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Re: Why do I need to run Linux again? Seriously

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The Natural Philosopher stated in post iofbvo$oil$1@news.albasani.net on
4/17/11 11:36 AM:

> Snit wrote:
>> The Natural Philosopher stated in post iofb3q$m5o$1@news.albasani.net on
>> 4/17/11 11:21 AM:
>> 
>>> Snit wrote:
>>>> The Natural Philosopher stated in post iof69c$a8o$1@news.albasani.net on
>>>> 4/17/11 9:59 AM:
>>>> 
>>>>> Snit wrote:
>>>>>> The Natural Philosopher stated in post ioemh0$7p2$1@news.albasani.net on
>>>>>> 4/17/11 5:30 AM:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Yeah, it's pretty convoluted sometimes.  You'd think Apple could come
>>>>>>>> to grips with its user-interface issues.  Isn't that what they are
>>>>>>>> "famous" for?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> No, they are famous for selling over priced overstyled rubbish to
>>>>>>> gullible people with more money than sense :-)
>>>>>> If you can find a system that serves my needs better than an iMac for a
>>>>>> lower price, I would jump ship with my next purchase.  Happily.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> No one is trying to sell you anything.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You cant sell Linux. Its free :-)
>>>> Sure you can sell Linux... people do.
>>>> 
>>>> In any case, if you think it would serve my needs better, I would love to
>>>> hear how.  I can give you a list of some of the common things I do if you
>>>> want... including some of the benefits that allow me to be more efficient
>>>> and productive than most people on their computers.  And some tools I do
>>>> not
>>>> use (which others find valuable).
>>>> 
>>> Good try, but I just KNOW the tools you use will be mac specific..and
>>> you  just cant do without them :-)
>> 
>> In other words: you know you cannot meet my needs better with a system that
>> costs less than what I paid - excellent.  The idea that my Mac is overpriced
>> has been tossed out the window.  I agree.
>> 
>> 
> In other words I know when I am being trolled.

You made a claim. I called you on it.

And now you say you are being trolled.

Seriously, my needs are not that uncommon:

* Web development with top of the line tools such as Photoshop and
Dreamweaver.

* The ability to write papers (and receive papers) in fairly strict APA
formats (or college-specific modifications of same) in DOC/DOCX format.

* Making screencasts with a tool which allows for things such as
post-processing changes of the mouse pointer.

Of course, there are also all sorts of things I want to be done as well as
they are done on my current system, so a tool like Tofu is a must (a tool to
make reading on screen easier and better) and something that allows me to
easily find where a file is on my system (such as the path indicator of the
OS X title bar), something that allows me to drag open windows as their icon
(so I can attach a current file to email very easily, for example), etc.  I
also make good use of PDF Services (which is a lot more than just print to
PDF), Automator, dragging to open and save dialogs to point them to where I
want, etc.  

Not saying a replacement environment has to have those exact things - but
things that work *as well* for helping its users' efficiency.  And it is
important that this be done with a reasonably well designed and coordinated
UI throughout the system - to not have that reduces efficiency and increases
the chance of errors.

And, yes, I do think the OS X environment does this better than any other
environment... and hence why Macs are well worth the money.  Add to that the
fact that in comparisons, Macs cost about the same as other similar
systems... plus they have those benefits.  That are a bargain.


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