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Originally Posted by SFDMALEX
I have to say Im am fucking shocked that the Mac excuse is "price"
This is funny.....since when did the military care about money?
If MAC offered something better THEY WOULD SWITCH TO MAC.
There are not going to bother saving 100 or 200 or even 500 or even 2000 dollars on a million + plus APC if the other system actually offered anything better.
This is trully pathetic if you think that they get PCs because its cheaper 
Your a bunch of pooftas afterall then to even think this.
Oh and a funny response from our admin
"yeh i guess all those billions on stealth planes meant they couldnt afford a few macs :roll: "
Its also funny because my dad has first hand expriance with the US military, place he works at http://www.uniquesys.com/ is selling communication devices to the US Air Force and they are willing to pay thousands of dollars extra for added stability etc.
And Im sure 10 or 100 million is going to put a big dent in the 450 BILLION budget of the states.
Im sure they are willing to save 100million or fuck 5 billion dollars....and with those saving get unstable systems that crash over heat and put the lives of the troops and multi billion dollar developments under risk.
The shittiest argument I have herd yet...I mean really..... :roll:
The bottom line is that military was is and always will be the eptiome of technology. What modern military systems are capable of is simply mind bogling. Everything comes from military first.
And as previously said. Im sure the US government cared to save 500$ on a 350$ million F-22 :roll:
The US Navy spent over 100million to change the wiring on all F14s, because even though the old wires where OK, they found some things problematic.
The military use potentiometers with silver conductors, and relays that cost about 10x more then your conventional relay in your little stereo...
I mean the argument is trully pathetic. |
Who said I'm making an excuse? Look at my sig, I'm running windows.
All I'm saying is that there are several factors here. Personally, I think price is an issue, especially when you can find a cheaper alternative that is easier to make work with your mobile hardware, and basically is more appropriate to the tasks at hand.
So how can you justify spending millions of dollars on something that will just force you to use up more time because there isn't a mobile counterpart?
It all depends on what you want the hardware for.
Ad agencies, video editing and special effects studios use Mac's. The pixar guys use Macs too IIRC. It's a machine you use if you need to edit, process, and render graphics. Big whoop.
The military needs something that is easily configured right? Isn't that what Mac's aren't? Machine's that are easily configured?
Also, with regards to price again: just because you have a 450B budget means that you can just piss away 10M. The US gov't spends an insane amount on stealth bombers because there isn't a better alternative for what they are intended for. Need something that can't be detected, can't be hit my normal GtoA missiles, and yet still cause an insane amount of hurt on the opposition? Then look no further.
Likewise, when you have an always changing network of systems, you can't rely on one company to provide you with the hardware you need only when they feel like it. You need to be able to find what you need, asap, through any means necessary. And with the incredible amount of PC manufacturers around the world, both desktop and mobile, it only makes sense to go that way.
Besides, for all you know, they're all probably running Linux. Which is a free customizable version of the Mac's UNIX-based OS. It's fully customizable, it's free, and it's a shitload faster than windows.