2006 January 14

I know I'm not supposed to point this out, but I had to… it was just too funny to ignore. Don't click the image to the right, as this is nothing more than an image of what I found in my sidebar this morning. We still have a pockmark in our ceiling, and the window is still leaking water every day (what, with Seattle under a daily deluge). Our landlords have been less-than-responsive, so it's about time I call again to remind them that their house is falling apart.

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Consumerist, Om, Andy, Steve…

• I think this is the perfect opportunity for people to complain about SunRocket and their mistakes. I, for one, didn't realize they had so many complaints against them (then again, what company doesn't).

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That'll be the headline in two years – mark my words.
In a heartbeat, the industry changes. There's no longer “Macs” and “PCs” – there's just a computer. Benchmarks are finally made relevant, with the ability to try software and tasks on one OS – then reboot and try them on another. Linux is completely out of the picture as a desktop operating system, further marginalized by OS X's FreeBSD stable underpinnings. Consumers purchase Dells to experience both leading OSes first-hand. Many ultimately switch to Apple-only hardware, and others stick with what seems familiar. It's not completely out of the question, provided Apple doesn't do something stupid again. Their arrogance continues with campaigns that claim: “What's an Intel chip doing in a Mac? A whole lot more than it's ever done in a PC.” That's a load of bull, but my crystal ball prediction is still quite possible.
Watch it happen.

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