Obviously he's referring to 10.1.1. What else would he be referring to? The current version of the software? That just wouldn't make sense, would it?
PS you're dumb.
Saying things like "Literally I can transfer 5GB of files between two Linux boxes in the time it takes to move 500MB of files between Mac or Windows" smacks of fanboyism. You're going to have to offer up something other than anecdotal evidence at some point.
"I haven't used the new nintendo controller, but will it actually be functional is a prime question here that I haven't seen addressed yet..."
So what you're really saying is that you didn't bother to read any of the links in the article. 'cause, you know, they did address that.
I like that Safari shares the stop and refresh buttons, but I agree than it can be annoying at times. I'm one of those guys who smashes buttons seven or eight times 'cause, you know, sometimes the computer didn't hear me. I had to consciously train myself to stop this behavior because on Safari it would do stop, reload, stop, reload, ad nauseum.
I think that actually started with Windows '98 or 2000. When a program hung, I'd do the 3-finger salute -> end task. Of course, that doesn't mean the program is actually going to end, so if it wasn't gone in a few seconds, I'd do it again. Eventually this devolved into a pattern where I'd just do it constantly for any program until it disappeared.
"If the average user could have a fully configured Linux system that "just worked" placed in front of them I think they would forget Windows and OS X rather quickly."
I think you may be a bit out of touch with the "average user". If a Linux system "just worked" then yeah, maybe they'd choose it over OS X or Windows. But Linux is never going to "just work" that way.
The mere existence of multiple windowing systems means that applications will be targeted at one of them. Sure, if the average user decides he likes Gnome best, he can still use KDE applications, but the little inconsitencies in the interface will start to wear on him. Why is that? Because the inconsistencies lead to things not "just working". Users don't want to have to know 3 different ways to paste something based on what toolkit the app is based on. They just want to go to Edit -> Paste (the more savvy ones may know Control+V) and have it work.
I'm not saying choice is a bad thing. It's a great thing when you know what you're doing. When you don't know what you're doing, you want the simplest thing that will get the job done. Linux still needs a lot of work to be that thing.
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Fucking losers.
Ouch. As a Mac user, I'm deeply hurt. Fucking loser.
Obviously he's referring to 10.1.1. What else would he be referring to? The current version of the software? That just wouldn't make sense, would it? PS you're dumb.
Saying things like "Literally I can transfer 5GB of files between two Linux boxes in the time it takes to move 500MB of files between Mac or Windows" smacks of fanboyism. You're going to have to offer up something other than anecdotal evidence at some point.
"I haven't used the new nintendo controller, but will it actually be functional is a prime question here that I haven't seen addressed yet..." So what you're really saying is that you didn't bother to read any of the links in the article. 'cause, you know, they did address that.
I like that Safari shares the stop and refresh buttons, but I agree than it can be annoying at times. I'm one of those guys who smashes buttons seven or eight times 'cause, you know, sometimes the computer didn't hear me. I had to consciously train myself to stop this behavior because on Safari it would do stop, reload, stop, reload, ad nauseum. I think that actually started with Windows '98 or 2000. When a program hung, I'd do the 3-finger salute -> end task. Of course, that doesn't mean the program is actually going to end, so if it wasn't gone in a few seconds, I'd do it again. Eventually this devolved into a pattern where I'd just do it constantly for any program until it disappeared.
"If the average user could have a fully configured Linux system that "just worked" placed in front of them I think they would forget Windows and OS X rather quickly." I think you may be a bit out of touch with the "average user". If a Linux system "just worked" then yeah, maybe they'd choose it over OS X or Windows. But Linux is never going to "just work" that way. The mere existence of multiple windowing systems means that applications will be targeted at one of them. Sure, if the average user decides he likes Gnome best, he can still use KDE applications, but the little inconsitencies in the interface will start to wear on him. Why is that? Because the inconsistencies lead to things not "just working". Users don't want to have to know 3 different ways to paste something based on what toolkit the app is based on. They just want to go to Edit -> Paste (the more savvy ones may know Control+V) and have it work. I'm not saying choice is a bad thing. It's a great thing when you know what you're doing. When you don't know what you're doing, you want the simplest thing that will get the job done. Linux still needs a lot of work to be that thing.