'To me, there's no greater testament of Mac OS X's success than my own 
friends and family. In the '90s, the majority were PC users and even 
those few that had stuck by the Mac soon moved to what they saw as the 
greener pastures of PCs--if for no other reason than they were far more 
affordable than the Macs of that age. But now, ten years after the 
release of Mac OS X, they're far more likely to be packing an aluminum 
MacBook than a cheap plastic Dell. Though that might not be a feat to 
lay solely at the feet of the operating system--Apple's emphasis on 
hardware design, Microsoft's (MSFT) numerous missteps, and my own 
repeated entreaties probably contributed--it's hard to argue that Mac OS 
X didn't play a major role.'

<http://www.cio.com/article/678137/10_for_X_a_Decade_of_Mac_OS_X>

-- 
"The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- 
"I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone 
"It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to BSD Unix." -- "It's BSD Unix with Apple's APIs and GUI on top of it' -- 'nothing but BSD Unix' (Edwin on Mac OS X) 
'[The IBM PC] could boot multiple OS, such as DOS, C/PM, GEM, etc.' -- 
'I claimed nothing about GEM other than it was available software for the 
IBM PC. (Edwin on GEM) 
'Solaris is just a marketing rename of Sun OS.' -- 'Sun OS is not included 
on the timeline of Solaris because it's a different OS.' (Edwin on Sun) 

"Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message 
news:alangbaker-D8AC7B.17502428032011@news.shawcable.net...
> In article <imra8e$cf8$1@dont-email.me>, "Balbo" <b.albo@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message
>> news:alangbaker-805FCA.13141128032011@news.shawcable.net...
>> > 'To me, there's no greater testament of Mac OS X's success than my own
>> > friends and family. In the '90s, the majority were PC users and even
>> > those few that had stuck by the Mac soon moved to what they saw as the
>> > greener pastures of PCs--if for no other reason than they were far more
>> > affordable than the Macs of that age. But now, ten years after the
>> > release of Mac OS X, they're far more likely to be packing an aluminum
>> > MacBook than a cheap plastic Dell. Though that might not be a feat to
>> > lay solely at the feet of the operating system--Apple's emphasis on
>> > hardware design, Microsoft's (MSFT) numerous missteps, and my own
>> > repeated entreaties probably contributed--it's hard to argue that Mac 
>> > OS
>> > X didn't play a major role.'
>> >
>> > <http://www.cio.com/article/678137/10_for_X_a_Decade_of_Mac_OS_X>
>>
>>
>> very old operating antique operating system. Sell on ebay as antique.
>
> About the same as Windows 7, actually...

OSX is about the same as Windows 7.   Remember that Alan Baker said so.

LOLLERCOASTER 

In article <imt115$5rt$1@news.albasani.net>,
 "Clavicus Vile" <clavicus.vile@oblivion.org> wrote:

> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message 
> news:alangbaker-D8AC7B.17502428032011@news.shawcable.net...
> > In article <imra8e$cf8$1@dont-email.me>, "Balbo" <b.albo@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message
> >> news:alangbaker-805FCA.13141128032011@news.shawcable.net...
> >> > 'To me, there's no greater testament of Mac OS X's success than my own
> >> > friends and family. In the '90s, the majority were PC users and even
> >> > those few that had stuck by the Mac soon moved to what they saw as the
> >> > greener pastures of PCs--if for no other reason than they were far more
> >> > affordable than the Macs of that age. But now, ten years after the
> >> > release of Mac OS X, they're far more likely to be packing an aluminum
> >> > MacBook than a cheap plastic Dell. Though that might not be a feat to
> >> > lay solely at the feet of the operating system--Apple's emphasis on
> >> > hardware design, Microsoft's (MSFT) numerous missteps, and my own
> >> > repeated entreaties probably contributed--it's hard to argue that Mac 
> >> > OS
> >> > X didn't play a major role.'
> >> >
> >> > <http://www.cio.com/article/678137/10_for_X_a_Decade_of_Mac_OS_X>
> >>
> >>
> >> very old operating antique operating system. Sell on ebay as antique.
> >
> > About the same as Windows 7, actually...
> 
> OSX is about the same as Windows 7.   Remember that Alan Baker said so.
> 
> LOLLERCOASTER 

About the same age, Edwin.

