Apple or Ubuntu

[Brian Fahrlander]

gup502 wrote:
> I have a friend who is a big fan of Apple and despises MS and Linux.  In
> his opinion, Apple has the best features, even Beryl is considered to be
> just a copy cat.
> 
> I wonder if anyone can share their views on things that Apple OS cannot
> currently provide whereas Linux has an edge.

     I've not owned a Mac, but I've dealt with them a lot. They have a 
cost; a more serious cost than a PC, but that's part of the good; these 
people *love* being the best customer service people around.  Kinda like 
a Craftsman tool.

     And the hardware's good.  I mean really, really good. These units 
are designed to be worked on, to cause little trouble; to be of good 
power. One of the reasons I never bought one was the price...not the 
hardware.

     But there's a philosophical reason to chose a Mac or not: user 
experience.  Not how much he _knows_ but instead how much he _wants_ to 
know.  Is the buyer someone who likes to tinker, getting the most for 
his computing dollar? Then he'll probably want Linux, and possibly Linux 
-on-Mac.

     But if he drags a CDROM icon into the trashcan to eject it, and it 
doesn't occur to him to wonder why, he needs a Mac. If more than one 
mouse button will crash his world, don't mention Linux in his presence.  :)

     They're good machines; I'd love to have one of the recent 
ones...with Linux.  I love the three-button mice, the ability to "own" 
my machine completely, and I really don't like having anyone to hold my 
hand.  I love fiddling to do more and different things never intended by 
the person from whom I bought it.

     That's my choice; but use the above to make yours.

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