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San Francisco To Stop Buying Apple Computers
New submitter djnanite writes "Following on from the story that Apple has exited the 'Green Hardware' certification program, the BBC reports that City officials in San Francisco plan to block local government agencies from buying new Apple's Macintosh computers. Will they be the first of many, or will cheaper products override people's conscience? 'Other CIOs in government and educational institutions, where Apple has a strong presence, could find themselves asked to drop MacBooks and iMacs. The federal government, for example, requires 95% of its laptops and desktops be EPEAT-certified.' Apple defended the move by saying their products are environmentally superior in areas not measured by EPEAT."
Yes, clearly bureaucrats make better design decisions than actual engineers. Apple is the one in the distortion field, not you.
Just how many opportunities does Linux need? Get off Torvalds dick
You mean to tell me a cash-strapped California city was wasting money on Apple products in the FIRST PLACE?!? No wonder that state's going bankrupt... well, good for them. Maybe they'll wise-up and switch to systems running Linux or other FLOSS OS's and applications software, so they can stop squandering tax-payer money on overpriced junk...
Not sure if informative for Apple fapping, or the insight on "picking the best hookers..." /Fry
the biggest selling point for me is the software. it's unix, but it actually works. linux just doesn't cut it when i have to spend hours and hours chasing down drivers and compiling things and patching just to make the basic features of the laptop work.