On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:38:08 -0700, Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote
in <labolide-F85925.08380815032007@news.giganews.com>:
>In article <ssihv25l3ov7grdoaqfvujlod4t5h78e7p@4ax.com>,
> John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:50:40 -0700, Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote
>> in <labolide-1CEFEE.18504014032007@news.giganews.com>:
>>
>> >In article <d64hv2pn5fms2j5je4b06i6ruhs34me10m@4ax.com>,
>> > John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:14:17 -0700, Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote
>> >> in <labolide-FF23DC.17141714032007@news.giganews.com>:
>> >>
>> >> >In article <U_Kdnc1i279IEGXYnZ2dnUVZ_oavnZ2d@adelphia.com>,
>> >> > Scott <how.do@you.do> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> > and happily awaiting an iPhone.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Good- let me know how the Flinstone technology works for you. I'd
>> >> >> rather
>> >> >> have cutting-edge technology for that price rather than a repackage of
>> >> >> at
>> >> >> least ten less-than-$200 phones that I can think of.
>> >> >
>> >> >I'd rather carry just one phone.
>> >>
>> >> I'd rather have a real phone than vaporware, and I'd rather have an
>> >> HSDPA phone than an expensive music player.
>> >
>> >Yes, we know... ;-)
>> >
>> >Never owned a Mac recently, have you?
>>
>> My rather extensive hardware inventory includes gear from most of the
>> major vendors, Apple included.
>
>You own and use a Mac computer?
What part of what I wrote was unclear?
My practice is to use the best tool for the job at hand. For some of my
professional work, that will be Solaris on a Sun workstation. For other
things, that will be Windows, BSD, or Linux on an Intel machine. For
still other things, that will be a Mac, especially when my client is
using Macs. (For what it's worth, my personal machine of choice is
Windows XP with guest BSD and Linux on an IBM ThinkPad T41.)
Regardless, the characteristics of current Macs have no real bearing the
upcoming iPhone -- the iPod is probably more relevant, although only
partially relevant. Only time will tell how well the iPhone measures up
to and will do against offerings from established major cellular
manufacturers. I would frankly be surprised if the iPhone amounts to
more than a niche product, with small market share like the Mac (not the
iPod). Or was that what you meant?
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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>