Posted by: llanitedave
on January 31, 2005 03:22 AM
I've been a Mac person for a long time, and the Mac's OS X is in my opinion a masterpiece of OS elegance. Their included software is smooth, and their hardware is high quality. I've always thought Macs were worth the price. I have two at this point -- an iBook for me, and an eMac for my wife.
BUT, I have to agree with you about the Apple attitude. They have their own version of lock-in, and they're way too quick with the lawsuits. I bought a cheap Linux box three years ago, and it is slowly growing in functionality and usefulness, both as Linux matures and my own knowledge increases. When it comes time to replace these Apple machines, they'll be replaced with Linux. And I'm hoping that I can help, at some point, increase the usefulness of Linux even more some day by putting a useful application or two into the GPL family.
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Way Too True
Posted by: llanitedave on January 31, 2005 03:22 AMBUT, I have to agree with you about the Apple attitude. They have their own version of lock-in, and they're way too quick with the lawsuits. I bought a cheap Linux box three years ago, and it is slowly growing in functionality and usefulness, both as Linux matures and my own knowledge increases. When it comes time to replace these Apple machines, they'll be replaced with Linux. And I'm hoping that I can help, at some point, increase the usefulness of Linux even more some day by putting a useful application or two into the GPL family.
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