Comments on: Dear Fortune's David Kirkpatrick… http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/ Full of sound and furry Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:20:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1126 Mark Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1126 Dear Mr. M., Props for the excellent Ursula K. Le Guin reference! (Perhaps you could advise on a screenplay adaptation as well, so that someone will finally make a decent movie out of it.) Carry on. Dear Mr. M.,

Props for the excellent Ursula K. Le Guin reference!

(Perhaps you could advise on a screenplay adaptation as well, so that someone will finally make a decent movie out of it.)

Carry on.

]]> By: The Macalope http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1125 The Macalope Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:05:29 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1125 Sadly, Camino -- which is arguably more Mac-like in other ways -- does not. It's the Macalope's only real regret about Camino and one he's willing to ignore just to get the damn windows to open up at the top instead of cascading down the screen. Sadly, Camino — which is arguably more Mac-like in other ways — does not. It’s the Macalope’s only real regret about Camino and one he’s willing to ignore just to get the damn windows to open up at the top instead of cascading down the screen.

]]> By: Jorge http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1124 Jorge Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:32:59 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1124 This is a very pedantic comment, but it must be said that "...becomes more beligerant," would have had more punch were it spelled correctly (as belligerent). It makes the humor less assailable if the punch line has no grammatical errors into which the derided can sink their teeth. Firefox does real-time spell-checking, by the way ... This is a very pedantic comment, but it must be said that “…becomes more beligerant,” would have had more punch were it spelled correctly (as belligerent). It makes the humor less assailable if the punch line has no grammatical errors into which the derided can sink their teeth. Firefox does real-time spell-checking, by the way …

]]> By: BadgerAndi http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1123 BadgerAndi Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:05:55 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1123 Peter, For serious, Dell wants OS X ONLY to open up competition among its suppliers? Are you trying to tell me Michael Dell used the phrase “on reasonable terms” because all he wants is to play Apple off Microsoft? That’s the funniest/most naive thing I’ve ever heard. “On reasonable terms” sounds more to me like a freshman’s feeble request before a brutal and torturous hazing to get into the most amazing fraternity on the planet. That’s because I think Michael Dell would probably give his left testicle to be able to sell OS X on his machines. But that’s just me. Besides, trying to play OS X off windows by his business is akin to going to a bicycle shop are saying: “I think you might wanna come down on the price of that Huffy there; you know, I could buy a F-18 fighter jet for HALF that price.” Peter,

For serious,

Dell wants OS X ONLY to open up competition among its suppliers? Are you trying to tell me Michael Dell used the phrase “on reasonable terms” because all he wants is to play Apple off Microsoft?

That’s the funniest/most naive thing I’ve ever heard.

“On reasonable terms” sounds more to me like a freshman’s feeble request before a brutal and torturous hazing to get into the most amazing fraternity on the planet. That’s because I think Michael Dell would probably give his left testicle to be able to sell OS X on his machines.

But that’s just me.

Besides, trying to play OS X off windows by his business is akin to going to a bicycle shop are saying: “I think you might wanna come down on the price of that Huffy there; you know, I could buy a F-18 fighter jet for HALF that price.”

]]> By: mistercharlie http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1122 mistercharlie Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:39:31 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1122 BOB: You're right. Now the post is even better. Also, Engadet on the same: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/79866287/ BOB:
You’re right. Now the post is even better.

Also, Engadet on the same:

http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/79866287/

]]> By: Ducky’s Blog / My Favorite Macalope http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1121 Ducky’s Blog / My Favorite Macalope Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:54:36 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1121 [...] : “Dear Fortune’s David Kirkpatrick…” [...] [...] : “Dear Fortune’s David Kirkpatrick…” [...]

]]> By: Kamal Mubarak http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1120 Kamal Mubarak Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:52:57 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1120 Apple *can* do the unthinkable! They could, for example, release Jaguar or Panther as an unsupported OS for generic PCs available via download only after releasing Leopard. (Keep the PC version 2 or 3 generations behind!) You want the latest and greatest? Just get a Mac! Apple *can* do the unthinkable! They could, for example, release Jaguar or Panther as an unsupported OS for generic PCs available via download only after releasing Leopard. (Keep the PC version 2 or 3 generations behind!)

You want the latest and greatest? Just get a Mac!

]]> By: scott lewis http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1119 scott lewis Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:22:08 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1119 Hey now! OrangePC ran DOS/Windows at full hardware speeds. Heck, for that matter, so did Apple's own PC Compatibilty cards. Hey now! OrangePC ran DOS/Windows at full hardware speeds. Heck, for that matter, so did Apple’s own PC Compatibilty cards.

]]> By: Peter http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1118 Peter Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:20:48 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1118 I love the Michael Dell quote, though: "We would offer MacOS if customers wanted it and Apple would license it on reasonable terms...It's Apple's decision." Note the magic part of the sentence--<I>on reasonable terms</I>. That's the important part of the statement. Dell is Walmart. They will sell whatever you want to buy and they will use their market power to get a good price on it. Dell's interest in Mac OS X has nothing to do with Apple and everything to do with Microsoft. Dell can use Walmart tactics on every component in a PC. He can get the cheapest memory, disk drives, processors, cases, motherboards, etc. by pitting suppliers against each other. However, he can't do that to Microsoft. All he can do with Microsoft is accept their pricing. Where else is he gonna go? Linux? Yeah, right. Michael Dell would love to sell Mac OS X because it would give him something to hit Microsoft over the head with. His "reasonable price" for Apple is cheaper than what he pays Microsoft for a copy of Windows. If Apple did that, he'd be talking to Steve Ballmer that afternoon saying, "Hey! Apple is giving us a deal on Mac OS X. You better match it or we're going to start pushing Mac OS X over Windows!" Dell's interest in Mac OS X is to get cheaper Windows licenses. Pure and simple. I love the Michael Dell quote, though: “We would offer MacOS if customers wanted it and Apple would license it on reasonable terms…It’s Apple’s decision.”

Note the magic part of the sentence–on reasonable terms. That’s the important part of the statement.

Dell is Walmart. They will sell whatever you want to buy and they will use their market power to get a good price on it. Dell’s interest in Mac OS X has nothing to do with Apple and everything to do with Microsoft.

Dell can use Walmart tactics on every component in a PC. He can get the cheapest memory, disk drives, processors, cases, motherboards, etc. by pitting suppliers against each other. However, he can’t do that to Microsoft. All he can do with Microsoft is accept their pricing. Where else is he gonna go? Linux? Yeah, right.

Michael Dell would love to sell Mac OS X because it would give him something to hit Microsoft over the head with. His “reasonable price” for Apple is cheaper than what he pays Microsoft for a copy of Windows. If Apple did that, he’d be talking to Steve Ballmer that afternoon saying, “Hey! Apple is giving us a deal on Mac OS X. You better match it or we’re going to start pushing Mac OS X over Windows!”

Dell’s interest in Mac OS X is to get cheaper Windows licenses. Pure and simple.

]]> By: fudo http://www.macalope.com/2007/01/22/dear-fortunes-david-kirkpatrick/#comment-1117 fudo Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:11:42 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=149#comment-1117 "Even if Apple didn’t somehow use Intel’s Trusted Computing technology..." You know that they <a href="http://www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/chapter10/tpm/" rel="nofollow"> don't,</a> right? “Even if Apple didn’t somehow use Intel’s Trusted Computing technology…”

You know that they don’t, right?

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