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Linux : The cool factor
Mar 4, 2009, 06 :03 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (6019 reads)

[ Thanks to j00p34 for this link. ]

"Most people see apple stuff as cool, and Linux as complex and for geeks or highly technical people.

"Linux users know this is not how things things really are, my grandmother can use Linux and the coolness of apple is only marketing hype. While I must say apple sometimes builds very nice looking hardware. You pay a lot for design with apple, it's absolutely the high end of the market. I believe if more people knew how cool you can be with a Linux system, it could convince more people to use Linux and open source. Therefore I'm planning writing a series of articles on Linux coolness.

"I'll kick off today with compiz:"

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Mar 4, 2009, 12:44:33
 
In spite of the complaints above. The pr ...   In defense of Apple   
philc
Mar 4, 2009, 13:55:37
 
I have a MacBook Pro 17 inch, and when I ...   Re: In defense of Apple   
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Mar 4, 2009, 21:41:00
 
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