Not until Linux will finally get drag and drop and cut an paste working properly universally. Then they'd need a EASY way to install and remove apps. Like, drag-and-drop.
See? It's not only the apps it's the whole enivronment. Also They'd have to come up with something comparable to ColorSync and QuickTime (I don't mean the player, I mean the whole media/codec/authoring environment). And much more.
Even Video editing nowadays. Especially if you're in low budget, Final Cut Pro beats everything in this price class hands down, and if you need more high end equipment get a card from Blac Magic etc. or an breakout box like the AJA and it'll scale up to HD and Film.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but in 1891 Otto Lilienthal was the first to take flight with a glider type aeroplane. The Wright brothers took flight sometime after 1900 and their plane was partially based on the findings of Otto Lilienthal. Also check this link: http://www.lilienthal-museum.de/olma/ehome.htm
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When one of your parts doesn't work as expected, I can tell you all the manufactures will be telling you that it's the fault of 1) any other randomly chosen part of your self built computer 2) bad drivers 3) Linux 4) the moon phase 5) yourself 6) the damn commies
And let me tell you Apple doesn't see you as a target group for buying their computers. They don't compete with guys like you, who build their own boxes from scratch. No corporation, not even Dell, is competing in the build-your-own-box-from-scratch sector, because people in that sector (now it gets interesting) actually always BUILD-THEIR-OWN-BOXES-FROM-SCRATCH. Got it?
So your 700$ machine proves that people who want to build their own boxes from scratch, actually DO build their own boxes from scratch (and won't ever buy complete systems that ware well built and all-in-one solutions) and it will cost them probably 700 bucks. Great.
You've got it all wrong. You need a black computer. Because we all know that black computers are faster. With black absorbing all that energy and stuff.
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To me this one button mouse policy makes sense. If you need multiple buttons, get a multi-button scrollwheel mouse--it works out-of-the box in OS X, no drivers needed (I always use Logitec mice).
But if you'd have to deal daily with people who can barely use the computer at it's most basic level, you'd be surprised how many people get really puzzled over the second mouse button even after years.
I'm happy that my wife (who knows nothing about computers and doesn't want to know) can use her Mac with the one button mouse and have all basic functionality available that way. It really makes things simpler.
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Well, he's probably met about two and those two guys were unfortunately Boris Yeltzin (he's a Mac user, really) and maybe Dustin Hoffman.
Weell, having more style than those isn't really that difficult...
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Only one mouse button (now I'm doing cut-and-paste, because I'm too tired of having to retype the same old thing again):
Oh fucktard, just one search on Macupdate (or Versiontracker) would get you this:
The FREE trackpad driver Sidetrack Then you can configure an extra mouse button for every corner of your trackpad and also use the edge of the trackpad as a scrollwheel.
Oh fucktard, just one search on Macupdate (or Versiontracker) would get you this:
The FREE trackpad driver Sidetrack http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12800 Then you can configure an extra mouse button for every corner of your trackpad and also use the edge of the trackpad as a scrollwheel.
With your default install of Ubuntu, try to enable Japanese support (that is including an input method for Japanese) and find a quick way of switching keyboard layouts from US to German and then to the Japanese input method (which is not just a keyboard layout, but a whole system to input Kanji).
Oh, Ubuntu doesn't really support Japanese (I've been told so)? Too bad. You mean you can make it work by fucking around and installing all kinds of stuff.
Sorry, this works out of the box on OS X and is essential for my work. That's juts one of many examples where things just frigging work on OS X and for Linux I'll have to search the web for hours and then some to find out how (if at all) I can get the damn system to do what I need it to do.
No, because we want to use this also for our PowerBook users and other people who need access to the fileserver on and off. And they are not geeks and we don't have the time to explain to them how to get NFS working on OS X.
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"Sun sucks"
Really? Then it must have turned into a black hole...
"people like you who over-react to every damn thing"
Sounds pretty much like the US to me.
I wish I had a wish
You're too optimistic. ;-)
Not until Linux will finally get drag and drop and cut an paste working properly universally. Then they'd need a EASY way to install and remove apps. Like, drag-and-drop.
See? It's not only the apps it's the whole enivronment. Also They'd have to come up with something comparable to ColorSync and QuickTime (I don't mean the player, I mean the whole media/codec/authoring environment). And much more.
"Most people I know at that level are using 5 year old PCs"
Well then get your granny a used Mac. They're not that expensive and a used iBook or iMac is still far enough for your granny.
