Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mac's advantage is OSX running UNIX in the background for stability & 64 bit internal bus to reduce bottlenecks internally. Probably another 2 years until MS releases the next system upgrade & catches up. I'm not fond of paying premium prices for hardware but Mac's save me time & money in the long run. Leica's biggest problem is management. Products are marketed to a shrinking consumer base for manual focusing lenses. The quest for mechanical perfection in releasing the Digital Back is typical of the mindset Leica is known for decades. That they keep raising prices will keep sales of new bodies to a minimum, so new potential M & R users more likely to purchase a used body & use the savings for lenses. What they should have done is release beta versions of the DMR last year & have a trade in upgrade since the back is removable. WIth all the delays. I would have expected it to be a full frame sensor. denik On Jun 7, 2005, at 7:56 AM, MIKIRO wrote: > Hi, folks. > I was pleasantly surprised to know that Apple will deliver Intel-based > Macs. This means more competitive notebook models in the near future. I > used to be a Mac freak (since 1985) but now mostly use notebook PCs. > :-( > > Steve Jobs says,?Our goal is to provide our customers with the best > personal computers in the world, and looking ahead Intel has the > strongest processor roadmap by far.?I must admit that Apple now knows > what to do and how to do it. I wish someone in Solms would be able to > make a comment with equal impact. > > Cheers, > > MIKIRO > Japan > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >