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Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

cooldude — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:57:25 GMT

expoman:

I find Vectorworks is a much better CAD product. Mac and windows based creates autocad exports. Much faster than running anything thru parallels. I even have used Archicad great solution for large projects where multiple people need to work on the same project. Much better than Autocad Revit for BIM in speed and back ups. By the way B&O used Vectorworks for all their shop designs.

Most Cad programs will export in Autocad format nowadays.

Vectorworks was not really an option as they are mostly west coast based in Canada. I'm on the east coast.
I do like Archicad and I even had a demo, but doesn't really suit my needs as I specialize more and more in interior design.

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

expoman — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:30:58 GMT

I find Vectorworks is a much better CAD product. Mac and windows based creates autocad exports. Much faster than running anything thru parallels. I even have used Archicad great solution for large projects where multiple people need to work on the same project. Much better than Autocad Revit for BIM in speed and back ups. By the way B&O used Vectorworks for all their shop designs.

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

cooldude — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:45:24 GMT

Daniel:

Anyone running AutoCad on Mac?

Yes, Running full architectural on Imac's through parallels.

However the way we work is that we run Mac Turbocad for most of the work, then finish it up in Windows autocad .
Often I run them side-by-side .

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

bayerische — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:24:04 GMT

mr_anders_son:

Maybe this is the option to BS5 if it´s true - let´s see tonight

I've been running around without a head the last week!!! Can't wait to see what is coming. But whatever is coming, I'm sure we are in for a treat.

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

mr_anders_son — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:21:15 GMT

Maybe this is the option to BS5 if it´s true - let´s see tonight

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

Daniel — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:11:02 GMT

Anyone running AutoCad on Mac?

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

XavierItzmann — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:49:50 GMT

At work, Macs were for designers and video editors only. Nobody else could have one.

Yet I sweet-talked my way into getting them to buy me a PowerBook back in 2004. First one in the whole company. Oh what dirty looks from some in IT and what envy from many!

Fast forward to 2010: MacBook Pro is now essentially de rigueur among all senior staff. The IT guys magically no longer object. Except if you let them, they still put an absolutely pointless antivirus program on your Mac!

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

beocool — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:43:09 GMT

Nice article. I switched to an Imac and Iphone last year and I have to say I like them both, but for some reason I like B&O more...

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

Daniel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:32:44 GMT

The sad part is that I'm stuck with PC at work.

Not even a tiny iPhone was possible. I tried with the IT department, but had an aggressive answer that iPhone needs iTunes and iTunes are a big NO, because then I maybe start filling the servers with music and videos.

Hm, the department with most forbidden content on the computers (movies, music, XXX, etc) are always IT.

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

cooldude — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:18:57 GMT

Daniel:

bayerische:

Daniel:

bayerische:

I use the Macbook Pro unibody 17",

I gave one to SWMBO for Christmas. She just took it out if the box and started to use it, without guidance from me. Now she's editing all our digital photos in books etc. Soon she will start with the tapes from our video camera. No problem what so ever with the computer.

She has never worked with computers before. If I had bought here a PC instead (or one of those small laptops) it would have crashed several times making her not so happy, and I would have spent several hours to guide and assist.

The Mac was wort every €.

Good choice Daniel! So it is, once you go Mac you don't go back.

Caught by the AppleVirus I am!

It started when I gave her an iPhone, which led to the MacBook Pro 17'' which now will lead to a Time Capsule which will be followed by a MacMini and etc ....

LOL..... yes it's virus allright ....sad but true

Now having Iphone, Imac, mac mini, apple tv's .....

To make the switch from pc was one of the better decisions I made

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

elephant — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:13:19 GMT

Daniel:

Caught by the AppleVirus I am!

It started when I gave her an iPhone

Well I had lusted (yes, lusted) after a Mac for years, and I am still the only one in the circle of the family of children and cousins

But ... when it comes to the iPhone, I don't have one, but SWMBO does, so do two of our sons, one of their wives, one of their girlfriends, three of SWMBO's cousins, two of their children (at least, I am losing count ...), et cetera, et cetera

And let us not even try to count the collection of iPods ... I think you get my point ...

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

Daniel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:29:32 GMT

bayerische:

Daniel:

bayerische:

I use the Macbook Pro unibody 17",

I gave one to SWMBO for Christmas. She just took it out if the box and started to use it, without guidance from me. Now she's editing all our digital photos in books etc. Soon she will start with the tapes from our video camera. No problem what so ever with the computer.

She has never worked with computers before. If I had bought here a PC instead (or one of those small laptops) it would have crashed several times making her not so happy, and I would have spent several hours to guide and assist.

The Mac was wort every €.

Good choice Daniel! So it is, once you go Mac you don't go back.

Caught by the AppleVirus I am!

It started when I gave her an iPhone, which led to the MacBook Pro 17'' which now will lead to a Time Capsule which will be followed by a MacMini and etc ....

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

soundproof — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:30:13 GMT

tournedos:

soundproof:

But then B&O literally staked the farm on Betamax, naturally assuming that customers would prefer the best quality sound and image, when consumers went for VHS it almost ruined the company.

B&O never had a Betamax recorder. You're talking about V2000, and at the time of that decision in the late '70s - early '80s the market direction wasn't clear at all, especially in Europe.

Betamax is shorthand in Struer for what went wrong with their strategy, Tournedos. Usually followed by "We'll never make that mistake again."

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

bayerische — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:03:58 GMT

Daniel:

bayerische:

I use the Macbook Pro unibody 17",

I gave one to SWMBO for Christmas. She just took it out if the box and started to use it, without guidance from me. Now she's editing all our digital photos in books etc. Soon she will start with the tapes from our video camera. No problem what so ever with the computer.

She has never worked with computers before. If I had bought here a PC instead (or one of those small laptops) it would have crashed several times making her not so happy, and I would have spent several hours to guide and assist.

The Mac was wort every €.

Good choice Daniel! So it is, once you go Mac you don't go back.

Re: The secret to Apple's success and maybe Bang & Olufsen's too!

Daniel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:57:44 GMT

bayerische:

I use the Macbook Pro unibody 17",

I gave one to SWMBO for Christmas. She just took it out if the box and started to use it, without guidance from me. Now she's editing all our digital photos in books etc. Soon she will start with the tapes from our video camera. No problem what so ever with the computer.

She has never worked with computers before. If I had bought here a PC instead (or one of those small laptops) it would have crashed several times making her not so happy, and I would have spent several hours to guide and assist.

The Mac was wort every €.