On 9/26/07, joseph harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Why do I run a Mac? Because it combines the best of Unix/Linux > security and functionality with hardware and multimedia (mpg, > swf, ppt, pdf, etc.) With the Mac everything works out of the > box. With Linux almost everything works out of the box, except > the one, two or > three things you really NEED to work, and with that you have to > have root canal before it DOES work (but it will eventually if > you fight with it long enough!) > > "It is nice to have a common platform that other share. Your BMW > is just like the other guy's BMW so it is easy to get help. With > Linux, there are a million varieties and everyone has different > hardware. You have two Linux users and three opinions! > Much of what he says is unexceptional. Mac is a dependable proprietary, sealed platform. That's it strength and weakness.
If we want to use his car analogy, its got a BMW price but it really is a Mini Cooper. That makes it better than a Redmond Yugo but not as good as a handcrafted machine. There's a lot of glitz, good press and it makes a great vvrrrroooooommmm. But for the price difference most people will take the Yugo since it too does work out of the box right until it falls apart and then you can replace it easily. And if you want a real high performance machine you will custom build either yourself or someone else. You don't see niche cars in fleets either just like you don't see Mac office networks. Macs show up in offices as specialty machines, like they do in print shops for some graphics work. But you only rarely see them as desktops. They aren't built for it. Scot Finney just had an interesting piece on this very subject in his newsletter: http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/93.htm#aapl In essence he argues that the very never-crack-the-case strength of a Mac won't work in the world of corporate IT. And setting up the servers just makes people shudder. Its just the same as most things: six of one half a dozen of the other. If you're not a game player the Mac is a good longer term value. Linux is an even better longer term choice if you want to do the work. And Windows will let demonstrate the blissfulness of ignorance. Personally, I do longer term with blissfulness. Sooner or later you gotta test the site in IE. drew ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [email protected] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
