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01-29-2005, 05:32 PM
A 'genuine' pain in the neck (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1756569,00.as p): we're talking about the Microsoft "Windows Genuine Advantage" software authentication scheme (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1754966,00.as p) which requires undue burden on all Windows users. All Japanese Windows versions are apparently not yet affected though.
Hmmm, that Mac Mini is starting to look nicer and nicer every time I think about upgrading my Windows machine. Stylishly cool, less space, less noise, virtually immune to viruses, elegant and powerful UNIX OS (http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/dashboard.html) and, of course, made by Apple.
(I remember that my last Mac (a Power Macintosh 6100) could execute my commands by voice-recognition alone -- and this was like 8 years ago! Very cool.)
Eight years ago, before the ubiquity of the Internet, before the candy-colored iMac and the iconic iPod, before the wildly popular iTunes, things were looking pretty grim for Apple. They had nice Macs, but not much more and many people just didn't care.
Now, when many people buy a PC less to do spreadsheets than surf the net, and the most used program is probably the net browser (for checking Yahoo Mail or chatting), Apple might actually have a another chance at greatness.
Hmmm, that Mac Mini is starting to look nicer and nicer every time I think about upgrading my Windows machine. Stylishly cool, less space, less noise, virtually immune to viruses, elegant and powerful UNIX OS (http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/dashboard.html) and, of course, made by Apple.
(I remember that my last Mac (a Power Macintosh 6100) could execute my commands by voice-recognition alone -- and this was like 8 years ago! Very cool.)
Eight years ago, before the ubiquity of the Internet, before the candy-colored iMac and the iconic iPod, before the wildly popular iTunes, things were looking pretty grim for Apple. They had nice Macs, but not much more and many people just didn't care.
Now, when many people buy a PC less to do spreadsheets than surf the net, and the most used program is probably the net browser (for checking Yahoo Mail or chatting), Apple might actually have a another chance at greatness.