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Reversal of Fortune (4/16/98)
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In this Age of Kali, darkness prevails as we hear about company after company replacing their Macs with Wintel PC's. The reasons are various and sundry, ranging from purchase cost per system to uncertainty over Apple's future. And while few, if any, of these justifications have much merit, the sad fact is that "migration" to Windows appears to be the order of the day. It's enough to make anyone consider packing up and giving in (unless you've actually had to use a Wintel system lately, that is).
That's why we're grateful to MacCentral for posting a story on a few companies bucking the trend, and switching from PC's to Macs. These companies are increasing their investment in Apple computers for a slew of good reasons: less downtime; better data integrity; improved functionality (being able to "work WITH computers rather than ON them"); problems with their Compaq systems; and more. If you have any stories on companies who are "upgrading" their Wintels to Macs, please tell MacCentral, so they can add to their list; it may become a valuable resource for companies deciding on which systems are best for their needs, as well as ammo for Mac freedom fighters to use when defending their systems against the onslaught of Wintel migration.
And actually, that's not the only reason we have to be grateful to MacCentral; we're tremendously honored by their generous inclusion of a link to AtAT on their home page. Thanx, folks!
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 4/16/98 episode: April 16, 1998: The spectre of OS licensing still hovers over Cupertino, as Apple considers the possibility of Rhapsody clones. Meanwhile, the Powerbook 1400 can look forward to a nitro-burning funny card that'll make it six times faster, and even today there are some companies thinking different enough to migrate from PC's to Macs...
Other scenes from that episode: 632: Send in the Clones II (4/16/98) Mac OS licensing may be dead for now (though AtAT still strongly suspects it'll be revived at some future date), but if Mac OS Rumors is correct, there's a distinct possibility that Apple is considering licensing Rhapsody, its next-generation server OS, to "several major hardware manufacturers."... 633: Put a Tiger In Your 'Top (4/16/98) Don't junk that 1400 just yet. You are all aware that there are several third-party G3 upgrade cards that, when installed in, say, a stock Powermac 7500, actually outperform the fastest shipping Macs currently available from Apple?...
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