On 2008-08-14, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> ____/ George on Thursday 14 August 2008 18:48 : \____
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>> In article <30497400.rlmkupHBJG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[deletia]
>>> Why Mac OS X Sucks and Linux Rocks
>>
>> Is it necessary to put down the competition to advocate for your own
>> position? As an OS X user (on my mac) and Ubuntu user (on my Dell) i
>> largely agree with your advocacy, but I consider myself a *nix user on
>> both platforms.
>
> Fair point.
>
> It's typically the BSD which I don't criticise much. As for Quicktime (worms),
> iTunes (DRM), iPhone (kill switches) and other rigid components, they are as
> user-hostile and harmful as Windows, at least in the long term, IMHO. The same
> goes for companies like Google and IBM... swapping 'masters' leaves you
> enslaved to software (and a vendor) that controls the users rather than just
> selling a product to them. There was another "devil" before Microsoft. We
> don't want to just replace Microsoft with another malicious tyrant, do we?
I dunno.
It seems like most tyrants at least can build a better mousetrap.
Microsoft is not just a monopoly but a lousy one.
IBM? Apple? AT&T? Google?
At least there you get something for your trouble.
Although that's the problem with tyrants. They are seldom enlightened.
> (no, not necessarily Apple, either)
>
> The FSF relies on no single company. They realise they can be betrayed and
> companies operate with other interests in mind. Collaborations like that which
> you find around Linux (the kernel) is a positive example of how things can and
> should be done. It doesn't stifle competition or slow down advancement.
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