On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 09:52 AM, Jake Stickelmeyer wrote: > I've been following this thread on the all-in-one vs. component system > and > finally have to jump in. > > The comment that all-in-ones, e.g. iMac, are for hobbyist struck a > nerve. > I've been using an iMac for three years for almost nothing but work. I > bought it for work because it seemed like the most Mac I could get for > the > money at the time and space is a consideration. > > In fact, Apple seems to gear all of it's hype toward the end of > appealing to > the hobbyist - continually going on about how a Mac can be used for > making > movies, editing photos, and doing things with music. They portray Macs > as > being most appropriate for hobbyist as if the only kind of work that > they > are good for is for graphic artists, people into audio/video work, or > k-12 > students and teachers. > > I almost feel that I'm using my iMac inappropriately, bending it toward > use > it wasn't intended for. In fact I'm getting real close to trying a > laptop > Dell. But I hate working in a Windows environment. > >
I never see macs in a retail or office setting. There certainly must be far fewer apps in the business world that can be run on the mac OS. Too bad. I was thinking about this the other day and thought to myself, would it even be possible/practical to run a business using a mac. I know I've seen a program called MYOB (I think?), but I would think one's back would be up against the wall if one tried to go it alone for the long term with the mac OS in business. Or? I definitely see the niche of publishing and especially video/film and audio work as still being mac oriented. From what little I've read, it seems that Apple is buying up certain smaller but important software development companies in the entertainment industry and actually solidifying its hold on that market. Speaking of the iMac being the best mac for the money, It's been interesting to see film footage on television showing people doing video and film editing on the old G3 iMacs. Tiny screens by today's standards, but just a year or two ago, if one were working with mac apps, the iMac was the most affordable option. (I still want to add a Ruby to my small mac collection, so I'm in no way disparaging imacs.) But when it comes to data sharing in the business world, can anyone comment on how viable cross platform B2B work is? -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
