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To: BenLurkin

Are apples better than oranges?

Is Mac better than PC?

Not mocking you but better is too broad of a criteria.

Technically Linux is superior,
For organized mind types relate to PC well,
Artistic types like Mac/Apple...

So are you technical, organisational or artistic?

And, just what kinds of things are you desiring this tool to accomplish?

Just wanted to frame your inquiry a bit to help you sort the information.


11 posted on 05/02/2020 11:07:43 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel

Linux is awesome for running hardware devices It is a horrible desktop OS.


15 posted on 05/02/2020 11:10:12 AM PDT by Ndorfin (Kitties,titties, and fiddies oh, and no sickies)
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To: American in Israel

Very good post.

I’m tired of these lame comparisons. Different strokes for different folks.

If you’re an expert in your operating system then that’s the best one for you.

If you only ever used a Windows computer, then yes, learning a new Operating System can be a daunting task.

Generally speaking, there’s more business software for the PC, and artistic music software for the Mac, but the numbers of users are going to dictate where most of the software development is. It’s just straight up economics. Meaning, the more people using a platform, the more others are trying to sell them stuff for it.

That doesn’t make the OS “better”. The more stuff, the more chaff...

Current percentage of global market share per platform is:

Platform........Share
Windows.........88.14%
Mac OS..........9.38%
Linux...........1.89%
Chrome OS.......0.42%
Unknown.........0.16%
BSD.............0.01%

Source: https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Trend%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platform%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktop%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222019-05%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222020-04%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D


25 posted on 05/02/2020 11:18:07 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The prisons do not fill themselves. Get moving, Barr!)
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To: American in Israel

“Artistic types like Mac/Apple...”

That might have been partially true briefly around 1988. Your thinking and knowledge needs some updating.


35 posted on 05/02/2020 11:27:33 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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