Comment Re:Tired of linux? (Score 1) 664
You say Mac OS X would not be there today if not for Linux and BSD - you are right.
This is the one thing that bugs me about Apple. They don't acknowledge these communities even though they are built upon them. For instance, they give out a free iTunes player for Windows but not Linux. That could simply be a market share decision. So too could be the reasons behind the lack of an "approved" quicktime player for Linux.
I often am tempted to buy a PowerBook and live part of my digital day in a Mac world, but this seemingly minor approach by Apple always turns me off and dampens my enthusiasm.
I often appears that on good way for Apple to get the OSS community on board would be to acknowledge that community.
This is the one thing that bugs me about Apple. They don't acknowledge these communities even though they are built upon them. For instance, they give out a free iTunes player for Windows but not Linux. That could simply be a market share decision. So too could be the reasons behind the lack of an "approved" quicktime player for Linux.
I often am tempted to buy a PowerBook and live part of my digital day in a Mac world, but this seemingly minor approach by Apple always turns me off and dampens my enthusiasm.
I often appears that on good way for Apple to get the OSS community on board would be to acknowledge that community.
