Many would be jaded when yet another reason why Microsoft sucks is mentioned. Rarely do we hear anything bad about Apple.
Everything about Apple is cool, their ads, their gadgets, their brand. Even the mere mention that one is a Mac-user often elicits a ‘Wow!’ and sets one apart from the rest.
Unfortunately, what lies beneath all these coolness has made longtime Mac die-hards, Bryan and Chris, who are also editors of a popular Macintosh Web site, ResExcellence.com, make the painful decision to ditched Apple for Linux, specifically for Ubuntu Linux. Reasons cited include:
- Negative Mac community who expect much more than they deserve
- Apple’s long track record of developing their own software which are ‘clones’ of popular 3rd parties ones
- Deteriorated software quality from Apple that crash often
It might have crossed the minds of countless Microsoft Windows users to consider switching to Mac. Perhaps after reading Bryan’s essay on why he ditched Mac for Linux would make them consider switching to Ubuntu Linux instead.
What’s really cool about Ubuntu, other than the fact that it is free, is that you can use it without installing it and without destroying anything in your existing hard disk. This is the concept of LiveCD, while can be found in many flavors of Linux, certainly makes test driving Linux a lot easier.
Would you ditch your Windows or Mac for Linux?
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