On Oct 17, 2007, at 9:33 PM, andrelst wrote: > > Cocoy, > > Just a clarification, MAC OS X 10.0 to 10.4 are "unix like" which is > the same with Linux. MAC OS X 10.5 "Leopard" which will come out > officially next week,is the one certified to be called a true UNIX OS > on the line, joining the ranks of Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, etc. both on > the Desktop and Server space. By next week, I can proclaim that Unix > is *easier* than windows on the Desktop. :) > > And since using OS X since last year, IMHO, it is currently indeed the > best desktop OS compared to Linux and Windows. >
Exactly. > The thing with Linux for the desktop is it's average to above average > compared to OSX/Windows. And the reason for this? Not one company > except Ubuntu is serious on the Desktop market. Others like Redhat > only do half hearted attempt to do it. Almost all are focusing on the > server OS space. > i agree. i think Ubuntu is serious but not serious enough about going for the desktop. i haven't seen the latest ubuntu... the last one i played with for a bit was in April, i'd say it is at that usability level of windows 2000 going to xp, just don't go into the consumer- level space of game playing (and there are great games on linux like Scorched 3d and solarwolf). i haven't seen anywone play quake or unreal tournament on linux, but i know it works. i think RH is half-hearted because they couldn't get money from desktop users way back when, which is part of the reason why linux for the desktop consumer user is years behind OS X and i venture to say, WIndows XP. Most distros are really after the business market, whereas Apple is after the consumer market so they each approach things differently as well. And i think part of the reason is also more into business than technology right now--- it would be futile to go head-to-head with Microsoft, not without more money and not with a clear design intention to go after the grandma market and not knowing that such a war would take considerable amount of money and it might not be "winnable". Linux can also excel at the next generation consumer electronics devices that is if someone would be serious enough to go for it because I fear it will go the same route as Linux for the Desktop. ------------------ Cocoy "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware." --Alan Kay _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
