Re: OsX compared to Linux and BeOS

From: nntp_usr (urjunkhere_at_foobar.nit)
Date: 04/25/05

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    Jøhnny Fävòrítê (it means "halo, then resonate") wrote:

    > Tony Polson wrote:
    >> Which one should I go with? I know that Mac would cost me the most
    >> because of the proprietary hardware, but would the benefits outweigh
    >> the extra cost if I bought the Mac? Is OsX as stable as Linux and
    >> BeOS? Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
    >
    > not beos, that's for sure. that window of opportunity has already
    > closed.
    >
    > if you can stand linux, it would make an okay choice. personally i
    > couldn't. way too fiddly and difficult. every little thing required
    > editing a config file somewhere with tortured, impossible syntax. and
    > all the dependency issues. bleargh, not for me.
    >
    > so that leaves macosx. it's easy to set up and administrate. and yes,
    > it is very stable. i've been using it since 2001, and i've had only two
    > hard crashes in all that time, both years ago. every once in a great
    > while the finder will get confuzzled, but macosx restarts it, and
    > everything is fine again. definitely a good choice for those who cannot
    > in good conscience use microsoft products, which should be everybody, if
    > you ask me.
    On the other hand, doesn't Microsoft outright own about 50% of the Apple
    stocks available? You say tomato, I say tamahto.

    But yes, Macs are beautiful visually. Beauty could be an important winning
    attribute in the purchase of a Mac.

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