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Monkeys Don't Like Macs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-they-fling-a-helluva-poo dept.

sebFlyte writes "silicon.com is reporting on a new twist on some oft-done probability research, into the suggestion that an infinite number of monkeys will eventually produce a perfect script for Hamlet , given typewriters (or indeed keyboards) and enough time. The researchers claims that the monkeys used in their test preferred using systems running Windows XP to those running Mac OS X. Which begs the question -- do only monkeys use Windows, or can even monkeys tell Macs aren't worth bothering with?"

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  1. Monkeys by the_sidewinder · · Score: 5, Funny

    An infinite amount of monkeys could also come up with the mess that is windows source code

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  2. Fallacy! by The-Bus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It doesn't BEG the question, it RAISES the question.

    No, really.

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