As long as Apple remains a company committed to forcing users to buy their computer hardware to run their computer software, they will always be a second rate company committed solely to the profit motive and greed. But, as the future of computing is multi-platform - any desktop or laptop OS operating on any desktop or laptop chip set and any combination of desktop or laptop hardware devices, I'm certain that Apple and Microsoft have options in the works that might surprise many of us that are not "industry insiders." Open source Linux versions have been pushing the envelope and setting an example for both Apple and MS to follow in terms of multi-platform desktop and laptop computing - although many LInux versions have much to be desired in terms of reaching the total user friendliness and ease of use at which the the larger, established companies have arrived. As long as you have to use a command line interface for anything - such as getting a printer installed or achieving Internet access - Linux will remain 2nd rate. I know . . . there are lots of techies who love command line - well, I tired of it long ago with MS DOS and rarely use Apple Script or Terminal because I have other things to do that are much more interesting and rewarding.
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