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Reasons why people still won't switch to OS X:
1) They just can't enough of the Start button.
2) Bill Gates gives them a woody.
3) Some people like watching their computer defrag and enjoy running anti-malware software.
4) They love the sound their PC makes when it reboots.]]>Feb 10th 2007 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 11th 2007 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
Not to mention VMware still has some overhead, so it's going to be slower then a comparible level PC.

"Mac gaming is an oxymoron" is still true.]]>Feb 10th 2007 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
Again, I don't think anyone is saying that it would make sense to buy an iMac (or even a Mac Pro, which you can at least stick a PCI Express graphics card in to use under Windows at least) specifically for PC gaming, but it is at least something that is a realistic option now to get some gaming capabilities, etc. where previously there weren't nearly as many options. ]]>Feb 10th 2007 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 14th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 11th 2007 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
It's not a myth that they're more stable, it's an absolute truth.

Spinning rainbow wheels o' death only ever occcured when third party software hogged the CPU. But, um, apparently you can't get any third party software for OS X... so I clearly must be insane or wrong.]]>Feb 11th 2007 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
So instead of spending £1000 on a Mac that does nothing different to a PC but can emulate a PC now (at the cost of the virtualisation software & windows)

Bargain!]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
When I was using Windows under VirtualPC/Mac - that was probably my best experience with Windows - all thanks to excellence of MacOSX.

I mean, imagine the world where to turn PC to Mac all you need is just to click "Hide"/press Cmd-H ;) And in no time, Windows disappears from your screen and Mac OS pops-up. I wish I were able to do that in office...... :|~

P.S. In fact, VirtualPC on Macs/PPC was used most often by professionals since it costed pretty much. And It was pretty fast - at simple things. And DirectX here I think is targeted again at pro market - CAD & 3D modeling. NOT gamers. I doubt very much that VMware would release any killer-feature at price of VMware Player. And professionals are able to swallow VMware price tag - if that can improve their efficiency even by little bit.]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
what I wrote was

So instead of spending less than £1000 on a PC that does everything a mac does & plays games at the speed it's designed for you can spend more than £1000 on a Mac that does nothing different to a PC but can emulate a PC now (at the cost of the virtualisation software & windows)]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
I'm running windows at the moment. I've got AVG free edition running, and that's it. I've not had any problems running like this for a good few years.

I like windows, once you cut out the bloat crap it's a fast, secure and stable os. Unlike OSX, where you can't actually cut out the crap. I don't want a shiny interface- I want a speedy os that allow me to quickly access programs and files. Which I can do on windows with the huge array of programs available.

I've got WMP11, dreamweaver and photoshop and incopy going, and it's still fast as greased shit. So don't roll out that old chestnut either.]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
How is it different, you spending hundreds or thousands on the latest graphics cards and such to play a game over getting a complete system that will run a generation back or so? Why knock innovation? This is a good thing for everyone in the long run.]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
The chestnut about stability is not apparent to me as I've had my PC on for about 6 months now without it crashing (I have rebooted it quite a lot for installations & stuff, but that doesn't count) & I use it for everything from music production to games - plus I use it as a media centre attached to my big telly for HD movies & twin tuner TV action. The problems I had with macs was that they didn't give me any indication of why they crashed & sometimes I had to do some serious prodding to get the things booted (& these were top spec G5s last year)]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/


Er, MacPro users can utilise 512mb graphics cards if they want to with 16gb ram. Did anyone say 'Games PC'?]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
Also the speed of a graphics card isn't rated by it's own video memory. If that is the case then a 512 MB GeForce 7300 GS should easily keep up with my 512MB GeForce 7950 GT graphics right?

Sorry, but that is incorrect. The correct answer would be a combination of the number of Pipelines & Clock\Core Mhz Speed on the graphics card. That is what gives the graphics card it's horsepower to render games at high detail and good frame-rates.]]>Feb 11th 2007 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
People who are blindly bashing Macs sound jut like the stupid Mac users who blindly bash PCs. It's ignorance.]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
http://www.startblue.net]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700

Is it any good? Good enough to run PC games?]]>Feb 10th 2007 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
But dont bother with anything that came out recently. Your computer won't be good enough.

PS: If you cant quite play the game, put in another gig of ram. It only costs about $120 from crucial, and makes your computer run faster as a whole, and with games. I had a laptop that had a Nivida go 5200, with half a gig of ram. It was a little slow, and laggy with most games. I put in an extra gig to push it up to 1.5 gigs, and the computer was so much better. Crucial is very easy to use, and will tell you what part you need. :)]]>Feb 10th 2007 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
go actually look up stuff before you start spewing shit, most CAD software is OpenGL based, not DirectX based. the main distinction between CAD software and games is the draw method. Thats the main reason for the distinction between the QuadroFX line and the Geforce line of graphics cards.

and the reason CAD software is almost always Windows based is because of the ability to upgrade the major hardware. try this; my two QuadroFX 5500's in SLI with FSAA, 8GB RAM, and twin Xeons vs your mac pro. Run a Solidworks or Solidedge model that is highly complex and compare the results.(the mac would freeze due to the load)]]>Feb 10th 2007 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/1) They just can't enough of the Start button.
2) Bill Gates gives them a woody.
3) Some people like watching their computer defrag and enjoy running anti-malware software.
4) They love the sound their PC makes when it reboots."

You forgot Macs cost 2x as much........

Until the price comes down Windows will RULE the PC land scape..

Macbook $1099
WIndows Notebook $500

Which will you buy?
]]>Feb 10th 2007 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/However, your point fails to mention that you are not getting an Core 2 Duo processor with that low-end base model. You are getting a processor that is a several year old design that was never considered gast, even when it was new.

Compare equivalent specs and you'll ssee that Macs are not wildly expenisive and in many cases slightly cheaper than the WIndows counterpart.]]>Feb 10th 2007 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
Take the system shootout done with the Macbook and a similar Dell.

http://www.systemshootouts.org/shootouts/laptop/2006/0516_lt1100.html

@Kevin - What does that $500 system have in comparison.

And why are people paying so much to play games? Do you care at all about other things a computer can do?]]>Feb 10th 2007 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
And that is the great thing about dell. You dont have to chose between 1k or 1.8k. You can chose anything inbetween. Need more ram? Done. Bigger harddrive? If you have the cash, pick the size and speed. Different processor? Save cash and go small, or go for performance and get a 2.0 core2duo.]]>Feb 10th 2007 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/Feb 10th 2007 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/
It is still using Windows to play those games :)
Microsoft aren't losing anything over people using Macs it shows that Apple can't be successful without Windows.

I run Windows Vista thats it and I can run any program I want natively, why do I need to buy and over priced Mac to run an operating system that I will have to buy again in a short time to play windows games.]]>Feb 10th 2007 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/10/vmware-video-hints-at-full-directx-virtualization-in-os-x/]]>Feb 13th 2007 10:53AM