Apple feels the squeeze from Linux 6652

Ian Hilliard on Sunday 04 December 2005 20:50

Interesting break-down.

If you speak aboutgrowth-, then yes. The total number of users will not grow at such a high rate. I think it's a derivative of the pace of growth.

There is often the issue of over-customisation and lack of uniformity, which is the result of leniency and eager for individuality. As a practical instance, I would probably feel uncomfortable using somebody else's Linux workstation. The WM might differ, the mouse focus policy might differ, the menus are altogether different. Same with paths, control panels and basic applications like a text editor.

Ubuntu is getting nearer. *thumbs up*

I agree. Maybe distro buttemblers can learn a few lessons from Apple and make a Linux distribution that is adverse to "Linux as a platform for engineers". Ubuntu gets close as I said, yet I don't think a bootloader and kernel panic is what your 6-year-old needs to see when switching on the machine.

Good point made.

Roy

-- Roy S. Schestowitz Useless fact: Every polar bear is left-handed 2:50am up 5 days 0:17, 6 users, load average: 1.36, 1.04, 0.79