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Mac OS X 10.3 vs. Linux

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the apples-and-penguins dept.

M.Broil writes "This is a nice and fairly complete 'first look' at Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther), but author Chris Gulker, who I happen to know was an Apple PR guy years ago, spends a lot of time comparing the Mac 'Panther' release to Linux, which he seems to use most of the time these days. He obviously likes a lot about Panther, but he doesn't think many Linux users will switch to it, and that a lot of 'Classic' Mac OS users may not want to move to it, either."

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  1. In college I went through a Mac phase by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 3, Funny

    This was back when the monitors didn't come separately from the rest of the machine (i.e. before that Mac clone fiasco).

    I always loved the Mac interface because of its easy of use and very solid color support. I found that it was easy to make rainbows for my group's posters using the PageMaker software, much easier than anything on an IBM PC.

    I eventually grew out of my 'rainbow' phase and am back using Windows and sometimes even Linux (Yellow Dog, for when I'm feeling a little 'crazy'!), but the experience just isn't the same. We Mac users are a happy community, and sometimes I just want to give old Steve Jobs a hand.

    1. Re:In college I went through a Mac phase by Negatyfus · · Score: 5, Funny

      sometimes I just want to give old Steve Jobs a hand.

      Am I the only one that finds this remark a little disturbing? My Gods, the mental image I got from this!

  2. Stability by rf0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well he does say

    "I think nothing of leaving apps and files open for days or even weeks on the Linux machine.".

    Now that is cool. Nice endorsment of Linux's stability. However I still think he should say that he does save once in a while as stable as Linux is it can't survive the power cord being pulled out the back or a child putting a pop tart in the CD-ROM drive

    Rus

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  3. Re:external hdd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Linux doesn't earse external disk because it could not even see it.

  4. Re:Here are the applications... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Talent

  5. Re:Here are the applications... by GeorgeH · · Score: 2, Funny

    Which of those don't run on Mac OS X?

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  6. Re:What makes MacOS X better... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Is that MacOS X has several high-quality specialised desktop applications to its name, and Linux hasn't got any.
    Oh yeah, what about xeyes?
  7. Re:MacOS by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 2, Funny

    that will continue to be the case for as long as apple does not sell POS systems

    I had a Mac LCII many years ago. That thing was a POS.