MAC vs PC vs Linux

**Jun aka Pekto** · April 4th, 2007 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by ess

LOL!

Same here.

Once I stayed away from Mac forums, buying a Mac got easier. I got sick of zealots in those forums worshiping in the Altar Of Mac. Don't get me wrong, I like Macs. But, I often ended up saying, "Get a life. It's just a computer" to those people.

Add: I obviously let loose a lot of pent-up rage against these zealots. Ahhh. I feel much better now

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**mikmik316** · April 4th, 2007 10:18 PM

i-license lang ng Apple ang Mac OS sa ibang vendors, sigurado yang ang magiging number 1 over time... PERO It's the brand exclusivity and value Apple is focusing on and not on the mass market...

**A121** · April 5th, 2007 10:37 AM

mac

tripple boot ftw!

runs windows
runs mac os
runs linux

**Jun aka Pekto** · April 5th, 2007 01:50 PM

Also, make sure it's Mac vs PC vs Linux on the thread title. Even the mere spelling of Mac pisses off the zealots....sheeesh. *me shakes head (at them)*

**roninblade** · April 5th, 2007 03:36 PM

di ba dapat Mac vs Windows vs Linux because *NIXs also runs on PCs.
yan isa sa hindi ko gusto sa Mac users always generalizing PCs as a Windows machine.

**Jun aka Pekto** · April 5th, 2007 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by roninblade

di ba dapat Mac vs Windows vs Linux because *NIXs also runs on PCs.
yan isa sa hindi ko gusto sa Mac users always generalizing PCs as a Windows machine.

Yup. I thought about mentioning that too. But, meh. Too trivial. Even that last post of mine was pushing it....waste of keystrokes.

**cutedoc** · April 5th, 2007 04:00 PM

im a mac user, appreciate it very much=)

**Jun aka Pekto** · April 5th, 2007 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by cutedoc

im a mac user, appreciate it very much=)

Please don't turn into a zealot, it would really hurt me.....

**roninblade** · April 5th, 2007 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Jun aka Pekto

Yup. I thought about mentioning that too. But, meh. Too trivial. Even that last post of mine was pushing it....waste of keystrokes.

i dont think its too trivial, PC is hardware and we're talking about operating systems. maybe im just being too anal.

**Jun aka Pekto** · April 5th, 2007 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by roninblade

i dont think its too trivial, PC is hardware and we're talking about operating systems. maybe im just being too anal.

Oh no. You're fine. It's just that having Mac, pc, and Linux in the same sentence have a tendency to degenerate into mud-slinging. Thank goodness it hasn't happened here. You can say I'm more than a little weary of it.

Add: I probably knocked Linux a bit harder because I am somewhat frustrated at the very tiny numbers of decent commercial software. Of course, the very nature of Linux (free) makes the likelihood of more commercial apps very unlikely. Open Office is one of the exceptions. I like it enough that I can give up MS Office for home use. But, I want to see equivalents in: video-editing, cd/dvd burning as full-featured as those from Roxio and Ahead, and maybe a couple more software categories. If I can get those for Linux, I'd be using Linux a lot, lot more. That's not to say I don't get excited about Linux. Beryl's got me giddy with anticipation.

Mac.... Not really much to knock except the zealots and maybe high prices for the top of the line models. Great hardware, great software, great integration. We'll be replacing our daughter's iBook and G4 Mini soon. It's just a matter of which one. It's down to the Core 2 Duo MacBook or 17" iMac.

Windows.... it's both great and bad. I game on the pc. That makes Windows necessary. I do more (home) video-editing on the pc than the Mac, plus I find survivability in Windows is easier than what non-Windows zealots would lead me to believe.