We Want You...Back
from the we've-changed-really-we-have dept
Apple is hoping that Mac OS X will help win back Mac users who went over to the Dark Side, as well as Windows users considering an XP upgrade. Mac OS X is a very capable OS and is holding its own against XP with reviewers. But, is Apple biting off more than it can chew by going after Windows users? It might be smarter to first go after a market that will be sold on the techology and create new software for the platform: Linux users. OS X is based on unix and so it's kind of like getting two computers in one OS. On one hand you have access to a full UNIX command line and can run most unix based apps, including x-window apps. On top of that, add a very well integrated GUI. The combination makes for one good looking unix workstation.
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hmm. the flaw there is..
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Apple had done what no other vendor to date has do
Having said that, I won't buy any more Apple products. Why? I do not trust management to deliver on promises.
Apple's pricing on hardware USED to be obscene, in comparison to the rest of the market. Today, it is just gross.
Another question: Why the Linux fixation? There are over 190+ products all claiming to be Linux. Why fixate on a VERY fragmented market....that of the Linux fork of the month club?
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People will be confused, because Linux is a kernel, it is NOT FreeBSD, it is NOT OpenBSD, it is NOT SCO or Solaris on X86.
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