At 16:10 09/09/02 +0100, Martyn Drake wrote:
Yes, we've come across that .local problem at work too. It won't get fixed until the next release of OS X. It doesn't even work in Jaguar for Goodness sake! You know, I'm beginning to see Steve Jobs as being next Bill Gates but in the visual effects industry. He is CEO of Pixar,
Apple have always played this game imho. It seems that they give you just enough at each release so you don't move elsewhere. The fact that they charged around £80 for an incrementally upgrade takes the piss!
Check out http://www.apple.com/macosx/ to see what you get. The strongest sell appears to be on iChat. It's instant messaging in bubbles. Yippee :( I have been a long supporter of Macs, but I just not seem to get excited by it anymore.
Time to learn more about Linux :)
Ashley
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