I got the feeling that he's pretty much a pure GUI user, and just doesn't know or care an awful lot about what goes on behind the scenes.
He doesn't care, and neither should the users.
I don't care how the inside of the car works, how the inside of the computer works, as long as it performs its task. Now, don't get me wrong, it's beneficial to know, but it doesn't mean he should need to know, or even care.
Face it, without apt, we'd have "Deb hell" just the same as RPM hell. Every try installing a program from a deb file and finding missing dependencies?
RPM hell is no more an issue than DEB hell. Any RPM based distro I've used in the past couple years has had a package manager to deal with RPM files, just as Debian has apt-get. Yes, Debian has more packages off the bat, an advantage. However, in order to play DVD files, install Opera, or install non-free/contrib software I've had to edit/etc/apt/sources.list, just as I'd have to add repositories to Fedora.
Say you've got a subscription to XBox Live. You're bored of the games you have, there are no games you really want to get, but you're paying for your subscription, you NEED something to play.
So, do you go out to Walmart and fork out the money for some game you might not even like, or do you go through the hassle of cancelling your subscription? Or do you do neither, and just keep paying even though you're not using it?
It's a tossup, but the way I see it there are 2 groups of people.
1. Those who buy/play games because they're good, fun games 2. Those who buy/play games because they want to get the most of their monthly subscription.
I most certainly fit into group 1. I don't have the time or money to throw away not only on a subscription, but on new games to keep me from getting bored with my subscription.
Except that when you buy a copy of MacOS, you're really just buying an Upgrade. In order to install it on a PC, you'd need to already own a copy of MacOS. And, if you have that, legally, then you already have an Apple branded PC.
I doubt they're worried about products competing with each other, they're worried about cheaper products competing with more expensive products. Just as they can't push the Mac Mini too much, because then it'd be competing with the iMac which costs considerably more.
chmod - Windows could use something similar to this, but the security model would hardly allow for simple "775" format security settings. ls - see dir. find - dir can practically do this too, dir/s filename -- and I've never been able to actually USE find successfully ps - the best I can come up with is netstat which will list all the open connections. Linux has got this one kill -9 - Never even heard of this cp - I'd say this one goes to the copy command mv - Can anyone say "move" and "rename" commands? ln - NTFS supports symbolic linking, but until we have something like this to use it.....
And when was the last time you used Windows? Just about all software now is pretty good at storing files in the right place. Back up your user folder under Documents and Settings, and you've backed up well, all of your Documents and Setttings.
A lot of stuff gets lost with the registry, but considering your user registry is stored under Documents and Settings, you're probably good here too.
I ask again, when was the last time you used Windows?
You know, the GMA950 is more than capable of using dedicated ram rather than sharing system RAM.
Of course, as long as it's not eating up 256MB RAM while I'm checking my email, I couldn't care less. I've got an HP laptop right now that has 512MB RAM, but 32MB is shared minimum. Doesn't bother me in the least.
That low-end iMac for education is also ONLY available to education students/staff, and as far as I know, only in the States. I would be happy to buy one if it were in the Canadian Apple store.. (Hint, hint Apple)
They face stiff competition when an almost identical Compaq laptop is $300 cheaper -- and has a bigger screen. Same CPU, same RAM, same graphics chip, same ports
And the Compaq laptop weighs twice as much, and has a much lower build quality.
-- except the Compaq also support 802.11a -- same HD, etc.
With the Compaq you can opt for an AMD Turion 64 w/ATI graphics chipset instead of the Intel and it's CHEAPER.
I'll give you this one, even if I consider myself an Intel fanboy. I could care less about the 64-bit right now, and if I were a serious gamer I'd opt for an iMac or Macbook Pro over a Mac Mini or Macbook.
The Mac has the built-in camera but the Compaq has the option of a built-in Lightscribe DVD+-DL burner for $25 more.
Also, a plus for the Compaq, but I've never found much use for Lightscribe. Most people would take the camera over it, and keeping in mind, the cameras in the Apple systems are NICE cameras. The iSight is almost worth it's price tag, even if it is overpriced.
Yes, the Mac is more fashionable but the big point is going to be OS X -- will the general public (i.e. -- not Apple fanboys) be willing the make the switch at a 30% premium?
Every person I know who's bought a Mac love it for MacOS X. They're trendy to buy, but everyone stays for OSX. I'm not quite sure where you're pulling that 30% premium BS from, but Apples are VERY well built system, and Apple supports them extrememly well, especially for those who opt for Applecare.
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He doesn't care, and neither should the users.
I don't care how the inside of the car works, how the inside of the computer works, as long as it performs its task. Now, don't get me wrong, it's beneficial to know, but it doesn't mean he should need to know, or even care.
Face it, without apt, we'd have "Deb hell" just the same as RPM hell. Every try installing a program from a deb file and finding missing dependencies?
