HP getting rights to make Ipod for PC

[BFG]

U just can't produce one of those mini ipods for under $100 - I just don't think its gonna happen for a long while.... the hp ipods are just a different colour, yeah i think the colour sucks and i definatly prefer the white - but the design is the same and hell i would'nt say the mac ipods look shit!

This deal is putting both Quicktime, itunes and Rendevouze on every HP computer from now... IF that is not a good thing then i don't know what is! It is spreading mac software and technologies withiin a broader market and that can only be a good thing for apple and its reputation.

[*DAMN Hazard]

One PC person that I know after using iTunes is considering getting a mac, or at least a minipod first. Small steps my friends, small steps.

[Scrach]

Yah it is good to spead apple software but they shouldn't spread their software if everyone else won't.

[BFG]

Someone has to make the first move scratch. The great thing about the spread of the rendevouz software is that more and more periferals will automacally become mac os friendly.. always a good thing.

Patience... patience... step by little step

[Scrach]

I hope so because I almost feel like setting my self on fire when I go to the game store and see the pc games section wich is practicly the whole store then I ask for the mac section and they say "ummm let me ask my manager....  oh it is over here"  Then they push aside a few cobwebs and I see shit games like indiana jones or tomb rader.  It makes me cry.*tear*

[BFG]

I dunno i know how u feel but i don't think its that bad. The games do come and some of them are awsome. What really gripes me is the shit code that portiing houses have do deal with, and becasue of the lack of funds they don't have enough to do decent enough Ports... QIII was developed for windows, Mac OS, and linux... and it ran on mac's beautifully.
However most games are just ported to the mac now and house's have to deal with shitty networking code and the crap that people call DirectX and its API's... horrible. If only porting house's had the time and ability to port these games to run on mac's as they should then things would be a lot more healthy - people would think more about Mac's as gaming machines and u might see some more healthy pings..

I heard rumours a while back about a software company which was in the process of developing an amazing app that could amazingly Port DirectX code increadably efficently and quickly.. dunno what happend to it though

[Scrach]

I agree but i don't think it should just be up to the porting houses to re make a game I think the companies if they make a game for pc then they should make the same for mac.  I don't know if it is too much to ask for but that is how it shoud be in an ideal gaming world.  The companies can and should take the time to make their games cross compadtible I mean look at Blizzard they rock.  They only have a few games but those cames have the best multiplayer system out there and are pc/mac compatible without having to buy them in seperate boxes.  Other companies should take and follow Blizzard's example.  And I know that the other bigger better gaming companies have enough time and money to do exactly if not better than what Blizzard did.