[mythtv-users] Mac Mini as Frontend?

Josh White jaw1959 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 21 22:31:39 UTC 2010


On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:

> On Thursday, October 21, 2010 03:51:08 pm Andrew Close wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > > Looks like Apple just can't make up their minds about graphics chips,
> or,
> > > for that matter, CPUs.
> > >
> > > I know keeping compatibility with older x86 CPUs has caused problems
> for
> > > Windows and Linux, but Apple's "heck with the customer" attitude
> bothers
> > > me, a machine I bought new less than 5 years ago should not be
> virtually
> > > abandoned by its maker, who basically tells me "you just have to
> > > upgrade". I am a customer, not a continuing revenue stream.
> >
> > your G4 machine no longer works?  my G4 powerbook still runs fine.
>
> It works just fine, under Linux, but is no longer supported by the latest
> version(s) of the OS that came with it.
>
> I guess I am no longer worthy of Apple's latest features, since I am not
> continuing to send them sufficient money, even
> though I paid for each upgrade that would actually work.
>
> Kubuntu does support the machine, including all the latest features, but
> not Apple.
>
> This is not the way to treat customers who paid full price for a brand-new
> product. Ten years, I could understand, but not
> less than 5.
>
> Plus, they continued to bill me for a service I no longer use, after
> telling me (in writing) that they would cease to do
> so.
>
> I guess I know what their priorities are.
>
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Imagine that, a company interested in making money.
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