Mac and Ubuntu?
February 26th, 2007[ Linux ]
An old post of Steve’s about related to OS X users jumping to Ubuntu. Steve pretty much sums up why I have no current plans to become a mac user…
“The reason that Mark and Cory are moving to Ubuntu is that they are uncomfortable with Apple’s use of closed-source, proprietary formats. Cory in particular seems to have a real problem with corporate invasiveness, closed formats, and DRM.
The Mac has never pretended to be anything other than closed and proprietary. Lots of people like to say that the Mac would be the dominant platform today if they had only licensed the Mac OS. Lots and lots of people really wish they could knock together a box of parts and run OS X. This isn’t even touching on the fact that Apple software isn’t open source. The Apple box is, more or less, a closed loop. You’re in or you’re out.”
Ok I really didn’t mean to just swipe Steve’s entire post but he does such a great job summing it up…
“Finally, people switching away from OS X is a good thing, more or less. Sure, Mac users Apple to gain as much market share as possible but ultimately, people switching away is an indication that the OS competition isn’t just between Apple and Microsoft. If Vista kicks ass and Mac users start bleeding over to Ubuntu or another flavour of Linux, you better believe that OS X will become better than it is. It may even become a more open system if the Apple marketing wonks figure that that’s the best way to keep users.
Please relax folks. The canaries aren’t dead on the bottom of the cage, they’ve just flown the coop.”