Comments on: Apple for dummies http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/ My opinions only. I do not represent any organization in this publication. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-98624 Mike Linksvayer Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:42:42 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-98624 Mark Pilgrim's pessimistic <a href="http://diveintomark.org/archives/2008/01/17/of-canaries-and-coal-mines" rel="nofollow">18 months later post</a>. I agree with the more optimistic comments who say the <a href="http://diveintomark.org/archives/2008/01/17/of-canaries-and-coal-mines#comment-11176" rel="nofollow">switch will take some time</a>. Many commenters also said Mark's abandonment of Apple led to their own. Mark Pilgrim’s pessimistic 18 months later post. I agree with the more optimistic comments who say the switch will take some time. Many commenters also said Mark’s abandonment of Apple led to their own.

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » Apple and Microsoft http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-98344 Mike Linksvayer » Apple and Microsoft Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:21:08 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-98344 [...] have very low expectations for Apple, so them installing software without the user requesting it doesn’t surprise [...] [...] have very low expectations for Apple, so them installing software without the user requesting it doesn’t surprise [...]

]]> By: Midas Oracle .ORG » Blog Archive » GREEK PREDICTION MARKET RESEARCHER GEORGE TZIRALIS HAS FALLEN INTO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE. http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-96034 Midas Oracle .ORG » Blog Archive » GREEK PREDICTION MARKET RESEARCHER GEORGE TZIRALIS HAS FALLEN INTO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:14:57 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-96034 [...] Mike Linksvayer, a Macintosh-hater, will strongly disapprove, I’m sure. Apple’s penetration of the geek market over the last five years or so has bugged me … for that long. [...] [...] Mike Linksvayer, a Macintosh-hater, will strongly disapprove, I’m sure. Apple’s penetration of the geek market over the last five years or so has bugged me … for that long. [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » Macworld Apple rumors http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-72220 Mike Linksvayer » Macworld Apple rumors Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:16:24 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-72220 [...] You have a problem. When it comes to controlling your computing environment (i.e., much of your communication, your work, your life), you’re stupid. [...] [...] You have a problem. When it comes to controlling your computing environment (i.e., much of your communication, your work, your life), you’re stupid. [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » Zune vs. Turntable http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-52564 Mike Linksvayer » Zune vs. Turntable Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:05:15 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-52564 [...] Disclaimer: I’m no fan of Apple. [...] [...] Disclaimer: I’m no fan of Apple. [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » Free software needs hardware entrepreneurs http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-31456 Mike Linksvayer » Free software needs hardware entrepreneurs Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:29:22 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-31456 [...] So I’d like to see a hardware startup (or division of an existing company) sell a line of Laptops designed for Linux, where everything “just works” just as it does on Macs, and for the same reasons — limited set of hardware to support, work on the software until it “just works” on that hardware. There’s probably even some opportunity for Apple-like proprietary control over some aspects of the hardware. Which reminds me, what legal barriers, if any, would someone who wants to manufacture the OLPC design face? There is discussion of a commercial subsidiary for the project: The idea is that a commercial subsidiary could manufacture and sell a variation of the OLPC in the developed world. These units would be marked up so that there would be a significant profit which can be plowed into providing more units in countries who cannot afford the full cost of one million machines. [...] [...] So I’d like to see a hardware startup (or division of an existing company) sell a line of Laptops designed for Linux, where everything “just works” just as it does on Macs, and for the same reasons — limited set of hardware to support, work on the software until it “just works” on that hardware. There’s probably even some opportunity for Apple-like proprietary control over some aspects of the hardware. Which reminds me, what legal barriers, if any, would someone who wants to manufacture the OLPC design face? There is discussion of a commercial subsidiary for the project: The idea is that a commercial subsidiary could manufacture and sell a variation of the OLPC in the developed world. These units would be marked up so that there would be a significant profit which can be plowed into providing more units in countries who cannot afford the full cost of one million machines. [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » Constitutionally open services http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-14627 Mike Linksvayer » Constitutionally open services Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:53:49 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-14627 [...] The ascendancy of web applications does not make the desktop unimportant any more than GUIs made filesystems unimportant. Another layer has been added to the stack, but I am still very happy to see any move of lower layers in the direction of freedom. [...] [...] The ascendancy of web applications does not make the desktop unimportant any more than GUIs made filesystems unimportant. Another layer has been added to the stack, but I am still very happy to see any move of lower layers in the direction of freedom. [...]

]]> By: rejon's blog http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-12489 rejon's blog Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:48:31 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/06/15/apple-for-dummies/#comment-12489 <strong>Think Different. Apple. Boycott.</strong> Its has always amazed me how brainwashed people, aka consumers, get from purchasing products in the name of “good design” and “ease of use” when the companies they buy their products from harm the communities they take their cod... Think Different. Apple. Boycott.

Its has always amazed me how brainwashed people, aka consumers, get from purchasing products in the name of “good design” and “ease of use” when the companies they buy their products from harm the communities they take their cod…

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