| Mac Kerr wrote on Sat, 08 April 2006 15:01 |
Just because you don't need to be technically saavy doesn't mean you can't be.
Mac
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No argument there. It's just that the Apple adds seem to be aimed at the more artistic and less technical type of people. Apple's biggest claim has always been that you don't have to be a gear head to do what you want (implying that you do have to be a gear head to use Windows/PC). Can't blame people for getting the impression when Apple is doing everything in it's power to get this message across.
Personally, my Mac experience is really old and limited. I found the paternalistic attitude expressed in how Apple prevented you from seeing what is really going on in your machine to not be to my liking (I'm an engineer and I want to know what's that man is doing behind the curtain). Windows is going the same way for the same reasons and I hate it. Sure a closed box architecture makes for a more reliable system for the average user, but I do stuff with PC's that are not ordinary and I really need access to all the knobs. That's why my favorite OS for Intel architecture is QNX. QNX is Posix compliant, hard real time, has protected memory management and truly bullet proof performance. QNX is not an optimal choice for playing games or consumer apps, but it's perfect for what I do (plus it doesn't cost much more than WinXP anymore either).
Phil
