Re: Apple requires too much money and sacrifice of control

In article <ti5stjdi99vtftupq0mumtdpb7hl037p9t@4ax.com>,
 Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> wrote:
 

Linux is fun if you like to tinker with OSes.   Windows is fine if you
need it for work.   Macs are easy to use and fit right in with iPhones
and iPads.
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But in general, most people have no real use for "computers" these days. 
A phone and a maybe tablet are really all most people need for personal,
every day use.
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So arguing about "how good (Linux/Mac/Windows) really is" is an argument
that is years out of date.
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"I promise you Linux is better than people think" does not matter.  No
one today cares.   I promise you that a Beta VCR was better than a VHS
VCR.

 
 
If you don't want to learn anything, I get it.

Actually, there is nothing else that I need to know.   I have been
using/running/programming computers since before you were born.
 
These days I just want them to work.   I am no longer interested in
compiling the kernel to add a driver for a Microsoft Bus Mouse.

Yes, I actually did that in 1988 or so.  On Slackware Linux I think.  
Or maybe it was Coherent Unix.   

It's all just a Bad Memory now.