Re: [arch-general] Archlinux is for everyone

2011-07-09 Thread Madhurya Kakati
Same case here in India. We buy, suppose a lenovo laptop(standard config - core i3, 15" LCD, 2GB RAM, 160 GB HDD), for 35,000 INR. However the price of the lowest apple laptop is about 65,000 INR (with student discounts). So the number of Apple laptops used is very low. Also I have never touche

Re: [arch-general] Archlinux is for everyone

2011-07-09 Thread Mauro Santos
On 09-07-2011 18:15, Yaro Kasear wrote: > The macs are a disgrace. Why should mid-range PCs be priced like top-of-the- > line gaming rigs? Because they are imagical, they have the wifis and the bigger GBs and dont forget the apps. Just don't hold it iwrong :p -- Mauro Santos

Re: [arch-general] Archlinux is for everyone

2011-07-09 Thread Vic Demuzere
On 9 July 2011 19:15, Yaro Kasear wrote: > The macs are a disgrace. Why should mid-range PCs be priced like top-of-the- > line gaming rigs? > As long as people are prepared to pay for it, why not? I'd never pay that much for a mid-range PC, but some people do. As long as we have the choice not to

Re: [arch-general] Archlinux is for everyone

2011-07-09 Thread dmbuce
On 07/09/2011 12:15 PM, Yaro Kasear wrote: On Saturday, July 09, 2011 01:11:22 PM Kyle wrote: Apple devices stopped looking appealing to me when people around me started getting them and I found out how much control Apple has over what people do with their devices, especially i-devices, iPod, iP

Re: [arch-general] Archlinux is for everyone

2011-07-09 Thread Yaro Kasear
On Saturday, July 09, 2011 01:11:22 PM Kyle wrote: > Apple devices stopped looking appealing to me when people around me > started getting them and I found out how much control Apple has over > what people do with their devices, especially i-devices, iPod, iPad, > iPhone, etc. And now that they hav

Re: [arch-general] Archlinux is for everyone

2011-07-09 Thread Kyle
Apple devices stopped looking appealing to me when people around me started getting them and I found out how much control Apple has over what people do with their devices, especially i-devices, iPod, iPad, iPhone, etc. And now that they have brought their twisted concept of an app store to MacO