[wuug-list] [wuug-forum] strangeseraph: Re: Introductions

[Alan P. Laudicina]

I have to say:

Macs are pretty amazing.

They're just so overpriced.  $1200 base, and they're INTEL arch now!
What gives?  I recently bought a nice dual core machine for under $700.
 The same configuration on a mac would have easily cost upward of two grand.

And the educational discount is a mere $50.  Way to knock down the price
for students, guys.

Matthew Johnston wrote:
> I have a question for the group.  This might come-off as Mac-bashing but it
> is not.  I am just curious.
> 
> I know that the applications for video and audio production are superb and
> second to none on the Mac platform, so I am not talking about that segment
> of the population.
> 
> Why would anybody want to buy a Mac? Or even moreso a Mac laptop?
> 
> The parts are not easily upgradeable.
> They seem designed more as a fashion statement then a tool.
> You have a price-premium over generic PC parts.
> There are fewer apps available for Mac then Windows.
> In an office environment the Mac does not integrate as well/easy as Windows
> in an Active-directory network.
> Why would you pay-more to get less?
> I have heard that it is easier for somebody who has never used a computer
> before to "get-things-done" on a Mac but I don't believe that; I have had a
> hard time just trying to find the power-button on some Macs.
> 
> I am very-much a "Use the right tool for the job!" kind of guy, and aside
> from the above-mentioned audio-video portion, I cannot think of any good
> uses for a Mac.  I use Linux as my workstation, Linux & BSD's on my
> firewalls, Linux and Windows on my servers (depending on their role), so as
> you can see I am not married to one OS.
> 
> I just don't get it.  Part of my problem is that part of me wants to buy a
> Macbook Pro, and I cannot shake feeling.
> I like to 'get under the hood' of my Operating systems.  I use Fluxbox, I
> like to hack away at little linux apps/programs, I like to get my hands
> dirty.  I think that is why I dislike Macs in the first place.  They make it
> so hard to even get at the good stuff.
> 
> Please educate me.
>