Apple has every reason to be worried. I've been using Aqua themes for 6 months on my Linux box and there is _no way_ that I would consider buying an Apple product. The reason: I can get their nifty GUI look 'n feel without having to abandon my OS of choice. Linux has more apps, is more reliable, has a wide userbase and is not reliant on any corporate strategy. I can't say that about OSX and although I hear good things about it, I'd rather run Aqua on Sawfish and Gtk using my sub-$1000 home made PC than fork out tons of cash for an Apple made system and an OSX license. What do I get for my money? The right to spend more money on other software I need. It's bloody crazy.
If you're not using Windows these days you're not running the defacto industry standard. That means Apple is really competing in the same space as the OSS community, and you just can't win when you're charging for something that others are giving away.
All this being said, APPLE IS MENTAL to be issuing these C&D orders. Themes are free advertising and Apple is purely a marketing company thesedays. They can use all the help they can get.
The song Particle Man leaves a lot of questions about the animosity between the main characters.
Do you have any thoughts of doing a follow up song, perhaps explaining why Triangle Man hates Particle Man, for example?
And in your lyrics you mention things like "they have a fight, Triangle wins". I would really like more detailed commentary of the battle and strengths of each foe.
Oh, and Flood is one of the greatest works of art produced this century.
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Apple has every reason to be worried. I've been using Aqua themes for 6 months on my Linux box and there is _no way_ that I would consider buying an Apple product. The reason: I can get their nifty GUI look 'n feel without having to abandon my OS of choice. Linux has more apps, is more reliable, has a wide userbase and is not reliant on any corporate strategy. I can't say that about OSX and although I hear good things about it, I'd rather run Aqua on Sawfish and Gtk using my sub-$1000 home made PC than fork out tons of cash for an Apple made system and an OSX license. What do I get for my money? The right to spend more money on other software I need. It's bloody crazy.
If you're not using Windows these days you're not running the defacto industry standard. That means Apple is really competing in the same space as the OSS community, and you just can't win when you're charging for something that others are giving away.
All this being said, APPLE IS MENTAL to be issuing these C&D orders. Themes are free advertising and Apple is purely a marketing company thesedays. They can use all the help they can get.
The song Particle Man leaves a lot of questions about the animosity between the main characters.
Do you have any thoughts of doing a follow up song, perhaps explaining why Triangle Man hates Particle Man, for example?
And in your lyrics you mention things like "they have a fight, Triangle wins". I would really like more detailed commentary of the battle and strengths of each foe.
Oh, and Flood is one of the greatest works of art produced this century.