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Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs

From "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs
Date 2016-10-22 17:15 -0500
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On 10-21-2016 20:45, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2016-10-22, Happy.Hobo <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> wrote:
>> On 10-21-2016 03:58, Lewis wrote:
>>> Seems rather unlikely. I can't remember the last linux software I saw
>>> that wouldn't run natively on the Mac.
>>
>> I can remember several that I've had to recompile
>
> "Oh, the HORROR! I actually had to *compile* something! This isn't the
> Linux I know and love!!", said no true Linux user ever. Get fucking
> real. The FACT remains: most popular *nix software runs natively on
> macOS (many with native compiled binaries). There's little need for most
> of us to run Linux when we already have macOS.

Are you making the irrational assumption that I was complaining,
or just looking for something to shout about?

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Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than  PCs Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-10-20 12:58 -0700
  Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than  PCs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-20 20:11 +0000
  Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-20 16:13 -0400
    Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-20 20:14 +0000
      Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-20 16:18 -0400
        Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-20 20:28 +0000
          Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-20 16:39 -0400
        Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs cb <cb@aol.com> - 2016-10-22 03:59 +0200
          Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-21 22:07 -0400
            Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs cb <cb@aol.com> - 2016-10-22 04:14 +0200
          Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-21 22:10 -0400
    Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-21 08:58 +0000
      Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-21 20:34 -0500
        Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-22 01:45 +0000
          Re: [OT] Debate over: IBM confirms that Macs are less expensive than PCs "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-22 17:15 -0500

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