"I kept my Linux desktop, but moved most of my daily work to the laptop. I also repartitioned my hard drive and reinstalled Mac OS X to give myself space to use Linux/PPC. I tried to get used to Mac OS X for six months, but when a new version of XFree86 came out and supported my video card fully, I finally switched away from Mac OS X. Why? There are plenty of reasons, most of them related to my primary goal."
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Member since:2005-06-29
It sounds like in the end, you and I agree on the main point: Use what works for you. That said, you made one assumption that bothers me. You said:
He uses Linux, spends a few moments with OS X, goes back to Linux and writes an article that OS X isn't Linux (so it sucks).
From reading the article again, it sounds like his experience with OS X starts with 10.2 on his laptop, but later he is running 10.3 based on his description of Exposé. I get the feeling he used the OS for at least the better part of a year before making his decision that it didn't fit his needs. I personally didn't take that long myself; I spent about 8 months on OS X and for the most part loved it, but the thought of having to buy another Mac just for an OS upgrade sent me back to x86 and Linux. OS X worked for me, but Apple didn't.
Member since:2005-07-18
Well, if he's talking about 10.2-10.3, why share this with us now?
If you go to the shop and buy a new Mac now you won't find anything less than OS X Tiger on it.
I had some isues when switching from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 too, but I don't it will be real usefull info at this point in time.
Like the author I switched from Linux to OS X too and it took me a little while to settle in. I have used many operating systems, so I guess I'm more used to learning something different.
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2005-07-18
The difference between him and me is that I don't write multi-page articles complaining about something I don't even use.
He isn't really stating what's wrong with OS X, he's just complaining that his pizza is bad, because it's not a pie.
He uses Linux, spends a few moments with OS X, goes back to Linux and writes an article that OS X isn't Linux (so it sucks). If that's his personal opinion that's great for him, but most people don't care. Yet he presents his opinion as a "Linux is the benchmark and OS X doesn't come near it" article.
If he ran the OS X division the next OS X release would be a Gnome based GNU/OS X Linux distro.
I used a Linux desktop for years and still do on occasion (depending on where I am as I only have one iMac). There is still a lot wrong with Linux (despite every year is the year of the Linux desktop), making it very easy to write an article with even more pages than this one talking about why Linux is so crap (because it doesn't work like OS X).
But that's a waste of time, just like writing why dogs suck because they aren't cats.
If you like Linux, great. If you like OS X, great. You can even like Windows XP, but it's stupid to downgrade something different because it isn't the same as something else.