I would run some variant of OSX if there fucking PC's weren't so expensive. I want to at least learn enough to help in my PC knowledge but there bottom of the barrel "new" computer (being the mac mini) still costs half a G just to own.

> > I don't understand the amazement with everything good ole Steve talks about.
>
> I don't get it either... And I'm a Mac guy these days. It's just a fucking
> phone that does some other stuff, but Jobs and his fanboys treat every product
> coming out of that company like it's the Second Coming of Christ.
>
> > The iPhone was "somewhat" original... but it has since turned into nothing
> new...
> > ever... in fact they "stole" multi tasking from android or blackberry/whoever
> > did it first, since that was a main selling point.
>
> Back in early 2006, my phone (running Windows Mobile 5) could multitask.
> Frankly, I'm appalled that the iPhone OS didn't have that (and copy and paste,
> and MMS messaging) from the start.
>
> > Apple is a bunch of overpriced shit that you can get some other thing to do
> similar tasks usually
> > cheaper (or at least with more functionality)... i just realized that I am
> doing
> > it again...
>
> Here's the thing: most of the tools that I use to do my job are *nix-based.
> This leaves me with three choices: run them under Windows in either Cygwin or
> VMWare; install Linux and put up with the shitty desktop experience (fuck
> OpenOffice); run a Mac and be able to use all my software and have Microsoft
> Office to boot.
>
> Believe me, I hate the zealots. Those people are assclowns and would buy a wet
> turd if it had an Apple logo on it. But the OS is pretty slick and takes
> advantage of the hardware in a way that Windows doesn't.
>
> Note: Windows 7 is pretty damn good. Nothing against it; I'd just rather run
> OSX.
>