[aklug] Re: How You Know When It?s Time to Switch to Linux

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:34:23PM -0800, Christopher Howard wrote:
> On 10/25/2011 08:09 PM, Jeremy Austin wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Jim Gribbin<jimgribbin@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Don't know how I missed this (nearly a year ago), but I don't remember
> >> anyone else posting this ...
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/214929/how_you_know_when_its_time_to_switch_to_linux.html
> >
> >
> > <flamebait> Where's the equivalent article for Mac users?</bait>
> >
> > jermudgeon
> >
> >
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> How You Know When It's Time to Switch To Linux
>
> 1. You're tired of porting all the Linux programs you really want over
> to your Mac.
>
> 2. You're tired of seeing a smiley face instead of an error message
> every time your Mac crashes.
>
> 3. You're tired of supporting an operating system vendor that uses all
> your BSD code but never gives anything back.
>
> 4. You're tired of supporting an operating system vendor who won't
> support royalty free (WebM) or patent free (Vorbis) web video.
>
> 5. You're tired of buying "approved" hardware at a higher price.
>
> 6. You're tired of having a Windows PC so that you can play all the
> commercial games you can't play on your Mac.
>
> 7. You realized that the Macintosh operating system isn't the only
> operating system that can do multimedia editing and graphics design.
>
> 8. You realized that you could exactly duplicate the MacOSX desktop
> design and themes on about six different Linux desktop environments.
>
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> theologia.indicium.us

Good start at shoveling Mac FUD ...

And, it's still a Mac ... and, not even something edible like a BigMac ;)

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