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MacOSX Vs BeOS ShootOut

Posted by timothy on from the interesting-source dept.

Jolie writes: "After Palm purchased Be's assets, the future of BeOS became uncertain and a lot of users have left the platform. One of these users was Scot Hacker, mostly known for his 'BeOS Bible' book among other things. Scot tried to stick to Windows, then to Linux but he ended up with MacOSX. He has written a long and detailed article comparing, from the user's point of view, his beloved BeOS to his new favorite, MacOSX."

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  1. Stir that pit! by tsmit · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    As if it weren't enough that we had Windows vs. Linux, and PS2 vs. XBox, now we have something else to penis wave about.


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  2. Low on cash and need a car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Our car-manufacturing company has developed a new revolutionary business model for making cars.

    We give away the cars for free and then we sell services for those cars! If you want to we can clean your car, wax it or you can use some of our other services.

    We get cash from a couple of VC's, the rest of them simple don't "get it". If we need more we just call "the suits".

  3. finally a decent test by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    that we can find out a OS that sux vs. an OS that no one uses. why not a TCO comparison between Palm and Wince/Pocket PC? Yeah!

  4. Re:OS Preferences by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    nah. internal consistency is one of those things computer illiterates whine about all day. the best desktop is the one you build for yourself. this article smells of crap (wtf? mandrake crashes on an SMP system? huh?) from a unix newbie (no matter how he styles himself as liking the command line).

  5. Re:I hate these arguments by neo · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I myself prefer Windows for home use (it's all about the games) and Unix (solaris8 to be specific) for work development.

    What does the number of games on a system have to do with the merits of the OS? Nothing.

    Would you really be singing the praises of the MacOS if it had more games? This is the kind of backwards thinking that keeps WinOS with it's market share. You're not enthralled with Windows, you're enthralled with it's marketing!

  6. Graphical OSs can suck my ass. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Fuck graphical OSs. They're bloated and bring idiots into the computer world. REAL men use command prompts! Hell, I'd be using DOS if any modern programs supported it!

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