4 Comments
By Hayo
05/28/2004 10:21 PM
I noticed that most of the webdesigners whose logs i read still use macs. I've touched one once, but for some reason they frighten me.
By Veerle Pieters
05/29/2004 02:19 PM
Belgium
Been reading doom journalism lately? Apple is going under since the dark ages and are still here. People are telling these stories for years now. There are a lot of switchers out there. To stay in the web designer area Richard Rutter of Clagnut is a recent switcher, Dunstan of 1976design.com , Frederik of Scene 24 is another one and there are many more out there. I personally know a lot of companies that have dumped there Windows NT server for an Xserve.
In the video and music area Apple is also on the move with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro 6 and iPod. BBC recently invested in editing on Macs, CNN is another. So Apple is here to stay. Unless this post purpose was to stir up a little controversy.
In the video and music area Apple is also on the move with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro 6 and iPod. BBC recently invested in editing on Macs, CNN is another. So Apple is here to stay. Unless this post purpose was to stir up a little controversy.
By Sam
06/17/2004 12:08 AM
Holland
This story will continue for some time. But since Mac is also part of the Microsoft imperium, it will be a matter of time. About print; more and more programs (i.e. the Adobe part) are also written for pc (which work quite fine in my opinion). About the net; quite irritating how Apple handles some sites, especially when you realise that most consumers use pc.
By Egor Kloos
06/17/2004 06:29 AM
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Europe, Earth etc...
Ah Sam, don't make the age old mistake in thinking that OS platforms are the problem when handling webpages. It's the wrong comparison. IE5 for mac wasn't built by Apple, Camino wasn't bluit by Apple, Mozilla wasn't built by Apple, niether is iCab, Omniweb, Firefox or Opera. Damn even Safari wasn't orginally an Apple program.
The problem lies in the fact that many web developers are not very good at making crossbrowser websites.
Furthermore I'd go on to say that one shouldn't equate PC's with IE. Especially considering that Internet Explorer is a piece of crap when viewed as a piece of software. And to make something work only on broken software that is more that four years old (IE6) is a bit stupid when you think about it.
The problem lies in the fact that many web developers are not very good at making crossbrowser websites.
Furthermore I'd go on to say that one shouldn't equate PC's with IE. Especially considering that Internet Explorer is a piece of crap when viewed as a piece of software. And to make something work only on broken software that is more that four years old (IE6) is a bit stupid when you think about it.