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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms |
| Date | 2017-03-07 14:45 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <ei7vblFo1hvU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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Cross-posted to 4 groups.
On 2017-03-07, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote: > On 2017-03-07 07:57, Peter Köhlmann wrote: >> Alan Browne wrote: >> >>> There are two kinds of Linux users: >>> >>> - those running or developing servers, databases, embedded systems, >>> supercomputers and the like: run and developed by wise men. >>> >>> - those running apps via a hodgepodge of disparate, poorly integrtated >>> and ugly desktop environments that are not supported by actual, useful >>> productivity tools: these are embraced by penny wise fools. >>> >>> This is clearly borne out by the massive number of Linux servers, >>> databases, embedded and the like Linux installations and the paltry >>> proportion of Linux desktops out there v. Windows (of all thing$s) and >>> Mac OS. >>> >>> Linux has been stagnant for a decade - about 2% or less of all desktop >>> environments exposed to the web. Mac OS has been climbing steadily if >>> slowly for a current 11% or so. >>> >>> Of course there is the economic factor to consider - people with means >>> cannot afford free OS' such as Linux. Wastes too much time and doesn't >>> provide the productivity apps required to make a decent living. >>> >> >> Idiot > > Classic reply of the Linux fans. Can't stand the glare of truth. Especially poor Peter. You can almost see the fire coming out of his ears when he screams "Idiot!" at people. : D > If "free" Linux on low cost machines were so great, economics dictates > that it should overwhelm the market (such as Android has done and such > as Linux in the aforementioned server, database, embedded, etc. markets). > > It hasn't because the immense cost of "free" in the desktop arena. Yup. Linux has no unified UX strategy; it's a cluster fuck for desktop usage. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms "Wally" <wwally_5@sun.com> - 2017-03-06 07:36 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Martin Edwards <big_mart_98@yahoo.co.uk> - 2017-03-06 08:38 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-06 11:29 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-06 10:59 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-06 12:37 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-06 11:49 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-06 13:28 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Martin Edwards <big_mart_98@yahoo.co.uk> - 2017-03-07 08:25 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 07:48 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 13:57 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 08:18 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 08:13 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-03-07 09:44 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:00 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 14:45 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 08:52 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:00 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 09:19 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:48 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:54 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 11:29 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 17:44 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 13:11 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2017-03-07 18:14 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 12:32 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 10:51 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:11 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:32 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:45 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 21:57 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 23:08 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 14:13 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-08 00:14 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 15:33 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:22 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 17:40 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 23:41 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms "Greg" <greg.vance@once_gte.com> - 2017-03-10 05:07 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-10 09:33 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <anonymous@foto.nl1.torservers.net> - 2017-03-12 05:34 -0400
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 17:39 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 22:41 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:26 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <mix@mail.killinit.pw> - 2017-03-12 12:29 +0300
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <nobody@remailer.paranoici.org> - 2017-03-08 02:40 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:50 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 17:17 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 11:22 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 17:43 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 11:46 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 10:01 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 13:10 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 15:40 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 14:48 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 20:15 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 19:32 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:28 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:31 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:51 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 11:51 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:49 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:50 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 14:45 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 08:51 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:01 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:53 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 09:57 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 11:44 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 19:03 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 13:41 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 19:31 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:26 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:51 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 13:50 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 11:53 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:26 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:30 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 15:08 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:22 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:26 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:30 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:37 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:39 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 15:31 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:31 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 14:24 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:33 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 14:05 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 15:14 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 16:55 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:28 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:55 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:16 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 14:56 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 13:02 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 14:07 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 16:15 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-03-07 18:04 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 13:19 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:51 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-06 18:52 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms YK <xxxxx@dialme.com> - 2017-03-07 20:10 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2017-03-08 08:46 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-08 16:23 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-08 17:11 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Nathan Hale <nobody@remailer.org.uk> - 2017-03-10 01:28 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-10 09:30 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <anonymous@foto.nl1.torservers.net> - 2017-03-09 19:07 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2017-03-06 14:38 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-03-06 16:07 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-06 23:12 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <mix@mail.killinit.pw> - 2017-03-07 13:21 +0300
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 14:49 +0000
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