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Tuesday June 6, 2006 5:54 pm

Gamers Get No Love from Apple




Posted by Thea Davis Categories: Culture, Editorial,

John Martellaro Apple computers, people either love ‘em or hate ‘em – there doesn’t seem to be much middle ground. Converts preach the gospel, while the rest just shake their heads. Regardless of what one feels personally, given the fervor of gamers in general and of Apple computer users specifically, one would expect that gaming on a Mac would be a match made in heaven. But Apple has yet to emerge as a dominant gaming platform, much to the dismay of the dedicated gamers who also happen to use Macs.

Apparently the reason is because “Apple has no real corporate interest in the gaming community and does not see computer games as a path to success or a better image for Apple.” This is the opinion of John Martellaro, a writer at The Mac Observer, and he feels that games will never be pushed as an enticement to buying a Mac, because Apple works very hard to insure that people don’t just think of Macs as toys. The official focus of Apple, the company, has been to emphasize serious pursuits, and gaming just doesn’t cut it.


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