[TurboGears] Re: [OT] What is it with Macs?

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:17:05 -0800

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/03/22/vista-microsoft-ballmer_cz_dl_0322microsoft.html
"Having Things Work" just couldn't help myself. Using Windows makes me sad, using J2EE make me mad, using Windows with J2EE make me evil. Using Unix make me happy, using TG is uber fun, Unix + TG now that is a party.

On 3/24/06, Robin Haswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I think that's probably the case - although I wouldn't undervalue
Windows so quickly! I'd rather slice my eyeballs than try to work on
Windows, but for home-land stuff like playing games, watching DVDs,
showing galleries to mates, 3D work and generally Having Things Work you
just can't beat it.

I'd never consider not having a Windows machine (and it will probably be
my most powerful). But only one.

-Rob

ajones wrote:
> This is one area where I think pope paul is getting it wrong. According
> to his logic linux would be the predominant operating system because
> that is what everyone was hacking on ~10 years ago. I think the rise of
> CS as a moneymaking profession has negated any value  there was in this
> method of estimating what the future of computing will be.
>
> Macs are an awesome substitute for windows when you want something
> approaching the power of linux without trading support for your
> favorite programs. That the OS environment is well designed is a bonus,
> all the pretty and sparkle even more so. In the end it beats running
> windows if that choice is open to you.
>
>

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