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I've always suffered from at least a partial Mac envy. So you don't own a Mac? Let me explain: Apple makes some devices: a phone called iPhone; a music player
by rimantas 17y ago
I've always suffered from at least a partial Mac envy.
So you don't own a Mac? Let me explain: Apple makes some devices: a phone called iPhone; a music player called iPod. About two weeks ago they started to ship their new product iPad — kind of media consumption device.
And they also make computers, which happen to be called Macs: Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini and Macbooks. These are great for programming: you get UNIX with GUI what makes sense. Also you get a half a dozen or so programming languages out of the box, including free IDEs.
- cabalamat 17y ago> Also you get a half a dozen or so programming languages out of the box, including free IDEs. For now. I'm sure Jobs would love to make the Mac a locked-down platform.
- argv_empty 17y agoMany of his actions since returning to Apple have been contrary to that goal.
- eli 17y agoIf the personal computer was just coming of age today, the Mac would be a locked down platform with an App Store. Luckily for us, I think it's too late to get away with anything like that on a device that people consider a general purpose computer.