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even the authors of that article say "we didn't run this on a real mac" moondog Send a noteboard - 28/05/2010 02:44:38 AM
If not you may want to look at this.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3726/quick-look-mac-os-x-portal-performance


so far the few people i know who use steam on mac and pc have reported no real issues with it. i don't use it myself but my point still remains that the mac is fast becoming a gaming platform, and the days of "mac can't do gaming" are coming to an end.
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apple now bigger than microsoft moondog - 27/05/2010 07:12:48 AM 847 Views
1. Hurrah! 2. I believe you are wrong... ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:39:22 AM 471 Views
Name five fortune five hundrend companies that run "entirely on Macs" *NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2010 02:14:59 PM 220 Views
He can't. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:33:40 PM 497 Views
There's hasn't been a company called Apple Computers for years now Floffe - 27/05/2010 02:15:40 PM 520 Views
Anything that can be done on Windows can be done on a Mac? Really? Joel - 27/05/2010 03:01:01 PM 545 Views
Yes it will. ImAMac - 27/05/2010 03:43:11 PM 611 Views
MacOS will run my PC? Joel - 27/05/2010 04:02:43 PM 448 Views
Your stance is a little strange here... Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:33:19 PM 466 Views
It isn't hard to make a pc that boots mac Roland00 - 27/05/2010 08:58:43 PM 493 Views
You can also create a virtual machine running OSX on Windows *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:10:30 AM 230 Views
After Macs switched to Intel processing there were some hacks available to make them run on PCs. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:35:51 PM 471 Views
Do you know why IT will not run virtualization? It is quite simple. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:31:17 PM 468 Views
You can also run OSX on Windows. So what? *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:08:09 AM 217 Views
there is no equivalent apple product to microsoft exchange moondog - 27/05/2010 07:58:04 PM 449 Views
iDon't approve ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:43:38 AM 427 Views
-tortures- *NM* ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:46:30 AM 210 Views
*touches* *NM* ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:47:50 AM 188 Views
nooo! Foxhead - 27/05/2010 10:06:21 AM 631 Views
steam is now available for mac moondog - 27/05/2010 08:04:34 PM 467 Views
Have you tried playing steam on a mac? Roland00 - 27/05/2010 09:00:06 PM 497 Views
even the authors of that article say "we didn't run this on a real mac" moondog - 28/05/2010 02:44:38 AM 421 Views
It was using the mac version of the 285 the most powerful video card on the mac Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:02:33 AM 475 Views
it's still a big step though, you have to admit *NM* moondog - 28/05/2010 07:10:14 AM 222 Views
Yeah but I would recommend spend the 100 dollars for an OEM copy of windows and dual boot Roland00 - 28/05/2010 11:40:13 PM 484 Views
what's steam? *NM* Foxhead - 27/05/2010 11:22:38 PM 217 Views
steam is a giant gaming website moondog - 28/05/2010 02:38:23 AM 715 Views
Steam is itunes for games, same idea, same business model *NM* Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:04:00 AM 204 Views
Not only the consumer market though.. Bramhodoulos - 27/05/2010 10:26:50 AM 506 Views
that's becoming less true though..... moondog - 27/05/2010 08:01:17 PM 427 Views
Hmmmm.... Bramhodoulos - 28/05/2010 02:50:54 AM 481 Views
Microsoft is stil in better posistion random thoughts - 27/05/2010 02:25:09 PM 522 Views
Re: Microsoft is stil in better posistion callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:52:48 PM 445 Views
doesn't matter which phone it is what matters is that the i-phone can be replaced and windows can't random thoughts - 27/05/2010 08:34:13 PM 421 Views
actually your analysis fails to account for "cloud computing" moondog - 28/05/2010 12:43:42 AM 397 Views
The really big bucks is in server software as every business needs server software to run databases. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:20:41 PM 489 Views
what can't they run on iphones? moondog - 28/05/2010 02:41:18 AM 392 Views
Windows-only programs, presumably. Businesses use more than simple office products. Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 03:04:14 AM 427 Views
to use an oft-quoted phrase: "there's an app for that" moondog - 28/05/2010 03:30:26 AM 480 Views
To use a not-so-oft-quoted phrase, "Not if it doesn't conform to Apple specifications." Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 05:53:54 AM 461 Views
the point is, that businesses are finding ways to make it work, even though they don't like it moondog - 28/05/2010 07:07:31 AM 477 Views
There are lots of things... BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 10:15:44 AM 513 Views
Yeah, but their founders claimed to be bigger than Jesus and I didn't believe that either. Joel - 27/05/2010 02:50:00 PM 515 Views
True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:36:55 PM 410 Views
Moving? They arrived years ago. *NM* Wibble - 27/05/2010 08:41:05 PM 204 Views
Re: True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. callandor1000 - 28/05/2010 12:04:54 AM 413 Views
Re: apple now bigger than microsoft callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:49:25 PM 470 Views
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