Subject: Re: spreading of Linux
From: Evan Read (eread@netaccess.co.nz)
Date: Fri Oct 08 1999 - 14:53:55 MDT
Of course I thought about that. But what does Apple want to do, tech some
"college students" a lesson about how to behave or do they want more games
on the platform?
I don't know the figures, or how much money game companies can make on the
Mac platform, but until the decision to develop for Macintosh becomes a
no-brainer, Apple needs to take a small piece of its billions and hand it
out to people that stand to increase its market share. Even if they are
spoilt brats..
That is where I am coming from.
>OK here's my personal take, not Apple's.
>
>You mean to tell me that a Game company that stands to profit from
>the Macintosh platform, is too cheap to spend $1500 to buy a computer?
>
>It sounds like a bunch of college students begging for free
>hardware and upset that it's not handed to them on a silver
>platter. Specifically the quote "Haven't received any hardware"
>what just because you exist, and say your making a mac game, you
>expect Apple to send you hardware for the hell of it??
>
>Look at this for what it is, someone begging for attention.
>
>Kevyn
>
>
>><BIG ASS SNIP>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >A great deal of our money to donate machines to developers. All of the
>> >major developers have gotten machines, and we're branching out to new,
>> >non-PPC developers. That's where a lot of the money goes. Buy
>> >LinuxPPC, and you're sponsoring more than just a company. Is it worth it
>> >to pay an extra $8 if it means we'll have machines working more quickly?
>> >I think so. Because of our developer donation and sponsorship program,
>> >we had working USB on the iMac almost instantly. That has payed off
>> >immensely, as every machine Apple's released since then has had USB on
>> >board.
>>
>>Speaking of giving machines to developers, anyone seen a recent article
>>about PC Game developers spouting off about Apple relations?
>>
>>http://www.maccentral.com/news/9910/07.criticism.shtml
>>
>>No doubt the full truth is a lot more complicated but still I am ashamed
>>that Apple hasn't given willing developers build machines (I thought it was
>>about developer unwillingness)....
>>
>>Naturally, you wouldn't waste your money giving machine to non-Linux
>>developers, but these guys are trying for PPC so perhaps YDL (with some of
>>its game accouncements) and LinuxPPC Inc could chat to some of these guys
>>about sticking with PPC but going with a different platform? They sound
>>like they need a good dose of evangelism right now...
>>
>>Dan has said that Linux on PPC will get many games before MacOS... that is
>>cool. But things really begin to kick ass when we get simultaneous Wintel
>>and Linux (all the platforms they can do) releases....
>>
>>What I am saying is that all of these named developers are worth machines
>>if they look at Linux in some way ;)
>>
>>
>> >Greater value to the user, greater value to the community. High-end
>> >support available. 'nuff said.
>>
>>
>>Hehe... that is why I plan to use Linux on my iMac rather than purchasing
>>MacOS X.... ;)
>>
>>
>>Cyas
>>
>>Ev.
>>
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>>Evan Read
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