Take a look at an Intel NUC
Why good platforms ignore mac?
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Take a look at an Intel NUC
hmm, so seems you Apple folks do not even seem to be able to agree internally on Apple's pricing policy and cost vs comparative PC technology.
Baron
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That's because Apple owners are rich and don't care about something as petty as a computer price. :eek:
there are so many hurt apple fanboys here it's funny...lol
1. People buy Macs because it's a fashion statement. It shows others that you have enough disposable money to drop on a computer. I have one too and I do bring it to Starbucks whenever I just want to surf and relax with a cup of coffee. It's really is just a designer computer. That's what you're paying for.
2. There are just more softwares for PCs...everything is easier to customize and the target audience is much bigger. It's simple economics that developers will develop for windows more than macs.
3. Windows does not run faster on Macs...these are just bogus claims by apple fanboys without any unbiased sources at all. I can't even fathom as to why or how that is even possible. Many people who bought a mac for the first time are going from a low-end PC or laptop. If you are upgrading from a low-end PC to a higher-end Mac...then of course things are going to run faster.
I'm not a lover of M$ either, but let's not ignore the facts. I've never seen numbers manipulated and distorted to such extremes as when I am talking to an Apple fanboy or a Linux fanboy. The debate should be on topic---OP asked why aren't there more good softwares for mac?-----The debate shouldn't be what you think Apple can or cannot do in the future. No one knows what will happen in the future, not even you. From the looks of things though, it seems like Apple has lost its ways without steve jobs.
1. People buy Macs because it's a fashion statement. It shows others that you have enough disposable money to drop on a computer. I have one too and I do bring it to Starbucks whenever I just want to surf and relax with a cup of coffee. It's really is just a designer computer. That's what you're paying for.
2. There are just more softwares for PCs...everything is easier to customize and the target audience is much bigger. It's simple economics that developers will develop for windows more than macs.
3. Windows does not run faster on Macs...these are just bogus claims by apple fanboys without any unbiased sources at all. I can't even fathom as to why or how that is even possible. Many people who bought a mac for the first time are going from a low-end PC or laptop. If you are upgrading from a low-end PC to a higher-end Mac...then of course things are going to run faster.
I'm not a lover of M$ either, but let's not ignore the facts. I've never seen numbers manipulated and distorted to such extremes as when I am talking to an Apple fanboy or a Linux fanboy. The debate should be on topic---OP asked why aren't there more good softwares for mac?-----The debate shouldn't be what you think Apple can or cannot do in the future. No one knows what will happen in the future, not even you. From the looks of things though, it seems like Apple has lost its ways without steve jobs.
well, they now want to become your personal medical professional as well, wait, in 2 years we all can have Apple health monitoring chip sets implanted under our skins.
Mostly I agree in general but I question your assessment is still valid today. Living in Asia I can attest to the fact that pretty much every country side kid nowadays holds an iPhone in their hand, and you see many in mainland China using mac books at coffee shops and only then witness they can hardly even type on a computer. It would make me chuckle if anyone in the US today would still want to impress others with an Apple product ;-)
Mostly I agree in general but I question your assessment is still valid today. Living in Asia I can attest to the fact that pretty much every country side kid nowadays holds an iPhone in their hand, and you see many in mainland China using mac books at coffee shops and only then witness they can hardly even type on a computer. It would make me chuckle if anyone in the US today would still want to impress others with an Apple product ;-)
Amen to that. And the monobody ones are aesthetically pleasing, they sure do differentiate themselves in the form department. The substance department is where the advantages of yore have evaporated. And then this CPU/chipset flip-flop race to cut the corners in order to keep the margins: from Motorola to PPC to Intel to A[?] in next year or two..
To answer the OP: there is not enough market for dedicated developers. TOS is Java and runs pretty well on my Debian, so it should be just fine on a Mac as well [as long as you don't do anything extreme and fast, i.e don't try to trade the curve or do a high frequency]. But don't expect Bloomberg, CQG or even eSignal to port and support. AFAIK, Investor R/T was and still is a truly Mac centric software that has been around for a few decades. Nice charting.
To those who say "I have been using this or that since 1905" I can answer that I have been running a business on Macs in 1990s and it was a pleasure, we were more productive while Mac this and Mac that was the first here and there and we were ready to pay the premium.. until we got screwed by Apple and their flip-flops. The hardware folks stopped supporting them. Pretty soon our accounting soft was not supported, etc. Even now, when I see a new pro grade photo quality printer I look at the list of features and I see the footnotes like this *This feature is not supported by Mac OS. A lot of Photoshop features are lagging in Mac version. So much for content creation superiority. And the new MacBooks have RAM soldered to the mainboard, no DIY upgrades since mid 2012. The SSD interface is also proprietary.
Of course, kernel scheduler granularity is superior to the MS analogue, but this is also true for free OSS alternatives. But other than that, it is a sort of what a fine Swiss watch was a couple of generations ago. Still is in developing world..
It is a very designer computer.
Well at least there are some options out there
Motivewave
http://www.motivewave.com/
Barchart Trader
http://www.barchart.com/trader/
InvestorRT
https://www.linnsoft.com/download
Barchart T has a Linux version as well. Its java based but still impressive they even thought about it
Runs better than windows too
Motivewave
http://www.motivewave.com/
Barchart Trader
http://www.barchart.com/trader/
InvestorRT
https://www.linnsoft.com/download
Barchart T has a Linux version as well. Its java based but still impressive they even thought about it
Runs better than windows tooI am not sure comparably equipped Macs are always more expensive:
15" MacBook Pro
Specifications
- 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz
- 16GB 1600MHz memory
- 512GB PCIe-based flash storage 1
- Intel Iris Pro Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB GDDR5 memory
- Built-in battery (8 hours)2
- $2,499.00
Dell Precision M3800 Mobile Workstation
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-4712HQ Processor (Quad Core 2.30GHz, 3.3GHz Turbo, 6MB 37W, w/HD Graphics 4600)
Operating SystemWindows 7 Professional English64bit (Includes Windows 8.1 Pro license)
Display15.6" UltraSharp™ IGZO QHD+ Touch(3200x1800) Wide View LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee
Memory116GB2 DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
Hard Drive512GB Solid State Drive Full Mini Card
Graphics CardNvidia® Quadro® K1100M, w/ 2GB GDDR5
- Dell Price $2604.30
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Well at least there are some options out there
Motivewave
http://www.motivewave.com/
Barchart Trader
http://www.barchart.com/trader/
InvestorRT
https://www.linnsoft.com/download
Barchart T has a Linux version as well. Its java based but still impressive they even thought about it
The new platform from Trading Technologies (named "TT") can run on a Mac. You can learn more over the next few months as we release more information via our blog and under #PreviewTT.
https://twitter.com/Trading_Tech/status/561166993651683328/photo/1