Comments on: Why the WWDC sullied Apple’s image (MacBook Pro) http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:13:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ari http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Ari Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:19:19 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-936 I see a lot of trolling for single platform windows "users". I happen to be a mac user and a windows software developer. You should only criticize something that you have experience with folks. Based on my experience with running XP and Vista on my MBP versus Leopard, I would say that windows has poor power management compared with Leopard. Don't even get me started with how badly windows screwed up the 64bit transition. VS.NET with Resharper will quickly fragment your memory address space when running under Windows 2k3 Server 64bit. Wow64 is a huge mess. @Phil: You mentioned Lithium Ion batteries but the non-removable battery is Lithium Polymer which is a completely different animal. I see a lot of trolling for single platform windows “users”. I happen to be a mac user and a windows software developer. You should only criticize something that you have experience with folks. Based on my experience with running XP and Vista on my MBP versus Leopard, I would say that windows has poor power management compared with Leopard. Don’t even get me started with how badly windows screwed up the 64bit transition. VS.NET with Resharper will quickly fragment your memory address space when running under Windows 2k3 Server 64bit. Wow64 is a huge mess.

@Phil: You mentioned Lithium Ion batteries but the non-removable battery is Lithium Polymer which is a completely different animal.

]]> By: I_Disagree http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-935 I_Disagree Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:48:57 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-935 I don't agree with your characterization of the SD Card slot inclusion as marginalizing the broad audience in favor of expresscard users by serving "photographers" that use SD cards. I am pretty sure an SD card slot will be used by a much larger part of their consumer base (while it is called a Macbook 'Pro', most of the customers at the end of the day are college students). Expresscard is a perfect interface for all those niche-catering attachements that include a 3g radio, SATA2 connection, maybe an SSD even.. but all of those uses are really dwarved by the number of people who have SD cards in their point and shoot cameras, phones, Wii consoles and even High Definition Video cameras among many others devices. While an idea situation would see them keeping the expresscard and adding SD, but the majority of consumers who don't know why they have a flippy door on the side of their machines won't miss it. Disclaimer: I have a pre-unibody Macbook Pro with an expresscard SD card reader :-) I don’t agree with your characterization of the SD Card slot inclusion as marginalizing the broad audience in favor of expresscard users by serving “photographers” that use SD cards. I am pretty sure an SD card slot will be used by a much larger part of their consumer base (while it is called a Macbook ‘Pro’, most of the customers at the end of the day are college students). Expresscard is a perfect interface for all those niche-catering attachements that include a 3g radio, SATA2 connection, maybe an SSD even.. but all of those uses are really dwarved by the number of people who have SD cards in their point and shoot cameras, phones, Wii consoles and even High Definition Video cameras among many others devices. While an idea situation would see them keeping the expresscard and adding SD, but the majority of consumers who don’t know why they have a flippy door on the side of their machines won’t miss it.

Disclaimer: I have a pre-unibody Macbook Pro with an expresscard SD card reader :-)

]]> By: AeroXperience » Blog Archive » Why the WWDC sullied Apple’s image (Snow Leopard) http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-934 AeroXperience » Blog Archive » Why the WWDC sullied Apple’s image (Snow Leopard) Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:33:09 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-934 [...] Comments Why the WWDC sullied Apple’s image (MacBook Pro)by SolidJediKnightWhy the WWDC sullied Apple’s image (MacBook Pro)by Kristan KenneyWhy the [...] [...] Comments Why the WWDC sullied Apple’s image (MacBook Pro)by SolidJediKnightWhy the WWDC sullied Apple’s image (MacBook Pro)by Kristan KenneyWhy the [...]

]]> By: SolidJediKnight http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-933 SolidJediKnight Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:27:05 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-933 Bryant, Absolutely phenomenal blog posting that logically and clearly spells out why WWDC 09 was a big dud. I am kind of suspecting that possibly either part 2 or 3 will include the fact that Grand Central Dispatch and Open CL, which Apple is touting as "new" features have been apart of Windows as Processor Power Management in Windows Vista and Direct X which was added to Windows in September 1995. Apple is the "Johnny Come Lately" to this party. So once again Apple is playing catch up. Or possibly that Snow Leopard isn't truely 100% 64 bit. There are still several 32 bit applications running in Snow Leopard. Microsoft beat them to 100% fully 64 bit OS too. You really spelled out why Apple is screwing themselves. But one of the respondents was correct. The hard core extreme "Mac" guys won't switch because they feel superior and smug with their shiny Apple logos. Thats all Apple has to do is slap its logo on something and it sells. Now the "Apple" guys would switch. The difference is that "Apple" guys are just are old school computer enthusiasts who are just greatful for the technology. "Mac" guys are new generation of fans who have heard disparaging remarks about Microsoft for years and believe all the BS they're been told or hear about. It will be interesting how Microsoft prices Windows 7. Hopefully they won't be foolish to bring a price of $399 or $299, or this just plays right into Apple's hands. Microsoft seriously needs to undercut Apple's prices. But I guess that's another article. Can't wait for the next series of articles. Kudos! Bryant,