Even Video editing nowadays. Especially if you're in low budget, Final Cut Pro beats everything in this price class hands down, and if you need more high end equipment get a card from Blac Magic etc. or an breakout box like the AJA and it'll scale up to HD and Film.
Well if he contributed anything himself, he wouldn't write he helped contribute.
I guess he just let a friend who contributed something use his computer.
No, I think he's never heard of this Bach chick and what kind of songs she sings.
The Wright brothers first took flight
Sorry to burst your bubble, but in 1891 Otto Lilienthal was the first to take flight with a glider type aeroplane. The Wright brothers took flight sometime after 1900 and their plane was partially based on the findings of Otto Lilienthal. Also check this link: http://www.lilienthal-museum.de/olma/ehome.htm
"It's because you can't hack something that is DEAD!"
By flogging this terribly dead horse didn't you just prove the opposite?
D) BSD is dying??
hey, I'm kidding. I wouldn't think it's dying even if I had it's corpse delivered to my front door.
Linux is very much like BSD.
Oh, shit! You mean it's also dying?!
When one of your parts doesn't work as expected, I can tell you all the manufactures will be telling you that it's the fault of
1) any other randomly chosen part of your self built computer
2) bad drivers
3) Linux
4) the moon phase
5) yourself
6) the damn commies
And let me tell you Apple doesn't see you as a target group for buying their computers. They don't compete with guys like you, who build their own boxes from scratch. No corporation, not even Dell, is competing in the build-your-own-box-from-scratch sector, because people in that sector (now it gets interesting) actually always
BUILD-THEIR-OWN-BOXES-FROM-SCRATCH. Got it?
So your 700$ machine proves that people who want to build their own boxes from scratch, actually DO build their own boxes from scratch (and won't ever buy complete systems that ware well built and all-in-one solutions) and it will cost them probably 700 bucks. Great.
What was your point?
You've got it all wrong. You need a black computer. Because we all know that black computers are faster. With black absorbing all that energy and stuff.
To me this one button mouse policy makes sense. If you need multiple buttons, get a multi-button scrollwheel mouse--it works out-of-the box in OS X, no drivers needed (I always use Logitec mice).
But if you'd have to deal daily with people who can barely use the computer at it's most basic level, you'd be surprised how many people get really puzzled over the second mouse button even after years.
I'm happy that my wife (who knows nothing about computers and doesn't want to know) can use her Mac with the one button mouse and have all basic functionality available that way. It really makes things simpler.
Well, he's probably met about two and those two guys were unfortunately Boris Yeltzin (he's a Mac user, really) and maybe Dustin Hoffman.
Weell, having more style than those isn't really that difficult...
dammit the URL got lost. Here it is again:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12800
Only one mouse button (now I'm doing cut-and-paste, because I'm too tired of having to retype the same old thing again):
Oh fucktard, just one search on Macupdate (or Versiontracker) would get you this:
The FREE trackpad driver Sidetrack
Then you can configure an extra mouse button for every corner of your trackpad and also use the edge of the trackpad as a scrollwheel.
CASE CLOSED.
Oh fucktard, just one search on Macupdate (or Versiontracker) would get you this:
The FREE trackpad driver Sidetrack http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12800
Then you can configure an extra mouse button for every corner of your trackpad and also use the edge of the trackpad as a scrollwheel.
CASE CLOSED.
I live on the south pole, do you really want me to go OUTSIDE??!!
Get away, penguins don't even have dicks.
With your default install of Ubuntu, try to enable Japanese support (that is including an input method for Japanese) and find a quick way of switching keyboard layouts from US to German and then to the Japanese input method (which is not just a keyboard layout, but a whole system to input Kanji).
Oh, Ubuntu doesn't really support Japanese (I've been told so)? Too bad. You mean you can make it work by fucking around and installing all kinds of stuff.
Sorry, this works out of the box on OS X and is essential for my work. That's juts one of many examples where things just frigging work on OS X and for Linux I'll have to search the web for hours and then some to find out how (if at all) I can get the damn system to do what I need it to do.
USB Overdrive works with most USB devices perfectly.
I always use it for any Mouse or Gaming device I choose to buy. All 3rd party drivers for Mice and the likes I've seen so far stink.
No, because we want to use this also for our PowerBook users and other people who need access to the fileserver on and off. And they are not geeks and we don't have the time to explain to them how to get NFS working on OS X.