Linked by Jim Vanaria on Fri 4th Oct 2002 21:25 UTC
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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The numbers shows Slashdot users. A lot of them are anti-MS guys who are willing to use anything but that OS made by the evil evil company. They also refuse to use anything unstable. Now Macs are finding a new niche, it is UNIX (well, mostly), and like most UNIX boxes, it is overpriced, but unlike most UNIX boxes, it is easy to use.
Well, this is coming from the same community that once said a couple of years ago that Debian is the most viable Windows altenative for the desktop....
The numbers shows Slashdot users. A lot of them are anti-MS guys who are willing to use anything but that OS made by the evil evil company. They also refuse to use anything unstable. Now Macs are finding a new niche, it is UNIX (well, mostly), and like most UNIX boxes, it is overpriced, but unlike most UNIX boxes, it is easy to use.
Well, this is coming from the same community that once said a couple of years ago that Debian is the most viable Windows altenative for the desktop....