I’m kinda getting tired of the Mac crowd.<\/p>\n
BTW — I am typing this on a Mac.\u00a0 I use a Mac because that’s what I have at home.\u00a0 It’s OK I guess.\u00a0 For work I have a Windows notebook.\u00a0 It’s OK I guess.<\/p>\n
Mac people definitely look down their snout at anyone else, even Linux users.\u00a0 But what kills me about it, is they invoke strange religious-like ideas about “the computing experience” and “truly being freed from (Microsoft usually).”\u00a0 In the same breathe they will say Windows machines are too<\/em> flexible, require too<\/em> much customization.\u00a0 Then they’ll say they are freed up to do what they want on their Mac yet support the idea that you cant open up a new Mac without a special screwdriver to change out simple hardware pieces.<\/p>\n its all very strange and frustrating to me.\u00a0 It reminds me very much of the Harley Davidson crowd who ride the motorcycle for its looks, claiming its the best; but its the cost that really sets them off and what they are into.\u00a0 The social status.\u00a0 And, BTW, I ride and Ultra.\u00a0 It’s OK I guess.<\/p>\n So being that Macs are less flexible, how does that promote more open minded thinking?\u00a0 Right, it doesn’t.\u00a0 Less flexibility cannot mean more open minded.\u00a0 Often Windows users are called “sheep” — but its Mac that tries to ban things from its “experience” like Flash.<\/p>\n Recently I even had words with an Applyte about iPods and iPads.\u00a0 I stated that they weren’t the first, just like iPads weren’t the first.\u00a0 That Apple pioneered marketing, and in some cases usability.\u00a0 But there were Archos and Creative mp3 pods long before Apple.\u00a0 And Windows Tablets long before the iPad.\u00a0 In fact, there were a lot of things way before the iPhone.\u00a0 Treo’s and Blackberrys and Palms, Oh My!<\/p>\n So I guess if I am going to be forced to pick sides, I’ll say I am a Windows\/Unix guy and that a Mac is just an iteration of a unix machine and that’s all.\u00a0\u00a0 The UI is a bit clunky kinda like Gnome.\u00a0 They are all OK, I guess.\u00a0 A a developer I keep my skepticism of everything.<\/p>\n But I WILL admit that Apple sure sells a great snakeoil.\u00a0 Its very compelling.\u00a0\u00a0 They are good at figuring out the 80% user experience; and if not for the cost of their goods many would rightly migrate to them for now.<\/p>\n However I wish the attitude would go away.\u00a0 I was working with CHEF, trying to do some Amazon Ec2 config stuff — and there was not much on using a Windows machine (that my company gave me) to install and use CHEF for Windows.\u00a0 The Wiki went out of its way in fact NOT to mention windows.\u00a0 WHY?\u00a0\u00a0 Is that funny to lock 90% of OS users out of your product?\u00a0 Or is it “good business”?<\/p>\n I hunted around for the numbers BTW — here they are from Netmarketshare dotcom:<\/p>\n \ufeff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WIN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MAC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IOS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LINUX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JAVA ME\u00a0 OTHER<\/p>\n \ufeff\ufeffInteresting — the Mac share dropped from last year!!!!\u00a0\u00a0 I expect Windows to drop becasue maintaining over 90% has got to be near impossible with Android and Ubuntu etc., but who would have thought?<\/p>\n Guess I’ll just take my medicine when I am around the\u00a0 Mac Purists.\u00a0 After all, I never argue with the Watchtower peddlers at my door.\u00a0 its just better to remain flexible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m kinda getting tired of the Mac crowd. 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\n April, 2010<\/a><\/td>\n 91.46%<\/strong><\/td>\n 5.32%<\/strong><\/td>\n 0.69%<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.05%<\/strong><\/td>\n 0.79%<\/strong><\/td>\n 0.70%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n February, 2011
\n<\/a><\/td>\n89.69%<\/strong><\/td>\n 5.19%
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n1.81%<\/strong><\/td>\n 0.92%<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.04%<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.35%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n