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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Your support, defense, and promotion of Apple represents the highest level of hipocracy. What were the reasons you gave for being able use an Mac? It ran OS X and FREE and OPEN SOURCE programs on it such as TeX, etc. Apple STOLE this technology and code from the open source community. What have they contributed to the likes of the user interface or installation "niceness" of the GNU/Linux software (something Apple actually does well)? Nothing. Correct. Apple has in effect stolen millions of man hours donated by programmers worldwide who developed the very code that allows your Mac to be useful at all to you. And you unabashedly give glowing support to this "den of thieves." WOW! And all that for a bunch of "eye candy." WOW! If Apple gave up something for the user space, code, and profits they are now stealing from the worldwide open source developer world at least you could claim one small bit of redemption for your participation in Apple's corporate power-profit grab. But, alas, no there is no such redemption to be found. Sure - you "considered... Yellow Dog Linux," but adultery is so much more fun than sticking with the commitment.