Mac Mini January 14. 2005

Finally a Mac I can give my parents that will not cost me an arm and a leg! There is no excuse, now that Apple has released the Mac Mini everyone needs to move away from the evil-proprietary, virus and spyware ridden regime that is Microsoft. Pactice safe computing and help the World be a better place... Switch from Windows to something better!


David  Friday, January 14. 2005 @ 16:40
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Newsflash: Apple is nearly as "evil-proprietary", if not more, than Microsoft. Their niche market status is what has protected them from viruses and spyware.

but yes, definitely, Switch from Windows to something better! :-)
#1 Justin (Homepage) on 2005-01-14 18:24 (Reply)
PS- calling Microsoft a virus and spyware ridden regime when it's only a reflection of their inept users, is sorta like condemning the Catholic church for the sins of it's members.

:-D I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.
#1.1 Justin (Homepage) on 2005-01-14 18:30 (Reply)
That might not be a good argument to try and make there Justin :-) as the Microsoft products are inherently flawed, and for the most part are quite shoddy (though perhaps from pressure to have features out the door before they are ready, but that is irrelavent), and I doubt you'd claim the Catholic Church is inherently flawed :-)

Thats one I couldn't resist :-)

Oh, and once the next version of OSX comes out, one of these beautiful cheap machines will be sitting in my office.
#1.1.1 David M (Homepage) on 2005-01-15 12:55 (Reply)
lol well played. that's why I said "sorta", because it's not a perfect analogy. But at the same time, spyware and viruses are still primarily a result of inept users, not the inherent flaws of the "operating system". (unless you mean flawed concepts not flawed technology, in which case it's still the fault of the user base for not demanding better. though, not to submit the Catholic church to the whims of supply and demand..)
#1.1.1.1 Justin (Homepage) on 2005-01-15 15:35 (Reply)
Dang, Dave beat me to it... So are presbyterians or UCC folk analogous to various flavors of linux?
#1.1.2 David (Homepage) on 2005-01-16 17:54 (Reply)
Well, proposing an analogy without explaining it's bounds or the reasoning behind it hardly even makes it an analogy. Sure, those folk can be structurally like the varios linux distros: ships lost at sea, houses built upon sand, drifting aimlessly. Structurally, that is.
#1.1.2.1 Justin (Homepage) on 2005-01-17 01:22 (Reply)
I was thinking more along the lines of free and open to everyone. You don't have to pay to get in. :-)
#1.1.2.1.1 David (Homepage) on 2005-01-17 12:27 (Reply)
Not sure that that would fit, because as far as I know, you don't have to pay to get in to Catholic churches either...
#1.1.2.1.1.1 Justin (Homepage) on 2005-01-17 14:38 (Reply)
Yeah... that's why I said "something better" and not "a mac"

Apple is getting better and they are definately contributing to the OSS community.
#1.2 David (Homepage) on 2005-01-14 20:06 (Reply)
Well, I certainly hope you were paid for that glowing advertisement.
#2 Luke (Homepage) on 2005-01-16 15:04 (Reply)
Unfortunately, I was not paid... though if someone from apple sees this... they would be more than welcome to make a donation from this website.
#2.1 David (Homepage) on 2005-01-16 17:56 (Reply)

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