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At least the Seattle‑based software house has ensured that their operating system will run on the 'standard' PC, and have no temptation to include features that will require the purchase of more hardware. Since Apple are extremely proprietorial about their hardware and operating system, they would have a stranglehold on the entire market place, far more so than Microsoft.
Imagine if the Macintosh was in the number one slot. The software side is not such a free market, with Microsoft ruling the roost in terms of the Windows operating system.Ĭonsider the alternative, though. There's plenty of competition, which keeps prices low, and ensures a wide range of choice. On the hardware side, it is, since the PC has an open architecture. This widening out of the PC's role may explain why the PC is virtually taking over the personal computer market, but whether this is a good thing is another matter. This is an ever‑expanding task, as the PC is rapidly becoming more of a multimedia‑based platform, and is joining the list of other media players, alongside the traditional TV, video machine, and radio. This column is a bit of strange animal, in that it has to cover the musical applications of the PC, as well as all the other possible uses a musician might have for a PC. This month, Brian Heywood takes a look at the evolving role of the PC, and considers the parts CD‑ROMs and the Internet have to play in the future of music and shopping.
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