Springroll said:
Hubby is running tiger, but he does have a copy of panther..hehehe
I don't want to jump to any conclusion here but why do you say 'hehehe"? Is he pirating the operating system?
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In my civvie job I am the troubleshooter/sys admin for all our mac computers and one pc that we are running at our office. We have G5's, G4's, everything from ibooks, powerbooks, imacs to towers. We are currently in the process of discussing our future needs....where I work this could take a very very long time because we like to build concensus
I still love the macs but they are falling behind in terms of compatibility and ability to upgrade.
Somedays I spend all day installing the latest updates of web-based software like media player because somebody received an email attachment they can't open. Usually what's happened is a newer version of the player has come out and the mac version isn't available yet (if it ever will be), so the mac user can no longer 'read' that email attachment.
For older mac O/S like 9, you can no longer get any updates because the demand is not there. So now you are faced with upgrading your system. This used to be as simple as buying the new OS for as many units as you were installing on. That doesn't happen anymore. Now the system software is specific to the unit and therefore even more expensive than ever before.
A perfect example was when our accounting dept. could no longer receive the Canada Tax tables using the payroll software because that company was no longer producing that product for mac users. We were forced to buy a pc running windows xp pro, or do payroll deductions manually.
Seems like Mac is pricing themselves right out of the market and unless you are in the print or graphic/music/arts industries, these computers will be out of reach of the average user in terms of price and compatibility.
It comes down to knowing what you need/want your computer for and purchasing the equipment that will meet those needs. That's my $0.02