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Brian
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 Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject: A Windows guy finds a lot to like about the new Mini |
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A Windows guy finds a lot to like about the new Mini
"A reader recently referred to her past life as a Mac user by saying she had gone to "the dark side." Meanwhile, in an otherwise serious online tract outlining the advantages Macs have over PCs, people who use Windows-based computers are referred to as "evil."
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bani
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The Mini hardware is cute, but speaking as a software developer, OSX drives me nuts.
It's like using a computer with training wheels on, and you can't take them off.  |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| bani wrote: | The Mini hardware is cute, but speaking as a software developer, OSX drives me nuts.
It's like using a computer with training wheels on, and you can't take them off. |
Explain.
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Just becasue things look "pretty" doesn't mean they are not powerful. How can the Unix command line ever be seen as a toy?
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I'll second Mavherzog...explain!
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