Does Apple Computer have a future?
Will Apple still be in business ten years from now?
| 68% (13) | Yes, absolutely | |
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| 0% (0) | Yes, probably | |
| 10% (2) | Yes, but not in its present form | |
| 10% (2) | I don't know | |
| 0% (0) | No, probably not | |
| 10% (2) | No, they're already dead they're just not broke yet. |
19 voters have answered this question.
What value is OSX to Apple?
| 72% (13) | Very valuable, it is a modern OS that brings macs up to par with PCs | |
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| 11% (2) | It is very valuable to the company because they can easily port it to the PC | |
| 27% (5) | Valuable because it is unix based and taps into the open source movement | |
| 11% (2) | It is neither a help nor a hinderance to the company | |
| 5% (1) | Hinderance because niche apps for the Mac aren't written for it | |
| 11% (2) | Hinderance because of few apps and having to run classic apps in a virtual machi | |
| 11% (2) | Hinderance because of performance and device driver problems | |
| 22% (4) | It is a help for another unlisted reason. | |
| 11% (2) | It is a hinderance for another unlisted reason. |
18 voters have answered this question.
Should Apple get out of the hardware business and port all of OSX to the PC?
| 18% (3) | Yes, there is no way they alone can keep up with the pace of PC hardware development | |
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| 31% (5) | Yes, PCs are cheaper and are what people buy | |
| 6% (1) | Yes, they will make more money if they do | |
| 25% (4) | No, that would mean they would have to compete. | |
| 12% (2) | No, they would lose money and eventually go under | |
| 25% (4) | No, its sacriligous(sp?) | |
| 18% (3) | Yes, unlisted reason | |
| 25% (4) | No, unlisted reason |
16 voters have answered this question.
What should Apple do to be more competitive?
| 35% (6) | Stop trying to change the world and start trying to make a better computer system. | |
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| 5% (1) | Avoid taxes by filing for religious recognition. | |
| 52% (9) | Drop prices on their systems | |
| 5% (1) | Cultivate a developer base for new and better applications | |
| 17% (3) | Port their OS to the PC | |
| 35% (6) | Write Apps for both Macs and PCs where the file formats are identical and interchangable. | |
| 23% (4) | There isn't anything they can do, its all over but the shouting. |
17 voters have answered this question.
What operating system / environment do you normally USE?
| 0% (0) | AIX | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | BeOS | |
| 0% (0) | *BSD | |
| 0% (0) | Darwin | |
| 0% (0) | HP-UX | |
| 0% (0) | Irix | |
| 22% (4) | Linux | |
| 0% (0) | MacOS on 68k | |
| 5% (1) | MacOS on PPC | |
| 55% (10) | MacOS-X | |
| 0% (0) | MS-DOS | |
| 0% (0) | NextStep | |
| 0% (0) | OS/2 | |
| 0% (0) | Solaris | |
| 0% (0) | QNX | |
| 5% (1) | Unlisted Unix variant | |
| 0% (0) | Windows 3.1 | |
| 0% (0) | Windows 9x/ME | |
| 27% (5) | Windows NT/2000/XP | |
| 22% (4) | Other |
18 voters have answered this question.
What Operating system / environment do you PREFER?
| 0% (0) | AIX | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | BeOS | |
| 0% (0) | *BSD | |
| 0% (0) | Darwin | |
| 0% (0) | HP-UX | |
| 0% (0) | Irix | |
| 18% (3) | Linux | |
| 0% (0) | MacOS on 68k | |
| 0% (0) | MacOS on PPC | |
| 68% (11) | MacOS-X | |
| 0% (0) | MS-DOS | |
| 0% (0) | NextStep | |
| 0% (0) | OS/2 | |
| 0% (0) | Solaris | |
| 0% (0) | QNX | |
| 0% (0) | Unlisted Unix variant | |
| 0% (0) | Windows 3.1 | |
| 0% (0) | Windows 9x/ME | |
| 25% (4) | Windows NT/2000/XP | |
| 6% (1) | Other |
16 voters have answered this question.
If you were once a Mac user and have since switched to something else, what did you switch to?
| 0% (0) | AIX | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | BeOS | |
| 0% (0) | *BSD | |
| 0% (0) | Darwin | |
| 0% (0) | HP-UX | |
| 10% (1) | Irix | |
| 40% (4) | Linux | |
| 0% (0) | MS-DOS | |
| 0% (0) | NextStep | |
| 0% (0) | OS/2 | |
| 0% (0) | Solaris | |
| 0% (0) | QNX | |
| 0% (0) | Unlisted Unix variant | |
| 0% (0) | Windows 3.1 | |
| 0% (0) | Windows 9x/ME | |
| 30% (3) | Windows NT/2000/XP | |
| 20% (2) | Other |
10 voters have answered this question.
If you have not always been a Mac user and have switched from another OS, what did you switch from?
| 0% (0) | AIX | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | BeOS | |
| 0% (0) | *BSD | |
| 0% (0) | Darwin | |
| 0% (0) | HP-UX | |
| 6% (1) | Irix | |
| 0% (0) | Linux | |
| 0% (0) | MS-DOS | |
| 0% (0) | NextStep | |
| 0% (0) | OS/2 | |
| 0% (0) | Solaris | |
| 0% (0) | QNX | |
| 0% (0) | Unlisted Unix variant | |
| 0% (0) | Windows 3.1 | |
| 13% (2) | Windows 9x/ME | |
| 60% (9) | Windows NT/2000/XP | |
| 20% (3) | Other |
15 voters have answered this question.
Which do you think is faster in real world performance?
| 26% (4) | PC's running Windows | |
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| 73% (11) | Macs running any version of MacOS |
15 voters have answered this question.
