[mdlug] stale NFS file handles - achille's heal of linux?[Stepping to the side]

[Robert Adkins]

Yes, it can run Windows. That isn't the problem.

The problem is that the vast majority of consumers believe that they can run
Windows programs straight on top of MacOSX and thus eliminate any "issues"
with Virus, Trojans and other malware.

I almost feel as though Apple is being dishonest by neglecting to state
outright that for more than a few businesses, the ability to run Microsoft
Office, Mac Edition, is meaningless when compared to running their $20k CAD
Software programmed to run on Windows.

-Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Robert Citek
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:25 AM
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] stale NFS file handles - achille's heal 
> of linux?[Stepping to the side]
> 
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 6:57 AM, Robert Adkins 
> <radkins at impelind.com> wrote:
> >        You know what the problem is? By having a commercial that 
> > states that it runs Microsoft Office, he is now under the 
> impression 
> > that it will run all of the Windows Only proprietary crap that he 
> > needs to be able to do his job. I spent some time 
> explaining that it 
> > is a MacOSX version of Microsoft Office and that MacOSX and Windows 
> > don't speak the same language and that applications, even 
> if they are 
> > the "same" for both platforms need to be packaged in the 
> language specific for that Operating System.
> 
> Apple's can run Windows:
> 
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/22/mac_fastest_core_duo_laptop/
> 
> "Want the fastest Windows XP Core Duo notebook? Then buy a Mac.
> According to benchmarks carried out by website GearLog, 
> Apple's MacBook Pro running Windows XP is a better Adobe 
> Photoshop rig than any other Core Duo laptop on the market."
> 
> Regards,
> - Robert
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