[Tfug] Steve Jobs has passed away

[Jim Secan]

On Oct 11, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Bender wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Secan" <jim at nwra.com>
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] Steve Jobs has passed away
> 
>> Tried to weigh in earlier but the TFUG server thought I was spam (maybe it knows something I don't?).  Anyway, I am very much like this unnamed guy who lives on a Mac and works on Linux.  After years of despairing over the Linux desktop (no flames, just a fact) I jumped from Windoze to Mac for my desktop around 2004 or so and have not regretted it.  I still do my heavy-lifting on Linux boxes, mainly because that's all command-line stuff and I'm too lazy to port over to Mac (slight shell differences and needing to recompile all my codes).  With VMWare, I am starting to run everything on my Mac hardware, which is proving to be a lot more reliable than PC boxes (which I buy from a local-area build-to-spec shop).  Yes, there are problems on Macs, and sometimes the "Apple knows best" design approach of hiding what's going on is annoying and can get in the way, but it more-often-than-not does indeed "just work" out of the box.
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> One thing I might add: To compare reliability of boxes built by a local-area build-to-spec shop with factory built chinese (Foxconn grade) hardware seems somewhat off-kilter.
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My point about comparing to build-to-spec boxes was exactly your point (I think).  Even using good PC hardware (not the best rabid-gamer Alienware quality, but better than "Foxconn grade") the Mac is more reliable.  Again, not perfect, but better.

Jim
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