While I'm not a Mac user, I agree with your comments. Those of us who remember the OS/2 fiasco will recall the IBM marketing mantra of "A Better Windows than Windows". That strategy back-fired horribly. Put the arguments of technical superiority aside. The users were started asking a very pertinent question. If I already have Windows, and all of my stuff already works with Windows, why should I go through the hassle of a different OS to use Windows Apps?
Bad marketing then, bad marketing today.
This is not hard language. This is a position paper. There is nothing in this document that outlines any position that was not known before the meeting.
In matters of this sort it seems to me the pragmatic thing to do would be to take advantage of an Open Source solution.
I'm not an Open Source Zealot by any stretch of the imagination. However, devices which may be used to tally the votes of the people should be open to inspection by those very people. That inspection must include the underlying code in its' entirety. The only way to ensure that at this time is to utilize a solution that enures all aspects are available for public review.
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While I'm not a Mac user, I agree with your comments. Those of us who remember the OS/2 fiasco will recall the IBM marketing mantra of "A Better Windows than Windows". That strategy back-fired horribly. Put the arguments of technical superiority aside. The users were started asking a very pertinent question. If I already have Windows, and all of my stuff already works with Windows, why should I go through the hassle of a different OS to use Windows Apps? Bad marketing then, bad marketing today.
This is not hard language. This is a position paper. There is nothing in this document that outlines any position that was not known before the meeting.
In matters of this sort it seems to me the pragmatic thing to do would be to take advantage of an Open Source solution. I'm not an Open Source Zealot by any stretch of the imagination. However, devices which may be used to tally the votes of the people should be open to inspection by those very people. That inspection must include the underlying code in its' entirety. The only way to ensure that at this time is to utilize a solution that enures all aspects are available for public review.