On Jun 9, 2009, at 9:27 AM, James E. Therrault wrote:
> > If I were the head of a sizable operation that invested in the latest > G5s I would be letting Apple know loud and clear that I am not a happy > camper. Most corporations operate on a 3-4 year refresh cycle, particularly for things like servers. When they go out of warrantee, it's time to replace 'em, because the business losses associated with downtime VASTLY outweigh the costs of getting new equipment. Secondly, businesses that made a significant investment on G5 technology pretty much hung on until Adobe was Intel-compatible, meaning CS3, then they dumped their g5's for the vastly improved Mac Pros. Don't forget...there's an enormous performance improvement between the PPC and the Intel generations. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
