On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 03:36:32PM -0600, Grant Robinson wrote:
> 
> I've always found it somewhat humorous that people buy Apple laptops
> purely to run Linux.  Buying an Apple machine purely to run Linux is
> like buying a Maserati and putting in a home-built block V8, or
> ripping out the Italian Leather seats to put in crocheted bench seats.
> The only thing sillier is buying an Apple laptop to run Windows.
> That's like taking your Maserati and putting in the interior of a Ford
> Pinto and the engine of a Geo. :)
> 

Are you trying to say that Mac OS X is decidedly better than Linux?  You
must be joking.  I like OS X pretty well, but it has a number of
significant weaknesses.  I hate Windows, but I'm willing to admit that
it is better than Linux and Mac OS X for many people.

If I use my car for commuting, I shouldn't get a semi truck.  If I'm
trying to ship goods, your Maserati is almost completely useless.

Use what does what you need or want.  For me that almost always means
use Linux, sometimes means use OS X, and occasionally means use Windows.

P.S.  One time in high school I mentioned to a co-worker that I had
converted someone to Linux.  His response was, "Don't you have more
important things to convert people to?"  He was kidding, but it's a good
point.

-- 
Andrew McNabb
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