[DM-MUG] Woe is me - the end of the road

[Chris Tyrrell]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Bill Davis <bill.davis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey there fellow CE alum!
>

Hey Bill, a.k.a. Mr International. Ya know, I once thought about setting up
a site for former employees of CE Software, but consider the logical
acronym. Who would ever want to visit feces.net?  ;)


> Why not run Windows in virtualization on your Mac (well, not on a G4
> but on any Intel Mac.)  I do, for some work stuff that unfortunately
> will only run on Windows.
>

If the decision were mine, that would be the way to go. But, as long as I
work for someone else and the hardware is provided, I play by their rules.


> Or use cross-platform dev tools such as Java & Eclipse instead of
> single-platform MS-ware?
>

Same answer applies here. I've held several different positions here, the
most recent of which was Java web services development using Eclipse and
running BEA. But even that was on Windows.


> I don't plan on switching from Mac as my personal system any time soon
> because it's the only easy way to run ALL of the major OSes, even
> simultaneously if I want thanks to tech like Parallels, VMware,
> VirtualBox & BootCamp.
>

I'll hang on as long as I can keep my Macs running, but I'm disappointed in
Apple's product lineup. I can get a mini for $600 or a Mac Pro for $2500.
The mini is ok, but is obviously limited in terms of expandability. The Mac
Pro is great, but I can't justify $2500 for it. Why not a "smaller" tower
for $1000-$1500?


Cheers,
Chris
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