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Ubuntu Linux vs. Mac OS X
An anonymous reader writes "An article on InformationWeek pits an Apple user against an Ubuntu Linux user (although he talks about other distros as well) as to which OS makes a better desktop operating system. As might be expected, the conclusion seems to be "different strokes for different folks," but it's interesting to see Microsoft cut (mostly) out of the equation."
From the description I thought the Ubuntu user and the Mac user were going to fight to the death. Too bad.
Like Ubuntu versus Islam.
technical writing / development
...only one leaves.
Except for ending slavery, the Nazis, communism, & securing American independence, war has never solved anything.
Ubunutu is easy to install on a Mac.
So what?, they are taling about Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'I can't configure Debian'
The difference between Windows and Ubuntu is similar to the difference between a pinto and a tank.
- We mustn't fight each other! Surely we should be united against the common enemy!
= The Judean People's Front?!
- No, no! The Romans!
Genesis 1:32 And God typed
I shared this article with one of my co-workers, and I think he said it best:
A PC and a Mac are actually the same car, except the Mac has the passenger door(s) and the trunk welded shut.
And for most common uses, the pinto is a much better option. Firing up a tank to go buy some milk at the store would be pretty silly, as would commuting 40 miles to work @ 2MPG. Unless you live in Baghdad, of course. A tank is a specialized vehicle that is only practical in very specialized and very limited situations.
You really need to work on your metaphors.
...front wheel drive cars are for housewives and homos. Rear wheel drive and all wheel drive are a man's vehicles. The only front wheel drive cars ever manufactured that could be considered a "real man's" car -- those were the Oldsmobile Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado from 1967 thru 1978 with five bazillion cubic inch big-block V-8 engines and 4-barrel carburetors under the hoods. Uh-huh, that's right.
Doesn't mean I wouldn't do it if I had the option.
Thank God for evolution.
I only own one hammer: a 16-ounce claw hammer with a fiberglass shaft and the proper balance to give a good, powerful swing.
And it worked great on my last Windows box. :p
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You mean a Mac is the General Lee?
:)
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I'm afraid you all have it completely wrong...
Windows is like a mid-size luxury SUV. Apple is like a Fox Terrier. And Ubuntu is like a Pomegranate. Except, not in the *same* analogy, of course.
Don't you get it now?
My bicyles
You are welcome on my lawn.
You unpack the Mac; plug the CPU into the wall socket;
Ok, unpacked ok. Got the CPU right here. Wall socket - doesn't look like it fits much, must be some weird adapter. I'll try anyway.
ARGH!!! It Burns!!!!!!
Damn Apple, I thought this was a real breakthrough - I'm going back to Windows 3.1.
So, the Mac user sees a bar and ducks. But the PC user doesn't see ducks. Does that mean the Mac user is hallucinating? :P
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