Re: Apple and the Holy War

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <r6q0iso7ocaaou48pbv4k31iu4crvim2ub@4ax.com>,
Steve Mentzer  <smentzer@pacbell.net> wrote:
 
 
> It hasn't been until very recently that the linux zealots even
> acknowledged that a GUI is a *necessity*
 
A GUI is a convenience but not a *necessity* !!!!  People are getting
so spoiled nowadays......
 
> for the majority of the populous. According to them, command line
> interfaces are a MUST and EVERYONE should understand and use them :)
 
A CLI does have its advantages, and the total absence of a CLI, such
as on the Macintosh, is an obstacle.
 
> I love linux for what it does. But it has a LONG way to go before it
> is ready for the "corporate desktop". And that is where all the $$$
> and market share REALLY is.
 
And if Linux ever gets there, it won't be 1/10 as interesting anymore....
 
Let those with all the $$$'s go on using Micro$oft products -- then
they'll get what they deserve....  <g>
 
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