i use ubuntu for my dev box. i prefer redhat on my servers. on my workstations though... i still use a mac and probably will unless some universe altering event takes place. the main reason: third party.
i cant install photoshop in its native environment. i cant install indesign or illustrator. i cant install after effects or final cut. etc etc etc.
while linux is great... and i hope to one day see it flourish.. until vendors start catering to the platform, it will -n e v e r- become the a serious contender. and please spare me the 'wine' arguments. yes.. wine is getting better, but its not 100%, and the majority of programs will not work 100%. this is where apple succeeds right now... as the familiarity of programs is there. linux has plenty of alternatives... but unfortunately, those alternatives are sparse, and unknown to the avg consumer, as well as simply NOT being the industry standards.
i no longer use fedora redhat as i just got tired of it. tired of hunting for hardware that is supported... tired of trying to find ways around my goals as i didnt have the standards my coworkers needed and used.. and tired of having to write my own wireless drivers and the like. it just wasnt worth it anymore when i could get a mac an be done with it. yes.. i still have to hunt for apple specific hardware when needed... but if its made for a mac... it works. how many made for linux decals to you see plastered on retail boxes? better yet... how many companies actually cater to the platform? in comparison to windows: its embarrassing.
so two people switched to *nix... great.
does it mean anything more than just that? no.
let the flaming begin.
ditto here as well. to a fairly large extent. seems more on the laptop platform than anything else though, but i do have a couple of companies (small... but the entire company - 50-100 workstations) considering the mini and imac as replacements within the next 3 months.
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i use ubuntu for my dev box. i prefer redhat on my servers. on my workstations though... i still use a mac and probably will unless some universe altering event takes place. the main reason: third party. i cant install photoshop in its native environment. i cant install indesign or illustrator. i cant install after effects or final cut. etc etc etc. while linux is great... and i hope to one day see it flourish.. until vendors start catering to the platform, it will -n e v e r- become the a serious contender. and please spare me the 'wine' arguments. yes.. wine is getting better, but its not 100%, and the majority of programs will not work 100%. this is where apple succeeds right now... as the familiarity of programs is there. linux has plenty of alternatives... but unfortunately, those alternatives are sparse, and unknown to the avg consumer, as well as simply NOT being the industry standards. i no longer use fedora redhat as i just got tired of it. tired of hunting for hardware that is supported... tired of trying to find ways around my goals as i didnt have the standards my coworkers needed and used.. and tired of having to write my own wireless drivers and the like. it just wasnt worth it anymore when i could get a mac an be done with it. yes.. i still have to hunt for apple specific hardware when needed... but if its made for a mac... it works. how many made for linux decals to you see plastered on retail boxes? better yet... how many companies actually cater to the platform? in comparison to windows: its embarrassing. so two people switched to *nix... great. does it mean anything more than just that? no. let the flaming begin.
ditto here as well. to a fairly large extent. seems more on the laptop platform than anything else though, but i do have a couple of companies (small... but the entire company - 50-100 workstations) considering the mini and imac as replacements within the next 3 months.