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I've got a fever...
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Dave
I ran a mile and I liked it, liked it, liked it. dgb2n@yahoo.com
Oh, and I find it extra hilarious (but cool) that XP is now being re-branded as "the fast, stable OS for low end systems".
Running Dad
Yeah, and they're re-branding Vista as "the crappy, unstable OS for every system."
rectumdamnnearkilledem
Yeah, but unless all you need is a word processor and a web browser, Mac OS X isn't good for much either. You don't see very many businesses running it on their desktops. XP is solid and I am still running it on my work laptop.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I disagree. Businesses do not use Mac OSX because it comes with and runs on more expensive hardware, because of longstanding culture and because of a few niche applications. Also, until recently, OSX did not have an adequate solution for calendaring/email/contact services; that has changed. OSX runs loads of software the same as PCs. The main exceptions are the few non-cross-browser apps, some serious gaming software and certain niche applications (as above). More and more businesses are adopting OSX. Missteps by Microsoft, including Vista, the nonbackwards-compatible Office '07 .___x file formats, etc, have really tarnished their reputation among home and business users alike. OSX runs Word, Excel, Powerpoint (as well as Mac versions of these) and numerous native productivity apps for database, statistical analysis, finances, software development and testing, and on and on. I use both XP and OSX. I prefer the latter. I use the former because one tool I must access regularly is developed to be IE specific. OSX is positioned well for home, education and business use. Vista is, apparently, being rolled back and away.
I own a computer support company and have been in hundreds of offices. I just don't see a whole lot of Macs.
Access is not a niche tool, but there are Mac DB tools that work similarly (Filemaker, Bento, others). I work at an all PC shop (a near-1000 bed hospital with huge IT infrastructural investment). Despite that, many many many users have moved to OSX over the last few years. Sadly, the main electronic medical record system we use is IE-specific, so most use either a virtualizer or a remote desktop to access PC to use that single app.