Yes I have wanted one for so many years! I havn't taken the plunge because my experience is so vast with PC compatibles and the major cost difference. However since the introduction of the Mac Mini and OSX I have salavated at the thought of owning one of these machines! OSX being based on BSD has impressed me as a ground breaking move by Apple. In addition the current release of OSX is code named "Tiger" and that is one of my 31 things. Nothing could save my PC only theory after I seen todays keynote speech at the WWDC 2005. It appears Apple is planning a 2 year transition from a Power PC processor to a Intel processor MAC! As if that isn't enough of a yet another ground breaking move, OSX has appearently been developed to be able to run on the Intel platform from its start. According to Steve Jobs "after a few tweaks and a re-compile" OSX will run on Intel!
So here is my roadmap for the next two years...
1. Get a Mac Mini with OSX Tiger
2. Learn the Mac platform
3. Use some of the "artsy people" type programs and have fun
4. Get a new PC for Longhorn / WinXP (I can't forgo my bread winning platform)
5. Make sure I know my networking of course
6. Get really geeky with it
7. I might even consider dipping into development if I can find resources?
8. Get a Intel Platform MAC running Lepord
Listen to the TWIT Episode 8 Podcast to find out what some of the industry experts thought about the rumor before it was proven true.
Watch the keynote for yourself.
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