/etc/apt/sources.list, just as I'd have to add repositories to Fedora.
RPM hell is no more an issue than DEB hell. Any RPM based distro I've used in the past couple years has had a package manager to deal with RPM files, just as Debian has apt-get. Yes, Debian has more packages off the bat, an advantage. However, in order to play DVD files, install Opera, or install non-free/contrib software I've had to edit
That's not exactly the point I was making.
Say you've got a subscription to XBox Live. You're bored of the games you have, there are no games you really want to get, but you're paying for your subscription, you NEED something to play.
So, do you go out to Walmart and fork out the money for some game you might not even like, or do you go through the hassle of cancelling your subscription? Or do you do neither, and just keep paying even though you're not using it?
It's a tossup, but the way I see it there are 2 groups of people.
1. Those who buy/play games because they're good, fun games
2. Those who buy/play games because they want to get the most of their monthly subscription.
I most certainly fit into group 1. I don't have the time or money to throw away not only on a subscription, but on new games to keep me from getting bored with my subscription.
Except that when you buy a copy of MacOS, you're really just buying an Upgrade. In order to install it on a PC, you'd need to already own a copy of MacOS. And, if you have that, legally, then you already have an Apple branded PC.
I doubt they're worried about products competing with each other, they're worried about cheaper products competing with more expensive products. Just as they can't push the Mac Mini too much, because then it'd be competing with the iMac which costs considerably more.
chmod - Windows could use something similar to this, but the security model would hardly allow for simple "775" format security settings. /s filename -- and I've never been able to actually USE find successfully
ls - see dir.
find - dir can practically do this too, dir
ps - the best I can come up with is netstat which will list all the open connections. Linux has got this one
kill -9 - Never even heard of this
cp - I'd say this one goes to the copy command
mv - Can anyone say "move" and "rename" commands?
ln - NTFS supports symbolic linking, but until we have something like this to use it.....
And when was the last time you used Windows? Just about all software now is pretty good at storing files in the right place. Back up your user folder under Documents and Settings, and you've backed up well, all of your Documents and Setttings.
A lot of stuff gets lost with the registry, but considering your user registry is stored under Documents and Settings, you're probably good here too.
I ask again, when was the last time you used Windows?
100% Open and free, until you want to use your nVidia card for something more than point and click.
You know, the GMA950 is more than capable of using dedicated ram rather than sharing system RAM.
Of course, as long as it's not eating up 256MB RAM while I'm checking my email, I couldn't care less. I've got an HP laptop right now that has 512MB RAM, but 32MB is shared minimum. Doesn't bother me in the least.
That low-end iMac for education is also ONLY available to education students/staff, and as far as I know, only in the States. I would be happy to buy one if it were in the Canadian Apple store.. (Hint, hint Apple)
Why would you use a low-end Mac for development? Game development of all things.
Besides, the GMA950 is lightyears ahead of the 855GME (Intel Extreme Gfx) which is in my laptop.
If that's you're only reason, why don't you buy a Mac and use Bootcamp to install Windows on it? Have the best of both worlds.
Whoa there mods, I fail to see how this is off topic.
Maybe we're "Interested" to know how they got your underwear in the first place... ;)
And a +5 funny to a post with a :(
You know what that says? We enjoy your sadness.
And the Compaq laptop weighs twice as much, and has a much lower build quality.
The Intel Macs support 802.11a
I'll give you this one, even if I consider myself an Intel fanboy. I could care less about the 64-bit right now, and if I were a serious gamer I'd opt for an iMac or Macbook Pro over a Mac Mini or Macbook.
Also, a plus for the Compaq, but I've never found much use for Lightscribe. Most people would take the camera over it, and keeping in mind, the cameras in the Apple systems are NICE cameras. The iSight is almost worth it's price tag, even if it is overpriced.
Every person I know who's bought a Mac love it for MacOS X. They're trendy to buy, but everyone stays for OSX. I'm not quite sure where you're pulling that 30% premium BS from, but Apples are VERY well built system, and Apple supports them extrememly well, especially for those who opt for Applecare.
I noticed that after I posted... strange thing is, I use PHP almost every day at work :)
Not true!
$str_replace('Jani Taskinen','My name','teh intarweb')
And apparently you only learned 98% Math in school :)
(34% + 64%)
If Pac Man "music" sounds like techno, you're either not playing the original arcade version, or you've already popped too many pills :)
If I fire up Firefox in Windows XP on an old Pentium 166 with 32mb of ram, those will load probably nearly as slowly as the sites of today.
The web hasn't changed much, but the browsers have.
A lot of TechTV shows were good before G4 took over. Those that are left, that is.
Of course, I have to admit, I rather like the new Call for Help.
Reading from a distance, I thought that said VISTA, not Vyatta :)
I was starting to think that Vista had lost so many features that the only thing it was good for was for setting up a really, really expensive router.
Global warming? Pfft! Winter never ends here!