Maybe your concerns are because its too hard to "mix" the work done in different apps under x...
I think what is keeping people like me from using Gnome and other X desktops on a regular basis is that they don't help me focus on a fluid workflow. I agree that apps have gotten too bloated, but not being able to exchange work done between different apps in X in any intuitive way makes these bloated apps necessary.
having a more or less common desktop on linux isn't a threat to microsoft or anyone if the common desktop sucks^H^H^H^H^H isn't more useable and consistant than it is right now.
But isn't that the reason why the Finder in Mac OS X has been seperated from the desktop? Steve Jobs, in his last Macworld Keynote (SF 2001) mentioned how someone might use their email app as their primary "Finder", or method of using the computer, and not bother too much with the files and folders of the directory structure. Supposedly, some users who may just want to do basic things like send and receive email can just get rid of the finder icon from the dock and/or put the mail app there, so they can get very fast access to the tool (email) they use the most.
Pair that with the very fast wake up from sleep, and stable core os, you get appliances such as the imac that can stay asleep (no fan), and wake up in 2 seconds: Just like he wanted!
Who said apple wants os x on the x86?
Steve Jobs touts apple's major advantage as being able to control the entire user experience, including hardware. When you put a great OS on some Future Power crap the whole idea of user experience is moot.
Reading the comments of linux users here on/. , it strikes me how hard it is for them to grasp intangibles that apple apparently focuses on so much.
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The file system is case preserving but not case sensative when you choose the volume to be formatted in HFS+. It is case sensative if you choose UFS.
Maybe your concerns are because its too hard to "mix" the work done in different apps under x... I think what is keeping people like me from using Gnome and other X desktops on a regular basis is that they don't help me focus on a fluid workflow. I agree that apps have gotten too bloated, but not being able to exchange work done between different apps in X in any intuitive way makes these bloated apps necessary.
I can't wait either. For two reasons:
i mean, linux and other *nixes too. damn i forgot to proofread.
having a more or less common desktop on linux isn't a threat to microsoft or anyone if the common desktop sucks^H^H^H^H^H isn't more useable and consistant than it is right now.
But isn't that the reason why the Finder in Mac OS X has been seperated from the desktop? Steve Jobs, in his last Macworld Keynote (SF 2001) mentioned how someone might use their email app as their primary "Finder", or method of using the computer, and not bother too much with the files and folders of the directory structure. Supposedly, some users who may just want to do basic things like send and receive email can just get rid of the finder icon from the dock and/or put the mail app there, so they can get very fast access to the tool (email) they use the most.
Pair that with the very fast wake up from sleep, and stable core os, you get appliances such as the imac that can stay asleep (no fan), and wake up in 2 seconds: Just like he wanted!
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Who said apple wants os x on the x86? Steve Jobs touts apple's major advantage as being able to control the entire user experience, including hardware. When you put a great OS on some Future Power crap the whole idea of user experience is moot. Reading the comments of linux users here on /. , it strikes me how hard it is for them to grasp intangibles that apple apparently focuses on so much.