Author: Alastair Scott
Date: 23:46:47 06/23/03
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On June 23, 2003 at 17:38:50, Dan Andersson wrote:
> The Mac is a lot closer than it has been for a long time. But there is the
>ususl fudging. They claim it is the first 64 bit desktop machine:) A little late
>for that. A couple of years late. The machine won't be available until Q3. They
>do some deceptive stuff with SPEC benchmarking numbers.
> While it is certainla a neat machine that I would like to have. And it is retty
>powerful in itself. I get seriously turned off by their marketing.
Indeed, it treads the fine line between brilliance and mendacity ... and trips
over it. Which is a shame as there is much genuinely good work being done.
Although there are a lot of unnecessary superlatives ('legendary SuperDrive' -
ye Gods! my PC has had such a device for ages) my favourite is the comparison
between the appearance of the G5's and PC's innards. Of course the G5's look
neat give that you control everything and can eliminate cables ad lib; you could
paint the innards pink if you wanted and declare that "world-class industrial
design" ;)
Alastair
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