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Old 01-02-2005 | 04:59 PM
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gsimmons
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Default RE: Any chance of getting AFPD on a Mac??

AITH, there's probably just a marker sent when cookie's are established specifiying what browser you are using. I'm currently using Safari on my Mac , but if I were using Netscape instead, you might not be able to tell. Then again, the marker might specify what platform Netscape is running on.

STLPilot, it's good to see that you have a Mac also! You are right about the marketshare statistics, for today anyway. I believe that Macs will start stealing marketshare away from M$ at an accelerating rate over the next couple years. M$'s bold manuver to "clampdown" Windows in XP SP2 is evidence that folks are tired of Viruses, Spyware, and unsolicited attacks on their personal property. Many frustrated PC owners are switching to Macs for those very reasons; which is why that US statistic is 10% now and not 5.

I did not mean to offend (if I did) regarding my statement of Mac users being more willing to spend extra $$'s, but in my opinion - they are. I have not seen many PC programs (save for M$ Office) that retail for between $399 and $5K for the consumer market, in the wild. I have, though, seen several of the Mac packages retailing for that much on friends and aquaintences Macs. (I myself have spent over $1K on S/W for my Mac over the past 2 years - more than I EVER spent on my PC's in 20 years!)

Also, it was Apple that was first successful in selling Music (MP3/MP4) via the Internet (to Mac owners,) when the big rage in the PC market was getting MP3's for free (I won't mention that 90% of this was theft!) - via Napster, etc. I would argue that this is more evidence of my claim.

Be that as is may (or may not,) I didn't post this to encite a riot. I just thought is was a good idea - if AFPD wasn't too closely coded to a Windows platform - to release AFPD for OS X. That's all. I think it would run GREAT on a Mac!

AFPD uses OpenGL right???

P.S. Would you claim that only 3% of PC users are RCers as well? Just curious.