Linked by Rayiner Hashem on Tue 15th Nov 2005 17:44 UTC
I recently bought one of the new dual core PowerMacs. Having used the machine for a couple of weeks, I thought I would share some of my observations and feelings about it. First, let me get my biases out in the open. I have, for about four years, very happily used Linux on my desktop. Doing so has made me very comfortable with the UNIX environment in general, and with GNOME specifically. During that time, I have used OS X machines on a regular basis, so I am quite comfortable in that environment as well. Since I switched to Linux, I have not used Windows for anything more than the occasional bit of software testing or lab work, and generally feel quite uncomfortable with it. Thus, this article is very much written from the perspective of someone who finds OS X and Linux pleasing on principle. I implore the reader to make his own value judgments based on my comments.
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I think it's funny that all the PC fan boys are _stuck_ on this idea of Apple using "superior" components and are doing their absolute best to paint Apple as a company that uses "generic" parts...
I thought that Apple was closed and proprietary?! Hasn't that been your war drum of the last 20 odd years? Certainly, other than the motherboard and processor, they use "standard" PC internals. Not, "generic" but "standard." There is a fricking difference people! The best parts for any job are the parts that work as specified and don't break. Get a grip, you sound like a broken record.
And all this ranting about "mac fan boys" say this and that... It sounds more to me like you've got beef with them and are doing your best to denigrate Apple just to get their goat. Childish, really.