[X4U] Apple's move to Intel chips... It's all about DRM

[Paul Moortgat]

One can switch in 5 year when Mactel is 'mature'.  In the mean time  
everything will work.  And if you wait, you still have 'old' software.
When will the 'new' software surface?  maybe just the big players.   
Would you buy a computer where only a few programs exist?

Paul Moortgat

On 07 Jun 2005, at 03:42, T.L. Miller wrote:

> On 6/7/05, at 2:31 AM, Paul Moortgat, <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> said:
>
>
>> I would recommend a Mac now.  The life-span is around 5 year I guess,
>> and in 5 year we're well in Mactel time ready to change then.  The
>> programs from now will still work in 5 year.
>> Apple has a good name for quality so it will no mistake to buy one  
>> now.
>> If you don't do it now, you've to wait another 5 year.  In a few year
>> the software will not all be transfered to Mactel.
>>
>
> Yeah, if the buyer likes to hang on to old equipment that can use old
> software that's no longer supported. Would you have told someone to  
> buy
> a 68k Mac to keep for 5 years before the PPC Macs were introduced?

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