06-24-2006, 05:57 PM
[quote M A V I C]But if he owns VPC, he already has Windows. If he's testing Flash, he may actually need a machine that's slightly more powerful (something that's closer to the average PC.)
True, but then he could "sell" the Windows XP license and keep the computer for free (it may be illegal though). Also, regarding the average PC, I beg to differ. I think one should test their products on a *low* end computer to ensure that all his/her users can use the product. I had a professor in college that said that one really learns programing by using a slow PC. Only then he would be forced to optimize the code. I guess that is true.
True, but then he could "sell" the Windows XP license and keep the computer for free (it may be illegal though). Also, regarding the average PC, I beg to differ. I think one should test their products on a *low* end computer to ensure that all his/her users can use the product. I had a professor in college that said that one really learns programing by using a slow PC. Only then he would be forced to optimize the code. I guess that is true.