most anything can be compiled on windows as well, with cygwin
(
http://www.cygwin.com/). While it may be difficult, and perhaps buggy
at times, there are plenty of solid implementations of traditionally
*nix software that can be (re)packaged for windows deployements. given
that os x is a bsd variant, you're not streaching that far. and for
every package you need from *nix / open source world - there is bound to
be a windows equivalent. couple that with the ease of pirating windows
software, and your argument is not as strong as you might think.
but don't get me wrong. i'm in the market for a new laptop and am
leaning strongly towards a powerbook.
mad love,
.eric
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* / .nfo + d.load =/
http://xenlab.ezrpm.com/ <
http://xenlab.ezrpm.com>
*}*
John/Slackonomics wrote:
quoted 22 lines On Nov 1, 2004, at 10:53 PM, Rick Strom wrote:
> On Nov 1, 2004, at 10:53 PM, Rick Strom wrote:
>
>> Nor if it were the multitudes of users who insist
>> (incorrectly) that their Mac does something a Windoze box don't.
>
>
> I can recompile *Nix apps and use the multitude of free open source
> apps on my Mac... let me see you try that on Windows. :)
>
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