Linked by Jack Perry on Thu 3rd Jun 2004 17:55 UTC
It's all Waterloo-Maple's fault, really: if they had maintained a version of their computer algebra system for the Amiga, I wouldn't have found it necessary to switch to Mac. Or maybe it's Commodore's fault for mismanaging themselves into oblivion; I don't know. Either way, I became painfully aware three years ago that my little Amiga would no longer satisfy my computing needs. I needed a new home computer.
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Of course Macs are great. They're fantastic and I would certainly expect a Linux user--someone who naturally has broad interest in operating environments--to also be interested in owning a Mac. Good for him.
Slamming the door in the face of Linux is a big mistake, however. Especially in an academic environment where access to the guts of the machine by smart people is incredibly valuable. You're experience is of the "I couldn't figure out how to do this one thing in Linux so it sucks" variety--pointless.
I prefer Linux strongly, but other *good* systems are always worth knowing. Don't you agree? Furthermore, Free code trumps features any day.