Re: Mac stuff

> I assume the mini Mac came :-) Is it worth $499 in your opinion?

Operating systems by themselves are useless.  It is all the software
on top that matters.  Most operating systems come with Mailers and
Browsers which blurs the lines.

A base MacOS is no more useful than Linux or Windows and has a 
similar number of quirks and limitations.

With Mac you get some extra apps bundled with your more expensive
machine (eg DVD, photo etc) with those apps being functional and
simple (that also means simple functionality).

So that ends up being a wash.  On Windows there is a hurdle to
get over - making sure you don't get infected with viruses and
spyware.  If you take that hurdle out of the way, I don't see
any appreciable difference between the operating systems. 
And for some people that hurdle isn't a big deal, and for others
it makes their machines unusable.

For a power user, there is no advantage between Windows, Linux
and Mac.  I use xemacs as my preferred editor and it is on
all 3.  Developing BitPim is the same level of ease on all 3
and in most cases I am using exactly the same tools.

So I would say it is worth the same as a $500 machine running
Windows or Linux, with the exception of any packaged software
you may want.  For example there are way more games for Windows,
and presumably more apps for Mac that can do detailed desktop
publishing.

Roger




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