From: Eddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(ridiculous and excessive quoting snipped)
Ditto
Was it REALLY necessary to quote two previous messages (plus headers and footers, ads, etc) in order to top-post your ONE WORD of comment?? How rude!
Secondly, I remind the readers of this list that we are missing the POINT by obsessing on whether the G5 is faster in every single possible test or not -- really we're getting to be no better than those shallow, GHz-obsessed PC losers we make fun of!
It doesn't make a WHIT of difference if the Athlon can do SOME tasks a MITE faster than the G5. It still can't run Mac OS X, thus making me more productive and satisfied, and it's still vulnerable to viruses and security problems galore, which means Mac users are still WAY more efficient. Along with the Mac's natural advantages, this puts ANY pc on the planet completely out of contention for everything but gaming and the most basic services IMHO. As I always say, "a $2,000 PC with a virus is a $2,000 doorstop."
The point of the G5 is that it puts us right up shoulder-to-shoulder with the fastest PCs out there, PLUS we enjoy the many benefits of our superior OS without all the DISadvantages that PC users must suffer. Ever been on hold for PC tech support during the holiday season? Now THAT'S a hell I can live without -- and have ever since I switched 15 years ago.
What's more, the G5 plans to ramp up it's speed some 50% in the next 6-9 months, with further speed increases beyond that. I've heard nothing from the PC camp that indicates that they will be able to keep up with that pace.
_Chas_
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