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# no
people should should inspire a sense of involvement and community, not operating systems. And I should know, I live my days and nights developing in Linux, so I have an idea about zealotry.

Mac OS.. recently became a grown up operating system, really quite nice, unfortunately tied to overpriced hardware.

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(I helped save b3ta! slight yoinks!, Tue 9 Mar 2004, 2:29, archived)
# hmmmmmm... i'm getting a laptop for uni in the summer and i plan to get a yellow dog linux powerbook
to go with my linux/W2K dual boot

personally i like both linux and OS X because using either you feel like there are people around who are willing to give you a hand with stuff when you slip up and also because with either you feel you are using a powerful tool

i don't dislike windows at all, it just doesn't inspire any emotional involvement from me
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Tue 9 Mar 2004, 2:34, archived)
# fair
:)

I get very wound up by a lot of Mac users because, in my experience, they tend to be non-technical, but very fond of quoting Apple propaganda about how massively superior the Mac is to everything else..

I know that's unrelated, but hints of Mac zealotry have a tendency to set me off ;)

[edit: and good night!]
(I helped save b3ta! slight yoinks!, Tue 9 Mar 2004, 2:38, archived)
# yeah it does tend to get some people into fanboy mode
but mac OS X really is rather nice and rater well put together


anyway, night night
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Tue 9 Mar 2004, 2:45, archived)