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Story: Is Apple on the way out?
Posted by: Riot Nrrrd™ (Wednesday 13 October 2004, 7:34 PM)
"It's about what happens when desktop Linux reaches that point where it provides an experience that meets or beats the one that that sets the standard for *ix-based desktop operating systems: OS X."
Lay off the Crack pipe, David - don't hold your breath.
I sit in front of 3 machines every day - Mac OS X Panther, Red Hat Enterprise 3 (and sometimes Windows XP SP1, running under VMware), and Solaris 9. While RHE3 may not be the most up-to-date, sophisticated desktop for Linux going, it's big in the we-just-want-something-stable-and-supported corporate world, and so it's a good comparison point. Linux on the desktop is so far behind OS X in useability it's not even funny - we love Linux in our server rooms, but every one of us in my IT group sits primarily in front of a Mac. There's a good reason for that.
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Story: Is Apple on the way out?
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I thought it raised some interesting points but I... James Chiswell Jones -
I don't agree with the assessment that Apple... Matthew -
"It's about what happens when desktop Linux reache... Riot Nrrrd™ -
Fascinating article. My advice to you (as if you a... Richard Taylor
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Berlind/Dvorak - what genius! Tom Shaughnessy
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Apple is on the way up, not out.
Linux on the... Douglas Metcalfe
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Just when APPLE seems to be shipping away at the d... M R
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Yawn! you guys must be smoking bad weed. Anonymous
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God, this guy's an idiot. Apple's business has no... Anonymous
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Wow, you're dumb... Anonymous
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The author makes many sound points, but his c... Anonymous
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You miss an important point. OSX is equi... Erik Sandblom -
Brain damage. A brain damaged Editor is the only w... Charles C Gaudette
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Oh wait! You mean the Toyota Prius is catching on... Walter Walnuts
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What does not seem to be mentioned here is the ant... Anonymous
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Funny this article was posted the same day Apple's... Anonymous
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Some good points, but if you look at the "core" Ap... Anonymous
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David, FUD will get you nowhere these days. It loo... Fred Mueggelhopper
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Hahahaha, when will these douchebag journalists le... Anonymous
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On the day that Apple earnings blew away everyones... Anonymous
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My experience as a co-director of IT is that the s... Anonymous
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As others noted, I think you made some good points... Gary
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Apple = simplicity, elegance and detail. Where the... Robert Kortenoeven
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News Flash: Is Apple on the way out?
Apparently th... Ross Bellette
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