's been out for like 4 years, runs on Java if I remember correctly (meaning it's one of the relatively few programs that are universal by nature), and sucks ass compared to other apps I've used. I'm sure you can do most everything you can in a Mac--it's just that you don't get the same kind of extensive software development and widespread support on a platform that holds less than 3% of the market, which means Macs get less new, cool stuff.
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Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes? 2.7% also takes into account computer sales en masse. If no one uses them, Mac would be out of buisness. Apple's market is at about 5% in the U.S. and 3% worldwide. no score
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Bad analogy. First, being uncommon doesn't necessarily mean it's any good: "Apple's market share is bigger than Yugo's or Daewoo's was in the automotive market. What's wrong with being Yugo or Daewoo?"
Second, BMW and Mercedes run on the same gasoline and roads that any other car does. You don't have special BMW roads and run it on special BMW gasoline. There's nothing wrong with a specialty passenger car only having a small market share because it's just as versatile as any other car since it uses the same infrastructure. Macs aren't.
Why can't you see how your pagers render in IE? Mac has had IE for years. You can drop in an installer CD with an emulator, because it does not require gobs of processing power. The only time emulators run into trouble is with complicated apps like games. Will:1
Yeah, IE5. Verson 6 has been out for years. And if the idea is that Mac is good enough to stand on its own merits and does everything a PC can, etc., etc., it wouldn't need emulators.
Number 3 is disqualified because of it's subjective, disrespectful nature. It only takes one company making parts for Mac in order for you to modify your Mac. I modified my Mac with an aftermarket part from ATI. You can modify them. Will:1
If I'm being "disrespectful" then so is Apple, considering they blatantly market to those types (for instance: the "Switch" commercials). And considering Apple provides you with the capability of swapping out the video card and ATI makes cards for them, that's no more impressive than me saying I modified my car with a Purolator oil filter.
Furthermore I never claimed you can't modify a Mac, just that it's more difficult and impractical since there is far less aftermarket support.
Did I mention price? The G5 modified can keep up with an Alienware tower. I'll find you the site if you need, but if you know Macs, you won't need it. Will:1
Why wouldn't price factor into the equation? Comparing the performance of a Taurus vs. an Accord is valid, since they're the same basic type of car and in the same price range. A Taurus vs. a Ferrari.. well, duh. And BTW, Alienware is like Apple in that you pay a premium to have a stylish computer.