Re: I've thought better of Linux



Ulrich Hobelmann wrote:
> Greg Menke wrote:
> > Show me an OS that "just works" and I'll show you the deed to the
> > Brooklyn Bridge that I have.
>
> Preinstalled Win XP just works, except for the usual weird Windows
> problems that pop up once in a while. Mac OS X on a Mac just
> works. Most "normal" hardware does, too. Don't expect to run
> exotic, proprietary stuff with it (or ooold stuff).
>
> --
> Don't let school interfere with your education. -- Mark Twain

I installed Debian Sarge on my machine and it "just work" I can play
movie, DVD, play game, listen to OGG, use CMUCL, Emacs, Evolution,
GnuCash, OpenOffice. At 0$ dollar. Only problem I have is with using my
Thai language on some application. But that's normal, if the program
wasn't supporting unicode then it won't work even though it's Windows
program.

MacOS only run on one architecture, a Mac. MacOS, come preinstalled on
its vendor's hardware know what hardward they are using, it will be so
stupid if they are not the one getting it work right the first time.

Windows or Linux doesn't get to choose what hardware it was installed
in. So yes MacOS could win the "Just Work" test.
It's like "A car comes in any color you want as long as it's black"
"MacOS just work pre-installed as long as it's installed on Mac machine
it was designed for"

.

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