Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well that is a very particular definition of 'real world' computing. It is hardly surprising that a software engineering guy who has to support wintel systems might want to have a PC around. It is rather a large leap from that to saying that everyone needs both. JB On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 11:26 AM, Henry Ting wrote: > > Mark, depending on your line of work with Cisco. For > regular stuff "plug & play" is feasible, but if you > are into software engineering, I very much doubt > lugging the iBook will get you very far > trouble-shooting for your global customers. Even at > Apple where I once worked, you need a PC trying to > integrate with OEM suppliers outside of the Apple > domain. Another example is the incorporation of SAP > into Apple's business systems and it took over 5 years > because of the Apple culture that demanded the GUI > front end running strictly on the Mac. Instead of just > using the SAP software, Apple had to spend millions > rewriting a lot of the SAP GUI modules, and then it > became obsolete when the modifications were done > because the rest of the SAP world moves forward > continuously, to a point SAP now says they cannot > support Apple's customized modules. > > --- Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com> wrote: >> My 15 iBook travelled to 41 states and countries >> last year. with Soft PC it >> was plug and play (OS X) everyhere but on one or two >> old Novell LANs and >> there all they had to do was install a Mac driver on >> the server. Airport >> (WiFi) makes integration even easier >> >> >>> In the real world, you do need a PC. When I was >>> working for Apple (consulting), projects and >>> applications were all integrated with the Mac. No >>> problem there. But in our globalization of >> business, >>> if you lug your Powerbook to different parts of >> the >>> world, chances are you're waisting precious time >> just >>> trying to integrate your Mac to a different >>> environment, if at all successfully on even >> projects >>> relating to Apple. You really should look at the >>> world, or as Steve Jobs inappropriately trying to >> have >>> us believe that Mac users, "THINK DIFFERENTLY". >>> >>> --- Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com> wrote: >>>> On 1/16/03 Henry Ting wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Actually you need both systems. Trust me, >>>> regardless >>>>> of what Steve Jobs says. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Gee - all these years and now I find out I need a >>>> PC. >>>> >>>> I don't think so. >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe, see >>> >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do you Yahoo!? >>> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up >> now. >>> http://mailplus.yahoo.com >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- John Brownlow - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html