InfoWorld has published their “2006 Technology of the Year Awards.”
The Technology of the Year Awards look forward, not back. The goal: to identify those products most likely to shake up the IT establishment in 2006 and beyond. All 46 award recipients, spread over 45 critical technology categories, meet that mandate. They’ve proved themselves in the InfoWorld labs and in enterprise networks and datacenters, then survived months of additional poking, prodding, debate, and deliberation, courtesy of the Test Center experts. The winners are truly the cream of the crop … and a harbinger of good things to come for the new year.
Best Client Operating System: Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
A rich and friendly desktop operating system built with professional users in mind.
More here.
Best Server Operating System: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
A powerful, extensible Unix server with a uniquely robust set of standard features.
More here.
Best Workstation: Apple Power Mac G5 Quad
Dual-core PowerPC system boasts impressive hardware specs, sub-$5,000 price tag, and the magic of Mac OS X.
More here.
2006 Technology of the Year Awards winners’ list here.
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Speaking of AV,
Norton AV allows take over of Mac’s
http://www.zdnetindia.com/insight/commentary/stories/132034.html
Other Norton software exploits
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/SymantecAdvisories.html
MDN Word: “Care” because I care about my fellow Machead
Microsoft Project is better than any project program on the Mac. I hate to admit it but it’s the truth. No project program for the Mac offers the depth of MS Project. I do think Apple get’s wrongly punished for tieing the os and machine together. The idiots making the buying decisions don’t get it. You’re just as locked in MS if not more so. And you get crappy hardware to go with it. Macs are spectacular for running my large construction company. I just need an up to par project program for the Mac and I’m all set.
I sent a friend a link to a website and received this answer when I asked them if it opened.
“No….cause I got a message that this is a Mac product & may be harmful to my computer.”
MW-are– as in–Are windows programs sending out BS now?
“To a guy (and girls who have them) “chestlumps” are good, but to girls who don’t have them, they’re bad. YMMV.”
Ummm… “chestlumps”…. (a la Homer Simpson)
@ Janice.
curves and chest lumps on female techie are all good, as long as you know how to make your OS tick Id be very happy.
@ Janice
Its not the ‘size’ of your chest lumps/curves its the person they belong to that counts. The techie part is an added bonus.
Im proud of my firm Chest Lumps too Janice ºº)
I am very pleased, the momentum is building
I have some very nice chest lumps Janice, they are an asset… all ya need is a small tight top… and I can even get XP users to drop the P
Also has to be acknowledged that Apple may not be attempting to compete directly with Microsoft and topple its monolply. At this point Apple is in no position to really compete.
OS X on more and various computers would then force Apple to have to deal with much more and various support issues.
Right now those who buy and Apple Computer have made an active choice. Generally such a person would have some degree of computer savvy. Versus the person who knows nothing and buys a computer from Circuit City. That OEM has to support hundreds of thousands of people like this, which will ultimately drive down the value of service support. Which is happening to Dell.
The other negative to being a monolithic giant is eventually you begin to run out of customers to sell your product to. Which is happening to Dell and MS. At this point they have to figure ways to sell new products to prior customers.
There are good aspects to being the small guy. If Apple could make it to 10% market share that would be a comfortable place.
I’m getting a pelvic to belly lump in my pants, can I join the party?
@Veronica
I like your way of thinking. Its called thinking outside the square. XP would probably be MUCH better if they removed the P. I guess that is what makes OS X so great!
BTW Chest lumps of any size are good.
@ Veronica
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Have you considered the possibilities of putting your own version of X with out the P on a video capable iPod and making it available. I see great business possibilities.
In relation to the proprietary-hardware issue, millions of Wondoze users ARE using a MAC os and Apple hardware. Can you imagine the huge blunder it would have been if the boys at Cupertino had decided to license iTunes software? In some way (with the purchase of an iPod), all of these non-traditional Apple consumers have crossed that proprietary-hardware threshold and acknowledged (whether consciously or not) that indeed the (perceived) extra cost is justified. I think they now understand (in some “small” way) what it is like to use an Apple device.
p.s.
Is anyone else out there really struggling with the temptation to purchase the best of last of the pre-intel Macs?