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I don't know about their downfall from before, but the way I see it, Apple is focused on consumers, not developers/hackers. That is, they will always choose the
by hasenj 16y ago
I don't know about their downfall from before, but the way I see it, Apple is focused on consumers, not developers/hackers. That is, they will always choose the consumer's experience over the hacker's convenience.
The recent move with the Mac App Store just confirmed my suspicions.
That's kinda why I want to stay away from the Mac, even though their laptops are very tempting. Damn, today I went to the apple store and saw the new Air. Very seductive.
But, I'm sticking to Linux. I don't do lots of multimedia stuff, so Linux works fine for me.
- fnl 16y agoIf I may ask - why is that so that you don't want to switch? The best reason IMO for following your model might be the increasing amounts of DRM we are seeing in the two big desktop alternatives. It honestly makes me think that there is no free software/open source future on the Apple, either (and I'll accept that RMS would probably mentally kill me just for thinking even that... :)).
- hasenj 16y agoThis was all based on my experience with the DRM in the iPhone. The iPhone is sort of a gadget, so it's ok. But my main development machine? The place where I do my real work? No way!!