[mythtv-users] OT - Mac Advocacy, was; Which SVN?

[Josh White]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Josh White <jaw1959 at gmail.com> wrote:

>   As I see it (ignoring all but MacOS, GNU/Linux, and Windows):
>
> >  - Intel hardware can run GNU/Linux or Windows
> >  - PowerPC hardware can run GNU/Linux
> >  - PowerPC hardware--blessed by Steve Jobs, and sold for a lot of
> > money--can run MacOS or GNU/Linux
> >  - Intel hardware--blessed by Steve Jobs, and sold for a lot of
> > money--can run MacOS, GNU/Linux, or Windows
> >
> > So, you really feel it's worthwhile to pay for the /option/ of running
> > MacOS even though you may choose to install GNU/Linux or Windows on that
> > machine instead?
> >
> > Mike
> >
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> For those attempting to switch it may be.  The intel switch makes it less
> of a gamble.
>
> Before, in the PPC days, you were pretty much stuck with the OS X or a
> generally less stable, more obscure Linux experience (at least from what I
> know), and a dismal attempt at virtualizing windows.  Now you can try OS X
> and if you ultimately determine that you're happy with it, you have a better
> option for correcting that misjudgment.   Years ago, if you bought a $3,000
> Power Mac G5, then realized you should have bought a $2,500 Xeon powered
> Dell workstation for whatever hypothetical software issue; rather than being
> out $5,500 to correct the mistake, you simply have to buy a copy of
> Windows.  If that were a Xeon Mac Pro, you could make the change for a mere
> $600 ($100 to buy a new copy of windows, and $500 to account for what you
> overpaid for your initial hardware purchase).  (this of course ignores the
> variable of selling the Mac hardware for who knows what price)
>
> So now, Mr. Jobs can get people to try it his way with less risk.  If they
> really don't like it, they can switch back to their comfy Windows for much
> less.
>

there's a "happy" in there that should read "unhappy"....
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