[TheForge] Computer question

[Demon Buddha]

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:52:32 -0800, Darrell <darrell@machinemaster.com> 
wrote:

> The only reason to get a Mac is if you are completely convinced you can't
> learn and have lots of money to through away.
> Also you can do better than a Del for less money.

	Ce?  You must be joking.  A G4/5 running Os/10 is a full blown UNIX
	box.  It so vastly outpaces a Winders box in terms of raw capability
	that it's almost embarrassing.  The M$ advantage lies in ubiquity and
	is the way to go for people who don't know shit from shinola.  How do
	you think Gates & Co. made it as far as they did in terms of market
	position?  They have a technically inferior product (in terms of design
	and implementation, most particularly in the OS) that is geared to
	the world of dumbasses.  M$ is one of the greatest marketing firms on
	the planet.  They understnad human nature better than any other similar
	company in the world and tailored their software to take the best 
advantage
	of that understanding while still offering adequate technical solutions. 
	Their work is one of keen genius in this respect, and while many of their
	technical approaches leave me queasy, their marketing acumen I admire 
	above all others.  But trying to compare a windows box with UNIX is
	ridiculous; it's apples and oranges... in this case, apples and windows.