Games is the only area that they really tried. Somehow, you're ignoring Windows Mobile in cell phones. Funny how I can write code in Visual Basic and have it run in all Windows products, even cell phones. John Willkie > -----Original Message----- > From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:32 AM > To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [opendtv] Re: Nine ways Apple, Inc. just changed the landscape of > consumer electronics > > At 12:14 PM -0800 1/11/07, Kon Wilms wrote: > >And to add to this 'iTV is $299, nothing will match it': > > > ><http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=3 > 41979&Pn=Aspire_ASL310_EC352M_Minitower>http://www.compusa.com/products/pr > oduct_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=341979&Pn=Aspire_ASL310_EC352M_Minito > wer > > > >$319. Size of a STB. With a full OS + Media Center. Plus, we all > >know that CompUSA is not the cheapest... > > > >Cheers > >Kon > > Yes, but it runs Windows. > > Microsoft can steal features, but they still don't know how to make > everything work seamlessly and reliably. > > There's a reason Apple dropped computer from their name. Microsoft > has failed in every effort to export their business computing > monopoly into the consumer space except for games... > > Regard > Craig > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.