Ereon Member Posts: 1018 From: Ohio, United States Registered: 04-12-2005 |
Why can't PC and Linux be more like PC and Mac? http://images.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/home/goodwill_connectspeed.mov ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Well if people think the same way the commericals want you to think (automatically associating PC's with M$, ie PC guy has a certain resemblance to Bill Gates), I would say linux and PC are getting along, lol.  http://www.christiancoders.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/postdisplay.cgi?forum=Forum2&topic=0010 51 But seriously, I find those commericals histerical and not in way they intended lol. ------------------ [This message has been edited by LAVA (edited December 27, 2006).] |
kenman Member Posts: 518 From: Janesville WI Registered: 08-31-2006 |
I agree, I find these commercials hillarious, Hey I would have loved a c++ gui programming guide  |
Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
I agree they are my favorite commercials. I do have a windowsXP, I still would rather have a Mac. ------------------ |
buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
they're pretty funny. not my favorite. but funny. haha, you can forget that ever happening, Ereon. someone should build a Linux pc. like, made for Linux, I mean. it could be non-Windows compatible. that would be awesome. haha. ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
I think the computer world would be a better place if Apple made the computers, made everything simple and designed the look for the OS, Linux programmed them and made the OS, and Microsoft marketed them. ------------------ [This message has been edited by LAVA (edited December 28, 2006).] |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
Because that would take away peoples freedom. What I love about computing (and the main reason I use BSD (and Linux)) is because I have the freedom to choose what I want to use and how my pc is configured. I also want the freedom to be able to install Windows if I please. Thats whats important in computing to me... freedom. ------------------ |
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buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
I was joking. yeah, freedom's awesome. but all the computer companies are selling their pcs with Windows already on it. and you have to pay for the extra windows. and most of them won't sell it without Windows. ------------------ |
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D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
Freedom... build it yourself... ------------------ |
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buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
haha! yeah. actually that's what my family normally does. I just don't think they should do that. ------------------ |
crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
Typically, those who buy desktop computers from companies tend to want windows anyway. The laptop market is a bit different, but eh. Whether its the average home user buying a Dell or an avid gamer buying an Alienware PC - they're expecting windows to come pre-installed. "Plug and Play" "Ready to use , out of the the box" ,etc. This is what most people are looking for. Installing an OS is not fun, its tedious and boring. If I'm buying a prebuilt computer its because I don't have the a)time, b)knowledge, or c)desire to build my own. For these same reasons I would like the most common operating system to be ready to go. Just another perspective to consider. ------------------ |
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buddboy Member Posts: 2220 From: New Albany, Indiana, U.S. Registered: 10-08-2004 |
yeah. but couldn't they make it an option? because I don't want to pay the extra 150-200 dollars for it. and then not use it. haha. ------------------ |
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Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
Have you noticed how easy Windows is to crack? Passwords are able to be deleted, security is terrible. I mean I'm the one cracking it! I'm Mr.Got my own first computer at 5. I'm Mr.Only knows BB+3d, and starting on BM. ------------------ |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Which Windows is it? ------------------ |
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Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
XP Pro ------------------ [This message has been edited by Mene-Mene (edited December 29, 2006).] |
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Lava Member Posts: 1905 From: Registered: 01-26-2005 |
Ah ok, are you the administrator of the computer? How else is the security terrible? ------------------ |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
Mene-Mene, thats nothing special. Every operating system has security flaws; those of XP are just better known because the OS is most widely used. ------------------ |
CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: I'm getting there. I have an authentic Apple logo sticker on my Linux PC.
quote: Freedom is important to me too.
quote: Ever consider Lenovo? They pre-install Linux on their laptops, or at least they did in August. ------------------ |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
Ok, what I said had little to do with me. I have a custom built computer and change os's all the time. Just playing devil's advocate. I also said at the beginning of the post that I wasn't addressing laptops. ------------------ |
