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MichaelMcGuire

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40. Seems to be a generalised common myth

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 09:29 AM

Mar 2012

"Open source is great but it is not as user friendly to everyone as Apple or Windows is and that is fine."

Horses for courses, of course. However as someone that has used an open source OS, and open source office along with paid for efforts I have less trouble with open. I've never lost work on openoffice, and where on my xp I use openoffice before I use my paid windows office 2007 software, that for one incurable reason crashes without warning. As for user friendliness it too goes to open source OS, using mint or ubuntu in my view is a far more user friendly environment than windows xp.

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The Apple/PC/Open source wars crack me up [View all] johnnie Mar 2012 OP

You buy what works best for you. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #1

Unfortunately I've found that if that isn't an Apple product, you get slammed riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #8

I feel I've gotten that here tabbycat31 Mar 2012 #27

I know!! The keyboard is a major gripe of mine. Autocorrect is a business nightmare riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #29

What I find most hilarious is the Mac is the best people. obxhead Mar 2012 #2

Hell, why haven't they thrown in VMS/VMS into this anti-alec Mar 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #16

Bow down, all of you, and worship your Amiga masters! Zalatix Mar 2012 #30

God, I HOPE he didn't mean MVS! jmowreader Mar 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #33

We got a deal at that time, we paid $300 for a $600 iPad2 anti-alec Mar 2012 #4

Well in my case I don't like to see people get ripped off. tridim Mar 2012 #5

Agree, Apple's profit margin is 40% William Seger Mar 2012 #10

I've bought a few Apple products and I never felt ripped off johnnie Mar 2012 #12

Neither does my brother. tridim Mar 2012 #17

When I buy a car I don't go down and buy separate wheels, engines, chassis etc. n2doc Mar 2012 #41

A shame really, DIY is so easy! tridim Mar 2012 #45

How are Apple users getting ripped off? MadHound Mar 2012 #37

Less down time is a myth, fewer Crashes is a myth, longer computer life is a mega-myth tridim Mar 2012 #44

would love facts/proof of your myth serqet Mar 2012 #48

What I want to know is, when did liberal blogs become a hot site for viral marketing tech products? Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #6

If you don't give a shit, why are you posting about it? NoNeed4Attention Mar 2012 #7

it shows how important computers are in our daily lives today got root Mar 2012 #9

I mostly agree with OP longship Mar 2012 #11

My point mainly is "to each their own". johnnie Mar 2012 #14

100% agree longship Mar 2012 #19

Is that you Dad?? My dad designed hardware and software for Bell Labs 1960 - 1995 riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #24

I don't like Apple because I like money. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #13

Do you like your money or do you worry about other people's money? johnnie Mar 2012 #15

i think it's more the cultish reaction of some Apple people JI7 Mar 2012 #18

I will second this with great fervor and energy Occulus Mar 2012 #20

It is SOME Apple users johnnie Mar 2012 #21

I think the same can be said of some of the apple haters, too got root Mar 2012 #28

Well I'll jump in... Johnny Noshoes Mar 2012 #22

Sports teams are more silly Confusious Mar 2012 #23

As a former Apple Customer Representative ROFF Mar 2012 #25

Oh Yeah? Know what FORD stands for? OxQQme Mar 2012 #26

yes DLCistheGOP Mar 2012 #38

I'm a DIY guy when it comes to PCs. Initech Mar 2012 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #34

Agreed, and me too alcibiades_mystery Mar 2012 #47

The discussion should not be what you buy DLCistheGOP Mar 2012 #35

That war ended ages ago. dems_rightnow Mar 2012 #36

Product A does almost exactly what Product B does Taitertots Mar 2012 #39

Seems to be a generalised common myth MichaelMcGuire Mar 2012 #40

To each their own hauweg Mar 2012 #42

I don't know much about what you are saying, datasuspect Mar 2012 #43

Well, I will say that for a Southern Rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #46