Friday, August 3, 2007
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
article in informationweek
comparison between Linux (Ubuntu) and Mac OS X
in the article's conclusion the reporter writes:
"[...]Apple is arguably the most proprietary hardware / software company in the industry, despite Mac OS X's origins in BSD Unix, and the products' compliance with many industry standards.
You think Microsoft locks users in? At least with Microsoft you can buy a PC from a huge number of big and small vendors, or build your own from components. With the Mac, you buy your PC from Apple, you buy your operating system from Apple, and you're also encouraged to buy your mouse, keyboard, display, audio device, and smartphone from Apple, all at an Apple Store where you can get Apple service.[...]"
He himself is sticking with his Mac and says it's a great computer.
I agree with the above and not that I knew before but it made me again think, if I have to buy another computer, should it really be an Apple?
in the article's conclusion the reporter writes:
"[...]Apple is arguably the most proprietary hardware / software company in the industry, despite Mac OS X's origins in BSD Unix, and the products' compliance with many industry standards.
You think Microsoft locks users in? At least with Microsoft you can buy a PC from a huge number of big and small vendors, or build your own from components. With the Mac, you buy your PC from Apple, you buy your operating system from Apple, and you're also encouraged to buy your mouse, keyboard, display, audio device, and smartphone from Apple, all at an Apple Store where you can get Apple service.[...]"
He himself is sticking with his Mac and says it's a great computer.
I agree with the above and not that I knew before but it made me again think, if I have to buy another computer, should it really be an Apple?
Saturday, July 7, 2007
choices
I just read this article:The Apple way and the Linux way.
The guy tried to help a Mac user to burn some pictures to a DVD. At the very end he writes:
"OS X and Linux are essentially two extreme opposites. The Apple Way is to make all of your decisions for you so that you're not burdened by choice. Some people enjoy that -- they find simplicity in it that allows them to concentrate on other things. To me, it's computing hell."
That's exactly one of the reasons why I enjoy Linux so much. It's all about choice and it gives me so many of it.
The guy tried to help a Mac user to burn some pictures to a DVD. At the very end he writes:
"OS X and Linux are essentially two extreme opposites. The Apple Way is to make all of your decisions for you so that you're not burdened by choice. Some people enjoy that -- they find simplicity in it that allows them to concentrate on other things. To me, it's computing hell."
That's exactly one of the reasons why I enjoy Linux so much. It's all about choice and it gives me so many of it.
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