[NTLUG:Discuss] Mac v. Linux

[Jim Goode]

I offer the following opinion to this discussion. I have used many types
of hardware and software (IBM mainframe, Sun OS and Sun Solaris, Mac,
Windows, AIX, HP, DEC, and Linux) in my career and always found the Mac
OS to be the most intuitive for non-geek users (my own immediate family
included). People who like command line processing, or who really like
digging into the internals of an OS, generally choose non-Mac systems.

When I worked for a very large IT corporation (100,000+ employees), our
rule of thumb at that time was that editors, graphic artists and
managers used Mac desktops and the rest of the population used Windows
desktops. We primarily used mainframe and Unix midrange servers to
support these users. Macs had the best graphic and editing software and
were almost impossible for non-technical users to screw up. I think
that's still pretty much true today.

The Mac scene has experienced a pretty big change with Mac OS X
(pronounced Mac OS Ten) because it is a Unix operating system. Their
migration to Intel chips may help lower the cost of Macs which should be
good for all computer OS competition. When it comes to desktop
computers, I believe that most users in the business world are looking
for a reasonably priced computer that supports their day-to-day work
environment without forcing them to have to become total computer experts.

I currently use Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms to test our products
on a daily basis and I believe, quite honestly, that each one will
continue to provide a benefit to the user community for many years to
come. It will be fun to see how the Mac switch to Intel chips plays out.

Jim

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Andrew Brown wrote:

>Well the hoopla is a hoopin' over the Mac to Intel move. Been reading some 
>articles today about how this may impact Linux. Some of the "pundents" seem 
>to see this as more a challenge to Linux than to MS as Mac OS is the "best of 
>breed" Unix system. 
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>Now I have used Mac ever so lightly and as such I cannot directly speak to 
>this as fact or fiction, but would love to read some input from "actual" 
>users on how this may impact Linux.
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>Thoughts and insight are appreciated!
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>AB
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