Actually, Safari (and thus, any KHTML based browser) was the first to pass the acid 2 test. Less than a week later Opera 9 beta passed too. My point is not to reiterate was has already been said in this thread, but to point out just how fast browsers (non-IE) are progressing toward compliance. If you plan to have a website longer than a year, why wouldn't you take the time to be compliant?
It's funny to me how you insinuate that an operating system can either be stable and secure-- or a desktop operating system. I think it's great that freeBSD is getting into the desktop game. It's their development model that makes their os so stable and secure, and I don't see that changing.
Microsoft's decision to speak out publicly against Sony and in favor of Nintendo has to do with only one thing: HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray.
I mean, you are essentially getting your moneys worth when buying a PS3, considering the price of a standalone next-gen DVD player. Just look at the amount of money Sony will be losing per console--and keep in mind, this is money lost at wholesale value. The customer is getting a $900 value at Sony's $400 expense, according to estimates claiming that the cost to produce the PS3 sits somewhere around $900.
While this isn't uncommon for a company to lose money on each console sold, Sony has more to lose than anyone else. If Blu-Ray does not become the defacto standard of next-gen DVD, Sony will be facing a huge loss creating what will be considered just another proprietary format used primarily in Sony's hardware.
Most people are essentially forced to use Windows. Go to Best Buy and try and buy a computer without Windows.
So what other options are there?
Well, one could try Linux, but the layperson isn't anywhere near technically capable of doing so. The only other viable option for a "typical" user is a Mac, but Mac has always had that one cavaet-- not being able to run that _one_ app that you can't go without.
So that's where boot camp comes in. You can fall back to windows when you need, but you can also break free of windows at the same time. As Apple's marketshare increases, 3rd party support increases as well.
3rd party support aside, I think anyone who took the time to familiarize themselves with OSX would have a hard time finding it inferior in any way to Windows.
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Actually, Safari (and thus, any KHTML based browser) was the first to pass the acid 2 test. Less than a week later Opera 9 beta passed too. My point is not to reiterate was has already been said in this thread, but to point out just how fast browsers (non-IE) are progressing toward compliance. If you plan to have a website longer than a year, why wouldn't you take the time to be compliant?
It's funny to me how you insinuate that an operating system can either be stable and secure-- or a desktop operating system. I think it's great that freeBSD is getting into the desktop game. It's their development model that makes their os so stable and secure, and I don't see that changing.
Microsoft's decision to speak out publicly against Sony and in favor of Nintendo has to do with only one thing: HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray. I mean, you are essentially getting your moneys worth when buying a PS3, considering the price of a standalone next-gen DVD player. Just look at the amount of money Sony will be losing per console--and keep in mind, this is money lost at wholesale value. The customer is getting a $900 value at Sony's $400 expense, according to estimates claiming that the cost to produce the PS3 sits somewhere around $900. While this isn't uncommon for a company to lose money on each console sold, Sony has more to lose than anyone else. If Blu-Ray does not become the defacto standard of next-gen DVD, Sony will be facing a huge loss creating what will be considered just another proprietary format used primarily in Sony's hardware.
I just had to reply, because I noticed your name was very similar to mine. Apparently we had the same frustration while registering... hehe
How much longer until Steve Ballmer is canned? His google penis envy is gonna be the death of MS.
Most people are essentially forced to use Windows. Go to Best Buy and try and buy a computer without Windows.
So what other options are there?
Well, one could try Linux, but the layperson isn't anywhere near technically capable of doing so. The only other viable option for a "typical" user is a Mac, but Mac has always had that one cavaet-- not being able to run that _one_ app that you can't go without.
So that's where boot camp comes in. You can fall back to windows when you need, but you can also break free of windows at the same time. As Apple's marketshare increases, 3rd party support increases as well.
3rd party support aside, I think anyone who took the time to familiarize themselves with OSX would have a hard time finding it inferior in any way to Windows.