<quote>he team "look[s] forward to seeing how Boot Camp will affect Mac market share. </quote>

So the decision to bring back a Mac client rests largely on the number of Macs that can run Windows?

No wonder "military intelligence" is considered an oxymoron.

They haven't worked up to really recruiting Mac users yet. They're still working on getting older people by raising the recruiting age limit, keeping people from quitting through stop-loss, or recruiting mentally handicapped or autistic people. Windows users fit in there somewhere. Mac users are notoriously independent and picky.

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<quote>he team &quot;look[s] forward to seeing how Boot Camp will affect Mac market share. </quote>

So the decision to bring back a Mac client rests largely on the number of Macs that can run Windows?

No wonder &quot;military intelligence&quot; is considered an oxymoron.

Hm.... What he said, if you will allow me to put the cookies on the bottom shelf, so to speak, is if Bootcamp can raise Apple's market share significantly, then they will reconsider offering a Mac version. It's not that they are running, or can run windows, but it is obvious that the expectations of many people (not just him) is that Bootcamp is designed to increase Mac market share, because people can now switch with zero cost of losing their software investment from Windows. Is that not the point of Apple offering Boot Camp?

-Jon

Among the military's prime recruting groups what percentage do you think are Mac users? I'd say a very, very small percent.

If Ryan Gordon can single handed maintain both Mac and Linux client, then what's the cost to pay him to do this? Is this software project so cash strap that they can't support a single programmer...probably not even at full time? Seems like a lot 'a bang for their buck.

Hey if this program is solely a recruitment aid, I say yeah let it stay on windows.

mac users are to smart and creative to join the army.

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mac users are to smart and creative to join the army.

Hmmm...bad implication there. I have known many smart and creative people who have made excellent careers in the millitary. And this is not the exception.

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mac users are to smart and creative to join the army.

Hmmm...bad implication there. I have known many smart and creative people who have made excellent careers in the millitary. And this is not the exception.

Robb, Guest said the army, not the military in general.

This seems ridiculous for the Army to consider this from a traditional cost benefit analysis point of view. This is not a software company trying to make a profit. This is essentially _ADVERTISING_. In that regard, you want to maximize your audience, not restrict it. Besides, how much could it realy cost to produce the other ports as well? I mean compared to what they spend on TV advertising I imagine it's minimal. I bet they could pay a programmer's salary by pulling a single TV add, which no one with a DVR watches anyway.

I think Linux types in particular would also make good recruits for the kind of high tech MOS's (jobs) that the Army has trouble filling.
It also seems discriminitory. It's like pulling all your print ads from Latino media. Because it IS advertising, that says "We don't want your kind here." Well screw you then Army, I won't join you now. Is that "Elite killing machine" or "Elitist killing machines"?

Tachyon

The partly hidden users (from no boxed sales) of GNU/Linux (like Ubuntu) numbers are massive and creeping up on the stodgy installed Windows (mal-ware ridden) base; post haste.

An over site, looking the other way and to Windows(only) users, may greatly attract the wrong kind of recruits.

It's a new technological world that requires people who think on their feet. You my find the Windows-only raised gean pool quite shallow in this regard, indeed.

If I were hiring tech savy people, the MS certified would be the first off my list and anyone who demonstrated excellence with open software could be the most adaptable; if not just for the raw speed that open software develops.

Do we really want our military personnel to be, well, slow? Do we want them un-adaptable? Should they fear change? What about freedom? Isn't that, just what we fight for?

As Windows market share continues to decrease and Linux (and MAC) increases, they've chosen this time to discontinue which build??? It makes no sense at all.

I understand it costs allot of money but money is what you guys have and don't deny it you know it's funny now because over 2 hundred thousand mac players won't be able to play now yes this is a real number I checked the number of downloads of 2.5 on a site it's really a shame you are ditching mac and linux servers I don't mean to sound like a gerk but it's really unfair to those 2 hundred and more thousand people not to mention the amount of linux there prolly is
Mike

Small percentage to start and most are educated and not stupid enough to sign up to get blown up.

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mac users are to smart and creative to join the army.

Well, if you are a mac user, which we assume you are, your so-called intelligence isn't shining here. You misused "to" when it should be "too". Or maybe you were using "creative spelling"? lol.

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mac users are to smart and creative to join the army.

uh-huh ... any they can't write good, to!

Just downloaded v2.5 this game is pretty darn good. I'm using an MBP 2 GHz. I hope they do pick up Mac support after 10.5 is released. I did run the v2.4 while using bootcamp but found it was a little clumsy because of the keyboard.

y'all are saying mac users are to smart for the army or military im sorry. For your information I'm a Mac user and I'm goin into the army its not a matter of how smart someone is. It is simply a good way for someone to shape up and get their life together.