On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 3:36 AM, denstar <valliants...@gmail.com> wrote: > The software and hardware are bound *tightly* for Macs, ya know? > Arguably the only reason to buy an MBP is because it runs OS X. The > hardware ain't all that and a bag of chips, neh?
There is an argument to be made that the tightly bound OS/hardware of Apple's OS is an advantage. No hunting for drivers, no compatibility problems. It just works. The predictability and consistency of interfaces is nice for software driver makers. So I'd say that yes, they are tightly bound. But while some see this as a disadvantage, many others do not. No argument really there, just a perseral point of view. I also won't argue the cost argument. Yes they cost more generally. Just like cars. Some people will want to spend more, some just want four wheels and an engine. Coincidentally, CF "costs more" than PHP too. It not an argument worth having for me - you like it or you don't. But the argument that MBP "does less" is just wrong. It will run alot of different Operating Systems, including Windows, *NIX, and OSX. More than PC hardware typically does. Natively. THAT argument isn't even an argument, it's just level of education about the platform. -Cameron .. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:324225 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
