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Is Apple Killing Linux on the Desktop?
Domains May Disappear writes "Chris Howard has an interesting commentary at Apple Matters on recent trends in OS market share that says that while OS X has seen continual growth, from 4.21% in Jan 2006 to 7.31% in December 2007 at the same time, Linux's percentage has risen from only 0.29% to 0.63%. The reasons? 'Apple has Microsoft Office, Linux doesn't; Apple has Adobe Creative Suite, Linux doesn't; Apple has easily accessed and easy to use service and support, Linux doesn't; Apple is driven by someone who has some understanding of end-user needs, Linux is not,' says Howard. 'Early in the decade it seemed that if you wanted a Windows alternative, Linux was it. Nowadays, an Apple Mac is undoubtedly the alternative and, with its resurgence and its Intel base, a very viable one.'"
1. No, not really.
2. No, not when there is no incentive for brick-and-mortar rather than download/shipping.
3. No. OO is nice, but not even close to MS Office.
4. No. KDE still won't make non-native apps look good.
5. No. No. No.
No, it's not being negative, just a difference in opinion.
signal, noise, to me it's all the same.
Your reply assumes that everyone has the money. This is not always the case outside the country you live in.
My advice to you would be to get the hell out of the Philipines and go somewhere where you can earn a decent living. You seem to be intelligent enough to get a decent job elsewhere, how about giving that a try before you bellyache about how poor you are?
Linux continues the Unix tradition of disarray and persnicketiness that just does not appeal to normal people. I'm glad to have an interface tyrant, even when I disagree with his decisions, because I've lived in the alternate universe of complete lack of restriction (and direction).
I am fixing to build my own xMac over the next few weeks, since Apple continues to refuse to do it themselves. I'll even buy a 'family' edition of Leopard so I can put a sticker on the case and have a technically "Apple-labeled" computer. I'm just looking for the most compatible and least hacky hardware combination for the task before I go on teh newegg spr33.
Oh my god, you idiot moderators! HOW THE FUCKING HELL IS THIS COMMENT TROLLING?? You find a comment that you don't agree with, and instantly mod it 'troll'! I'm sure I'm burning up my karma like paper in a fireplace, but I don't give a shit. I'm sick of mods abusing their power and marking things that they don't agree with as 'troll', etc.! That's why I browse at -1, and I've decided to stop moderating too, because Slashdot moderation should be dropped like a hot potato.
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....while I can type ftp:// [ftp] or smb:// in any Linux desktop.....
You can also do this with OSX. There is a program that is there just for the small minority who loves to type arcane keystroke sequences. It's called terminal. The rest of the world likes to use a mouse.
All theory is gray