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Nerds Switching from Apple to Ubuntu?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the different-bell-curve-entirely dept.

Mindpicnic writes "The recent switch of two lifelong Mac nerds to Ubuntu hasn't escaped Tim O'Reilly's radar. He cites Jason Kottke: 'If I were Apple, I'd be worried about this. Two lifelong Mac fans are switching away from Macs to PCs running Ubuntu Linux: first it was Mark Pilgrim and now Cory Doctorow. Nerds are a small demographic, but they can also be the canary in the coal mine with stuff like this.'"

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  1. In related news.... by ericdano · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    In related news, a number of Slashdot readers have recently switched to DIGG.

    Really, how is this news? I know it's a slow news day, but really.......Couldn't we talk about that asteroid that came really close to the Earth instead?

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