http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/ Engadget Comments for Siemens rolls out ultrasound-equipped MacBook Pro http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/
So they picked the MacBook for... cosmetics? It sure does look cool, but if that was the main consideration, I'm dubious.]]>Nov 26th 2007 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/
No, that's not possibly the reason Siemans, a very well established company that doesn't do things for mere aesthetic reasons, would go with MacBooks. Could it be they've smartened up and have a Mac version coming? Maybe they decided to go with one hardware platform that supports all their customers regardless of their choice of OS in their office? Nah, that couldn't be it either.

It has to be looks. Because that's the only thing compelling about Macs. Right, and Siemans is rife with such wildly careless business decisions all the time.]]>Nov 26th 2007 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Windows = an operating system that excels in a business environment.

Any questions?

I may use both platforms, but Windows has always been way ahead of the game when it comes to any business implementation.

Businesses do not want to retool their office equipment everytime a new computer comes out. There's a reason why legacy ports exist, so me, joe sixpack or corporation x don't have to upgrade if we don't want to at this point. Apple tends to throw off ports on their machines at random. The first rev macbook pro (the original conroe processors) didn't even have firewire 800. I don't know about you but shouldn't there be some consistency here? Powerbooks G4 Al had Firewire 800 --> then missing in the next rev?. I know I know they've solved the problem now, but there is clearly a reason why most corporations will never switch to an all apple lineup.

Windows may not be perfect, but when you want to maintain compatibility, you give up some stability and that's basically just what Windows is. Now we always get the random linux guy in here who says linux is ready for primetime, so I guess I'll get this out of the way.

Linux is great for servers, has rock solid stability, is supported by millions of people around the globe but lacks in the UI department. There are too many people in the linux community who want to preserve the archaic way of gpedit xconf.org (to get dual monitors working or another resolution) or randomly pasting commands to get other things working. I've talked to many linux zealots and the one fundamental flaw that exists in their arguments is just because they can open up the terminal and can get stuff working, well that grandma should and can do that too.

People want simplicity, but don't want to be locked down to one company that controls the hardware and pricing

People want flexibility, but don't want to be confused and be told to RTFM or look up the answer on a forum.

Windows isn't the best operating system, but it lands between two extremes in the computing world.

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I considered them when I was looking for a new notebook to replace my Dell Latitude x1 and I am a Windows user. I ended up with a Fujitsu because I decided to go tablet (the mouse-stick/button helped, too), but the MBPro was second on the list with a Dell third.

Apple does have a future selling Windows-based notebooks, especially if that OS of theres ever sputters out. I am not making judgments, I am just observing; often a rival product that is perceived to be superior but without the user-base or cost advantage will eventually lose out.]]>Nov 26th 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/
...oh, by the way, doesn't this MacBook look so pretty?"]]>Nov 26th 2007 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Both valves (mitral and Ao) should be in the same vertical plane to be able to measure LV contraction.
must be a neewb.
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...oh noes!]]>Nov 26th 2007 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/
It's no wonder that Macs/iPods/iPhones are used in most ads/movies - whenever there's a computer in sigh.]]>Nov 26th 2007 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/
Apple has done a wonderful job of marketing their product. I think that people are paying more for the brand name rather than the performance of the product. Apple is pretty cool, but I'm more about performance. But thats just me, I may have that bias because spend alot of time in Adobe Premiere/After Effects and play team fortress 2. I built my own computer for 2200 (hardware & software) and my computer hardware wise outperforms a Mac Pro. Although I can't have two quadcores, the majority of the users out there couldn't milk 8 cores at 100%. but yeah, its all good apple PC everyone is happy]]>Nov 26th 2007 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/
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You would think Siemens would just make the whole system in one box unless they want you to use the laptop seperatly. Maybe you can use the MacOS, just not part of the intended operation.
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Now, OSX I've never tried, because of the TPM(which should be illegal) and horrible hardware support, but I'd be using Linux or another Free posix implementation here.]]>Nov 26th 2007 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/]]>Nov 26th 2007 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/That is a good tactic for avoiding lawsuits though...

I think hospitals should stick to military IT policies. The military compiles their software from source with no makefiles, to verify that _nothing_ is there that could jeopardize security. I would do the same for civilian lives.]]>Nov 26th 2007 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/(Apple's use of the TPM is a blatant abuse of the DMCA, designed specifically to 'protect a business model')]]>Nov 26th 2007 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/Nov 26th 2007 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/
How about being able to use it on BOTH operating systems?!]]>Nov 26th 2007 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/26/siemens-rolls-out-ultrasound-equiped-macbook-pro/

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