Star One-Third of Slashdot Readers Find the Mac 'Very Tempting'
Linked by Jim Vanaria on Fri 4th Oct 2002 21:25 UTC
Apple When it comes to using computers, it used to be (and still rings true today) that most people find the Mac platform to be either loathsome or lovable with few spectators taking middle ground on the issue.
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OSX was genius move
by Anna on Sat 5th Oct 2002 06:59 UTC

I bought an iBook because I needed a computer that could run professional aps ( Dreamweaver, Photoshop) but still mimic the server I was administrating ( Linux ). I was also wooed by the relatively long battery life, light weight, and beautiful look. The operating system won me over ( read: justfied the cost ).

OSX is great. However, my dream setup is gentoo linux with OSX loaded inside - but gentoo is still working out the bugs in their powerpc distro.

Still, it's the best compromise out there, until adobe and macromedia wake up and release programs for linux. Even so, I love the interface. And you can move around inside the system - none of this "An error occured. The error was: an error occured" of Windows, or registry hacking that crashes your computer.

A mac would be my recommendation for anyone who needed standard business world apps, or was just starting out.