Linked by Robert Gering on Tue 17th Sep 2002 18:11 UTC
First, a little background. I am a Windows user who has been using Windows since 3.1. I am not a programmer or a developer, I am a user. I process photos, use the internet, e-mail, write letters, play the ever important games and even use it to develop my comic strips. I am not computer illiterate and I use my computer with confidence and skill. Now with that said. I hate Windows.
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Scott Alan Miller: MacOS X is coming along but still not a good choice. Its silly cluttered and impossible to understand interface are out of control . . . I do believe that Linux is the best choice of these three right now for the average user.
And black is white and night is day. I know some people don't like Aqua, but I've never heard anyone say it's "impossible to understand" before. If that's your experience of OS X, I respectfully submit that you are not representative of the average user.
As for Linux for the average user . . . most Linux advocates will admit that Linux is not as easy as Windows, which itself doesn't win any prizes for usability.
More from Mr. Miller: Ever try to fix a serious problem in any of these OSes? Wait until you do. That will make a Linux believer out of you. Most Mac and Windows users just throw out their computers instead of dealing with it.
Really? Who does this?
Gering brings up some important issues about ease of use that the Linux advocates here are too quick to dismiss, but I think he shouldn't have written off Macintosh before considering it further. If you want stability and usability, Mac OS X is an obvious choice.
As for the FUD about Mac hardware, the most polite thing I can say about it is that it is grossly exaggerated.