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Re: Apple feels the squeeze from Linux

  • Subject: Re: Apple feels the squeeze from Linux
  • From: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 05:00:37 GMT
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Road Runner High Speed Online http://www.rr.com
  • References: <pan.2005.12.05.00.18.34.755709@windows.os> <43925042.7010003@texeme.com> <pan.2005.12.04.03.42.29.268356@nomail.com> <dmtp49$tq1$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk>
  • User-agent: Pan/0.14.2 (This is not a psychotic episode. It's a cleansing moment of clarity.)
  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:1059143
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 03:52:47 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> __/ [Rick] on Sunday 04 December 2005 03:42 \__
> 
>> On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 18:11:14 -0800, John Bailo wrote:
>> 
>>> Malware Magnet wrote:
>>> 
>>>> "There can be no assurance software developers will continue to
>>>> develop software for Mac OS X, the Company's operating system, on a
>>>> timely basis or at all," the firm said.
>>> 
>>> Translation:
>>> 
>>> "Did you think we were still a computer company?  No, we sell portable
>>> transistor radios..."
>> 
>> ... really? what are they called?
> 
> ByePod.

No such product.

> 
> Apple might sooner or later lose avid users due to Linux. 

It might. It might not. It might also peacefullt co-exist.

> Having enabled
> KDE translucency and shadow casting yesterday, I am convinced that the
> glitter of Mac OS X will not keep it alive for long.

Glitter is not what keeps Apple alive.

> 
> Take a glimpse...
> 
> http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=28612
> 
> KDE: isn't she a beauty? Has anybody noticed the sheer amount of styles,
> themes and extentions on kde-look.org recently? 

I've seen it. I use KDe on my desktop.

> That's the power of contribution from third parties or volunteers.

Yes? So?



-- 
Rick


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