Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

[sheercon@earthlink.net]

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> You wont bother refuting any of it because you dont know any better. Look
> through the eyes of a developer and you see the argument in a whole different
> light.
>

Actually, I didn't want to be caught up in an endless "mac vs PC" debate. I can
look through the eyes of a developer and I can see there is more money to be made
doing what you are doing.

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> >Netscape runs fine on PC's that don't have Internet explorer.
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> I think it crashes more than IE. Who is right here? You or me? I have used both
> browsers extensively. I think Netscrape crashes more. Are you calling me a
> liar too?
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No, I'm suggesting you keep an open mind. Internet explorer does mess with other
programs on your PC; as a developer look into it, you might be surprised.

> Maybe when apple starts putting together their own brand of VB and makes
> writing MacOS software easier, people like me might reconsider our decisions.
> But the honus is on Apple, and not on me.
>

Ah yes... Visual Basic... isn't that just a derivative of MS Quickbasic and
GWbasic? Not the most efficient languages known to man... but good for children
learning to program...

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> Give me a stable, robust, easy to use development environment for the MacOS and
> I will use it. Programming is supposed to be fun, challenging, and interesting.
> It is NOT supposed to be painful.
>

Sometimes for fun I  program in assembly for the 6502... I think it is fun and
challenging but I'm sure you would find it "painful". I'm an engineer by trade but
have some programming experience. At work I use both PC's and Mac's and have gotten
a good feel for both - each system has it's own advantages. I am frustrated with
Microsoft but not for some arbitrary reason - because of my own experiences with
their software. I do believe if people are happy with their OS then that is fine;
but there is no harm in trying the fruit of another tree and deciding for yourself
which one tastes better.

I just happen to prefer Apple's to lemons.

Thanks,
Brian