Mac look alike?

Chan Chung Hang Christopher christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk
Sun Nov 29 14:50:34 UTC 2009


>> People become willing to pay extra for that in spite of the fact that
>> if you work at it, you CAN make Linux do absolutely anything a Mac
>> can do.  The problem is not that Linux can't do it but that it is not
>> done FOR you in Linux like it is in Mac.  On the other hand, the only
>> thing I have seen a windoze machine do very well and often is crash,
>> ...people also seem willing to pay extra for THAT ability.  For the
>> life of me, I can not understand why!
>>     
>
> That's simple. Microsoft has a virtual monopoly. And when buying
> a PC, you're almost guaranteed that Windows is the default. People
> use what they get. The vast majority doesn't even know there are
> alternatives. They may have heard of Mac, or even Linux but most
> will go with the safe choice.
>
>   


Where safe has various standards and varying degrees of level. :-D




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