I that makes us an environmentally friendly group since we all seem to keep
our macs way longer than most ... and I think it's true that mac users in
general keep their computers longer than windoze users.
Larry
--- Gerald Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry, got to echo Peter's view. Operating Systems (like small
> children) should be seen and not heard. Logically, there is no a priori
> reason to believe that newer is better. Experientially, there is ample
> evidence that newer, being more complicated, is often worse. The makers
> of OSs (like Apple) have taken on the job of flogging us new versions -
> which we don't really need - at regular intervals, in order to generate
> business revenue. What we might need - and probably would pay happily
> for - is new or improved applications which are compatible with our
> existing operating systems and equipment. But that's not the commercial
> game at the moment.
>
> Long-term, the present cycle of upgrade software, upgrade hardware is
> not sustainable. I mean literally not sustainable, in the environmental
> sense. On a finite planet, you can't keep on for ever trashing stuff
> which works. But it will be a while before this harsh environmental
> reality overcomes the present and unsustainable global economic model.
> Personally I think we'll have killed ourselves by killing our
> environment before that happens, which will mean another species gets
> its turn. Nanobots, maybe.
>
> GWW
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