Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Racist Apple is targeting blacks only and abusing white women to do it. Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:44:50 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 66 Message-ID: References: <7imjljd1v6pn0he0s7hfu2p7uja4uls97l@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:44:51 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="50e8cbd539d98daf6758af8fdd487a78"; logging-data="1877226"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+Iuqoz5HB+u8tZLiDuwsETrQKPYSZA/1g=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:TwI0b/6OVs5NjAbi7d8/feTaEpc= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-CA Bytes: 3427 On 2024-12-11 15:34, Joel wrote: > Alan wrote: > >>> It's about the degree of feature implementation, Apple is lightweight. >>> Without M$ Office and Adobe, and movie editing, Apple would be >>> nothing. >> Without application software ANY personal computer is nothing. > > > Microsoft produces the OS and applications, and games. The open- > source world does much the same for itself. The "open source world" is not remotely the same thing as a private company. And if the only apps available for Windows were the apps that Microsoft offers and Apple had all the apps it currently has... ....Windows would instantly flop. > > >> And the fact that Microsoft also happens to be an application writer is >> neither here nor there to the issue of the quality of the Mac and its >> operating system. > > > Macs are good at being Macs. Linux is superior software, though, and > so is M$. In what way is any Linux software superior. > > >> And BTW: hands down, one of the very best movie editing packages in the >> world is Final Cut Pro... >> >> ...produced by Apple. >> >> >> >> As one of the finest music production packages is Logic Pro... >> >> ...produced by Apple. > > > No argument. But what about an Internet person like me, where the > choice of OS really makes no difference? It's obvious why I'd > therefore like Linux. No. Because every time you've been challenged to explain, you run away. > > >> Answer his question: >> >> How is the Finder's GUI materially different (and implicitly lacking)? > > > It's not feature-rich like M$. So you're comparing a file manager to a company now? In what way is the Finder not "feature-rich" when compared to "File Explorer". Give a specific example.