Comments on: Apple “Just Works” don’t you know *sic*… http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/ A Chronological Account Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:50:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jason http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37217 jason Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:23:23 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37217 Naw, not trying to be mean, just trying to illustrate a point. You'll notice the wikipedia article is sourced, too. But again, just for illustrations. <br/> Last time I checked the client version of OS X ran for 129, and the server ran for 999$ for unlimited. I'm probably wrong on that last price though... Quicktime has had native Mpeg4 support since at least Tiger, you can take that one to the bank. <br/> I don't know, I am a devotee but only because I find their software to be better than the alternatives. I really don't think Windows or Linux is better, at all. Not for my uses certainly (I'm not a server admin though. I would say linux is likely more suited for that). Mac OS X is not flawless, I know that. Nothing is. But it's great for me. Naw, not trying to be mean, just trying to illustrate a point. You’ll notice the wikipedia article is sourced, too. But again, just for illustrations.

Last time I checked the client version of OS X ran for 129, and the server ran for 999$ for unlimited. I’m probably wrong on that last price though… Quicktime has had native Mpeg4 support since at least Tiger, you can take that one to the bank.

I don’t know, I am a devotee but only because I find their software to be better than the alternatives. I really don’t think Windows or Linux is better, at all. Not for my uses certainly (I’m not a server admin though. I would say linux is likely more suited for that). Mac OS X is not flawless, I know that. Nothing is. But it’s great for me.

]]> By: BioHazard http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37216 BioHazard Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:54:53 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37216 <blockquote>If you push it [Mac OS] to your technological needs, sure you will find shortcomings.</blockquote> "push it"? FTP is pushing the technological limits? Man, when did I get transported back to the 80's? <blockquote>Would you like me to a hundred^H^H^H^H^H^H couple flaws of Linux?</blockquote> Hell I could find that many myself, but Linux doesn't cost $399 per system and the Linux distro makers don't promise anything about stability or compatibility. Oh, and about your screenshot: QuickTime can't play MPEG4; DivX, XviD, not even a VOB I had lying around. I had to install VLC. <hr/> Don't worry though, as long as there are devotees like you around, Apple will never go out of business and can continue to provide mediocre software to users all over the world.

If you push it [Mac OS] to your technological needs, sure you will find shortcomings.

“push it”? FTP is pushing the technological limits? Man, when did I get transported back to the 80′s?

Would you like me to a hundred^H^H^H^H^H^H couple flaws of Linux?

Hell I could find that many myself, but Linux doesn’t cost $399 per system and the Linux distro makers don’t promise anything about stability or compatibility.

Oh, and about your screenshot: QuickTime can’t play MPEG4; DivX, XviD, not even a VOB I had lying around. I had to install VLC.

Don’t worry though, as long as there are devotees like you around, Apple will never go out of business and can continue to provide mediocre software to users all over the world.

]]> By: Shadow http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37215 Shadow Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:01:37 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37215 So, you're blindly taking the word of... Wikipedia, of all things... as fact. Fascinating. I said I was "pretty sure", not "I'm certain". But, if you're going to be mean about it, how about using a CREDIBLE source to put it to rest? Shadow So, you’re blindly taking the word of… Wikipedia, of all things… as fact. Fascinating. I said I was “pretty sure”, not “I’m certain”. But, if you’re going to be mean about it, how about using a CREDIBLE source to put it to rest?

Shadow

]]> By: jason http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37214 jason Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:19:12 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37214 <img src="http://kansas.vectec.net/standard.png"></img>

]]> By: jason http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37213 jason Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:11:31 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37213 This is where techies totally miss the mark.. Of course MPlayer can play a buttload of formats. iTunes can't. There are about 400 million copies of iTunes out there. How many users do you think give anything remotely close to a shit about that? You want a some magical format? Use MPlayer. <br/><br/> iTunes does what it's designed to do exceptionally well. So does Mac OS X. If you push it to your technological needs, sure you will find shortcomings. Would you like me to a hundred^H^H^H^H^H^H couple flaws of Linux? I could. But the truth is Linux does it's job well. Away from the desktop. This is where techies totally miss the mark.. Of course MPlayer can play a buttload of formats. iTunes can’t. There are about 400 million copies of iTunes out there. How many users do you think give anything remotely close to a shit about that? You want a some magical format? Use MPlayer.

iTunes does what it’s designed to do exceptionally well. So does Mac OS X. If you push it to your technological needs, sure you will find shortcomings. Would you like me to a hundred^H^H^H^H^H^H couple flaws of Linux? I could. But the truth is Linux does it’s job well. Away from the desktop.

]]> By: QBasicer http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37205 QBasicer Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:00:27 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37205 iTunes seems to have a phobia of playing anything that isn't in the proper format. If mplayer can play just about everything, then why can't a multimillion/billion internation corp get something that will at least play a few different formats? What about when I add a video to my library, and try to use my iPod, does it not encode it for me? iTunes seems to have a phobia of playing anything that isn’t in the proper format. If mplayer can play just about everything, then why can’t a multimillion/billion internation corp get something that will at least play a few different formats? What about when I add a video to my library, and try to use my iPod, does it not encode it for me?

]]> By: Shadow http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37203 Shadow Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:09:40 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37203 ...And I'm pretty sure MPEG isn't a standard, just another format. …And I’m pretty sure MPEG isn’t a standard, just another format.

]]> By: Shadow http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37202 Shadow Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:06:54 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37202 Apple isn't that great, anyway. Maybe if they stopped lying their butts off like Microsoft (Linux does -not- and will -never- steal their source code!) and started doing their jobs (like making stuff work and compatible) they would be a lot better than the competetion (and make the error prompts worth a crap and less frequent.). Apple isn’t that great, anyway. Maybe if they stopped lying their butts off like Microsoft (Linux does -not- and will -never- steal their source code!) and started doing their jobs (like making stuff work and compatible) they would be a lot better than the competetion (and make the error prompts worth a crap and less frequent.).

]]> By: jason http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/comment-page-1/#comment-37201 jason Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:04:43 +0000 http://blog.vectec.net/2008/04/08/apple-just-works-dont-you-know-sic/#comment-37201 I could have a *huge* rebuttal (Q is probably thinking "Oh, it's ON!) I will refute the Quicktime claim however. Open Standards...."standards". Last I checked neither Ogg nor FLAC were standards. I believe MPEG is, however. I guess what I'll say in general is no operating system is perfect. Mac OS X "just works" for exactly the things it is designed and marketed to do. And most of your points are moot with Leopard anyway (and don't give me that "but its not in Tiger"... it wasn't in System 7 either!) I could have a *huge* rebuttal (Q is probably thinking “Oh, it’s ON!)

I will refute the Quicktime claim however. Open Standards….”standards”. Last I checked neither Ogg nor FLAC were standards. I believe MPEG is, however.

I guess what I’ll say in general is no operating system is perfect. Mac OS X “just works” for exactly the things it is designed and marketed to do. And most of your points are moot with Leopard anyway (and don’t give me that “but its not in Tiger”… it wasn’t in System 7 either!)

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