Comment Oblig car analogy (Score 1, Insightful) 132
You guys keep working on that. Meanwhile Apple will continue selling millions more Macbooks and Mac Pro's to hard core developers, scientists and engineers who have work to do and need a computer to get it done with.
- Apple: sportscar; moves you around quick and looks good while you do it. Useful for a lot of personal tasks.
- Windows: suv; a bit bloated and gas guzzling but reliable for basic user-level grunt work.
- Linux: truck; From tractor-trailer on down to pickup truck, great at heavy lifting but it has to be fairly stripped down (e.g., android) in order to do useful user-level work. Most people wouldn't use the heavy versions of it, but for those of us who need it, it is indispensable.