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You're right about the 2nd half, though no/.er will listen to that.
Actually, I've been a PC user for a number of years now and I plan on moving from Debian to OS
X.
Why?
full hardware support (some of my linux drivers are shoddy hacks, at best. I'm not trolling
here, the author of the iBook sound driver says so himself)
slick interface. Say what you will about pretty colored buttons, the fact is that the GUI is what
Apple is known for. I've had some pretty X themes, but the usuability has never really been
there. Oh yeah, and I still get to run bash in a terminal window thanks to the BSD layer.
butt load of apps If I switch to OS X, I get top notch video editing software at no extra cost,
plus the ability to run all the legacy Mac Apps, plus a decent web browser, plus (did I mention
the BSD layer? I knew I did.) all the UNIX software I already love. There are already X
servers available so (get this) I get to choose between Photoshop and the Gimp, and I have
network transparency.
Sounds like a winner to me. Give me a reason not to switch to OS X.
they are about two times too slow to keep up with the AMDs and Intels of
the world.
As if mHz means something when you are comparing
two completely different architechtures...Since
you use the word RISC in the previous sentence I'm
going to give you the benefit of the doubt and just assume you are trolling.
At any rate, my Debian iBook (with 333 G3 processor) is significantly faster than my desktop
Intel machine, which runs at 400. Then there's the price; try finding an Intel laptop that has
integrated 10/100 ethernet, 14 inch display, which is both fast and has 128 MB RAM for the price of my iBook.
Did I mention it runs linux? I accidentally
erased my MacOS partition months ago and Linux
has ran so well I haven't bothered to re-install
it.
From where I'm sitting, I have a "better architecture" and a "functional advantage" for less $$$ than I would had I chosen a PC laptop over my iBook. I'm sorry, what was your point again?
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Actually, I've been a PC user for a number of years now and I plan on moving from Debian to OS X.
Why?
full hardware support (some of my linux drivers are shoddy hacks, at best. I'm not trolling here, the author of the iBook sound driver says so himself)
slick interface. Say what you will about pretty colored buttons, the fact is that the GUI is what Apple is known for. I've had some pretty X themes, but the usuability has never really been there. Oh yeah, and I still get to run bash in a terminal window thanks to the BSD layer.
butt load of apps If I switch to OS X, I get top notch video editing software at no extra cost, plus the ability to run all the legacy Mac Apps, plus a decent web browser, plus (did I mention the BSD layer? I knew I did.) all the UNIX software I already love. There are already X servers available so (get this) I get to choose between Photoshop and the Gimp, and I have network transparency.
Sounds like a winner to me. Give me a reason not to switch to OS X.
As if mHz means something when you are comparing two completely different architechtures...Since you use the word RISC in the previous sentence I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and just assume you are trolling.
At any rate, my Debian iBook (with 333 G3 processor) is significantly faster than my desktop Intel machine, which runs at 400. Then there's the price; try finding an Intel laptop that has integrated 10/100 ethernet, 14 inch display, which is both fast and has 128 MB RAM for the price of my iBook.
Did I mention it runs linux? I accidentally erased my MacOS partition months ago and Linux has ran so well I haven't bothered to re-install it.
From where I'm sitting, I have a "better architecture" and a "functional advantage" for less $$$ than I would had I chosen a PC laptop over my iBook. I'm sorry, what was your point again?