Bob; It looks like peer to peer means nitwit to nitwit, I have done so many 10 base T networks that I have memorized all the setups and just do it fast calling them alpha, beta etc, and I could probably set up two Wintels, with cards already installed, and configuered as fast as an Apple. Of course the Apple has the card(the ability) built in and just need to wire and you are up and running pronto.
The Apple is well designed as an Appliance for all to run. The strengths of Apple are its weakness as well. If Apple did such a good job, and is so well engineered, what happaned? Obviously it was not financially engineered very well, and it lost the market on price alone, as the high price overcame the good engineering. Unless there were other factors that outweighed the engineering in addition to price. The big one was management attitude. Arrogant and exclusive. They dropped the ball when they had the chance, and Wintel picked it up and ran with it. Apple would not sully their hands and compete, and they just dribbled away a good lead, and allowed the Wintels to win. They tried legal stuff, but it was clear that Xerox Palo Alto Research Center(PARC) innovated most of what is the shape and feel of Apple(more or less), and they lost those cases, as they should have lost them. Instead of licensing clones, they arrogantly fought them and drove them out of the US and Canada. Then Legal IBM clones came along, and the market deserted Apple over the next few years. Apple should have won, it was better, easier, and more capable, but management snatched defeat from the jaws of victory(I like that imagery) and now that it has a slim chance, may do it again.
Bill |