Absolutely phenomenal blog posting that logically and clearly spells out why WWDC 09 was a big dud. I am kind of suspecting that possibly either part 2 or 3 will include the fact that Grand Central Dispatch and Open CL, which Apple is touting as “new” features have been apart of Windows as Processor Power Management in Windows Vista and Direct X which was added to Windows in September 1995. Apple is the “Johnny Come Lately” to this party. So once again Apple is playing catch up. Or possibly that Snow Leopard isn’t truely 100% 64 bit. There are still several 32 bit applications running in Snow Leopard. Microsoft beat them to 100% fully 64 bit OS too.

You really spelled out why Apple is screwing themselves. But one of the respondents was correct. The hard core extreme “Mac” guys won’t switch because they feel superior and smug with their shiny Apple logos. Thats all Apple has to do is slap its logo on something and it sells. Now the “Apple” guys would switch. The difference is that “Apple” guys are just are old school computer enthusiasts who are just greatful for the technology. “Mac” guys are new generation of fans who have heard disparaging remarks about Microsoft for years and believe all the BS they’re been told or hear about.

It will be interesting how Microsoft prices Windows 7. Hopefully they won’t be foolish to bring a price of $399 or $299, or this just plays right into Apple’s hands. Microsoft seriously needs to undercut Apple’s prices. But I guess that’s another article. Can’t wait for the next series of articles. Kudos!

]]> By: Kristan Kenney http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Kristan Kenney Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:16:03 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-932 As a former Mac user and a former user of Coda and other Mac web-design tools such as CSSEdit and the "godlike" TextMate, I can tell you that I can achieve a hell of a better workflow on Windows using Expression Web 2 (or any other tool, like Notepad and Photoshop). As a former Mac user and a former user of Coda and other Mac web-design tools such as CSSEdit and the “godlike” TextMate, I can tell you that I can achieve a hell of a better workflow on Windows using Expression Web 2 (or any other tool, like Notepad and Photoshop).

]]> By: Sam Johnson http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Sam Johnson Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:00:24 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-931 Nothing on Windows compares to http://www.panic.com/coda/ - as a web developer, this program has become essential for me. In addition, while iWork is not nearly as full-featured as Office, it has some little things that have really mattered to my workflow (and helped me make $). It's pretty powerful; anyone who says else hasn't used it extensively. Nothing on Windows compares to http://www.panic.com/coda/ – as a web developer, this program has become essential for me.
In addition, while iWork is not nearly as full-featured as Office, it has some little things that have really mattered to my workflow (and helped me make $). It’s pretty powerful; anyone who says else hasn’t used it extensively.

]]> By: Stephen http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Stephen Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:41:22 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-930 Yes, Sam Johnson, I'm interested in hearing this one as well... Yes, Sam Johnson, I’m interested in hearing this one as well…

]]> By: Dan http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Dan Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:03:27 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-929 With my laptop about to die soon (HP manufacturing defect), I'm in the market for a new one, and was eyeing the new Macbook "Pro" 13.3 inch. How would you say its hardware compares to, say, a Lenovo? (My main concern is reliability -- both my laptops, an iBook G4 and an HP tx1000z, have died after ~2yrs due to heat-related issues) With my laptop about to die soon (HP manufacturing defect), I’m in the market for a new one, and was eyeing the new Macbook “Pro” 13.3 inch. How would you say its hardware compares to, say, a Lenovo? (My main concern is reliability — both my laptops, an iBook G4 and an HP tx1000z, have died after ~2yrs due to heat-related issues)

]]> By: Bryant http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Bryant Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:33:21 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-928 @Sam Such as? @Sam

Such as?

]]> By: Sam Johnson http://winjade.net/2009/06/apple-wwdc-keynote-issues-pt1/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Sam Johnson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:50:37 +0000 http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=983#comment-927 What good is $95 if I can't use the software I need? Many of the Mac apps I use have nothing like them for Windows. What good is $95 if I can’t use the software I need? Many of the Mac apps I use have nothing like them for Windows.

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