[X4U] Apple dumping OSX....

[wjsjlauffen at t-online.de]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:19:04 -0800 (PST), 
x4u-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:
>>  ...
>>  At the same time, how many Graphics Professionals work on  
>>  PowerBooks vs. G5
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> You might be surprised
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you sure would, most of the ones I know personally are still running 
OS9 on G3s and G4 450s believe it or not. I even occasionally still see 
a PPC 8100. And they are very reluctant to migrate to OSX; takes some 
real coaxing and demonstration that their stuff (QE3.6 anyone?; 4.11 is 
positively uptodate) works under Classic just as well if not better.
My own experience is that they are for the most part blackbox users. 
When I have been asked for support, I've found hopelessly cluttered 
disorganized machines showing no understanding at all of the workings 
and the stereotype answer I get is, "that's how "they" set it up for 
me; that's how everyone here has it." Even the simple request for the 
LAN server IP address aften draws a blank: "all I want is for the 
printer to work..."
Sounds like the PC world and it is no wonder why they have so easily 
migrated to M$ so easily in the recent past over here in Germany. I is 
not all QE's fault or Adobe's. 
Of course what Dvorak wrote is BS, but I doubt the "Graphic 
professionals" will even be aware of that let alone read it. 

b