RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] reading through Apple's marketing speak.. .

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Yeah, and all those machines you priced run MacOS X and all of the
> wonderful iTools smashingly!

Probably do, considering they can run BSD, and MacOSX is BSD.

> The platform choice is not about money these days, and it's not about
> performance, either; PCs are cheaper (and relatively faster 
> for what you
> pay) and my computer can do anything I can throw at it, 
> quickly at that.

Considering how compatable the systems are getting, money is more important,
and thats why the prices are falling on both sides of the line.

> It's about your personal preference and the fact that you *have* a
> choice. 

Most people still believe they don't have a choice, or consider Dell vs
Gateway vs HP/Compaq a choice.  Besides, this is resuming a conversation
about the new line of Macs vs. the PC market.

> I like MacOS X.  Everything just works, and I don't have to
> futz with anything.  I hammer on ~200 Linux and IRIX workstations and

Almost like Windows.  A few things work, and you don't get to futz with
anything ;-)

> servers at least eight hours a day; when I go home, I want something
> that just works.  That's why I bought a Mac, that's why I 
> like MacOS X -
> it's *nix but you can completely forgo that part of you want to.  No
> goofing with drivers, no recompiling kernels, no patch sets to manage,
> no kludges to maintain, no IE6 or IIS vulnerabilities.  You pay more
> when you buy a Mac, but you get what you pay for, even if the
> price/performance ratio is kinda lame.  I prefer the Mac, that's just
> me.  Call me stupid for spending more money.  I'll pay for what works
> for me.

BTW, with MacOS X, are you logging in as root by default?  Thats the main
complaint about Lindows, and it got me wondering.
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