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Obviously a flame bate...

Dude, I use a Mac. I will always use a Mac. It will be a cold day in
hell before I ever use a Windows based PC again. Frankly,
Windows sucks. It's buggy, virus prone, hard to configure and
remedy problems, ugly and goofy looking GUI and a lot more,
you get my point. The only good thing about it is, it's cheap, but
you get what you pay for.

the new potential clients in other countries are most likely going
to stick with Linux. They can acquire older machines that are too
slow for Windows XP or Macintosh OS X and run Linux on them.
They can get legacy equipment very cheap. How many of us have
already put that old 266 MHz Pentium or 233 MHz G3 on the
curb. These machines are very productive and capable running
Linux. You just can't beat the cost. In countries where the annual
family income is $8,000, you're not likely to purchase a new G5
or 3 GHz Pentium based system for $1,500 to $3,000, but you
will buy that old 266 MHz Pentium 3 or old 233 PPC G3 loaded
with Linux for a hundred bucks. That's at least how I see it.

Posted by: gtdworak   Posted on: 05/10/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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