On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 07:02:09 +0800 "frankie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip> > I am so sick of crashes and sh!t, and the crap M$ are handing out to > people to blind or stupid to realise that what they have been handed is > brown, mushy and doesn't smell that hot.. > > If they think they are in trouble now, wait till they crush their own > illusion that people own their windows operating system by introducing > their subscription model as their main license.. > > then people will flock to *nix and macs like never before... > > I desperatly want that to happen, because once all the commercial > companies start releasing their versions for linux (and driver support > etc.) then the freefall will begin.. the masses will swarm linux and by > then it will be more intuitative then ever and people will be saying > "Bill who???" > > anyway, enough raving, I've gone and stayed up all night again surfing > the net.. time for bed. > > rgds > > frank I watched Steve Jobs keynote address from Mac World in streaming mpeg4 with AAC audio on QuickTime 6, and if it hadn't been for the eye candy, I could have sworn I was watching an M$ show. The new Mac business model looks a lot like the M$ model--moving to subscription services (that were once free). I guess Mac OSX users are especially pissed that they will have to pay full price for Jaguar (or, Jagwire as Steve says). To stay current with Mac OS would have involved several pricey upgrades in a short time. I was seriously considering buying a Mac until I watched his address. Sure, OSX looks cool, but I have a feeling there are a lot of hidden costs waiting down the road. I'm really happy with Mandrake Linux, and you can't beat the price and the support community. I wouldn't even be surprised to see the Mac fanatics defect at some point. Cheers, Todd -- Todd Slater Not currently listening to tunes There is no human reason why a child should not admire and emulate his teacher's ability to do sums, rather than the village bum's ability to whittle sticks and smoke cigarettes. The reason why the child does not is plain enough - the bum has put himself on an equality with him and the teacher has not. (Floyd Dell)
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