-- 
"The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- 
"I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone 
"It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to BSD Unix." -- "It's BSD Unix with Apple's APIs and GUI on top of it' -- 'nothing but BSD Unix' (Edwin on Mac OS X) 
'[The IBM PC] could boot multiple OS, such as DOS, C/PM, GEM, etc.' -- 
'I claimed nothing about GEM other than it was available software for the 
IBM PC. (Edwin on GEM) 
'Solaris is just a marketing rename of Sun OS.' -- 'Sun OS is not included 
on the timeline of Solaris because it's a different OS.' (Edwin on Sun) 

"Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message 
news:alangbaker-805FCA.13141128032011@news.shawcable.net...
> 'To me, there's no greater testament of Mac OS X's success than my own
> friends and family. In the '90s, the majority were PC users and even
> those few that had stuck by the Mac soon moved to what they saw as the
> greener pastures of PCs--if for no other reason than they were far more
> affordable than the Macs of that age. But now, ten years after the
> release of Mac OS X, they're far more likely to be packing an aluminum
> MacBook than a cheap plastic Dell. Though that might not be a feat to
> lay solely at the feet of the operating system--Apple's emphasis on
> hardware design, Microsoft's (MSFT) numerous missteps, and my own
> repeated entreaties probably contributed--it's hard to argue that Mac OS
> X didn't play a major role.'
>
> <http://www.cio.com/article/678137/10_for_X_a_Decade_of_Mac_OS_X>

"If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it's worth - 
and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft 
won a long time ago." -- Steve Jobs

One promise Steve Jobs has kept.

LOLLERCOASTER 

"Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message 
news:alangbaker-866193.12100729032011@news.shawcable.net...
> In article <imt115$5rt$1@news.albasani.net>,
> "Clavicus Vile" <clavicus.vile@oblivion.org> wrote:
>
>> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message
>> news:alangbaker-D8AC7B.17502428032011@news.shawcable.net...
>> > In article <imra8e$cf8$1@dont-email.me>, "Balbo" <b.albo@yahoo.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:alangbaker-805FCA.13141128032011@news.shawcable.net...
>> >> > 'To me, there's no greater testament of Mac OS X's success than my 
>> >> > own
>> >> > friends and family. In the '90s, the majority were PC users and even
>> >> > those few that had stuck by the Mac soon moved to what they saw as 
>> >> > the
>> >> > greener pastures of PCs--if for no other reason than they were far 
>> >> > more
>> >> > affordable than the Macs of that age. But now, ten years after the
>> >> > release of Mac OS X, they're far more likely to be packing an 
>> >> > aluminum
>> >> > MacBook than a cheap plastic Dell. Though that might not be a feat 
>> >> > to
>> >> > lay solely at the feet of the operating system--Apple's emphasis on
>> >> > hardware design, Microsoft's (MSFT) numerous missteps, and my own
>> >> > repeated entreaties probably contributed--it's hard to argue that 
>> >> > Mac
>> >> > OS
>> >> > X didn't play a major role.'
>> >> >
>> >> > <http://www.cio.com/article/678137/10_for_X_a_Decade_of_Mac_OS_X>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> very old operating antique operating system. Sell on ebay as antique.
>> >
>> > About the same as Windows 7, actually...
>>
>> OSX is about the same as Windows 7.   Remember that Alan Baker said so.
>>
>> LOLLERCOASTER
>
> About the same age, Edwin.

Windows 7 is not ten years old, Edwin.

It's not about the same as that tired dog, OSX either.   Windows 7 runs 
faster on Apple's hardware than OSX does.

LOLLERCOASTER


> -- 
> "The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- 
> "I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone
> "It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to BSD Unix." -- "It's BSD Unix 
> with Apple's APIs and GUI on top of it' -- 'nothing but BSD Unix' (Edwin 
> on Mac OS X)
> '[The IBM PC] could boot multiple OS, such as DOS, C/PM, GEM, etc.' -- 
> 'I claimed nothing about GEM other than it was available software for the
> IBM PC. (Edwin on GEM)
> 'Solaris is just a marketing rename of Sun OS.' -- 'Sun OS is not included
> on the timeline of Solaris because it's a different OS.' (Edwin on Sun) 

In article <in27s3$u8p$1@news.albasani.net>,
 "Clavicus Vile" <clavicus.vile@oblivion.org> wrote:

> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message 
> news:alangbaker-805FCA.13141128032011@news.shawcable.net...
> > 'To me, there's no greater testament of Mac OS X's success than my own
> > friends and family. In the '90s, the majority were PC users and even
> > those few that had stuck by the Mac soon moved to what they saw as the
> > greener pastures of PCs--if for no other reason than they were far more
> > affordable than the Macs of that age. But now, ten years after the
> > release of Mac OS X, they're far more likely to be packing an aluminum
> > MacBook than a cheap plastic Dell. Though that might not be a feat to
> > lay solely at the feet of the operating system--Apple's emphasis on
> > hardware design, Microsoft's (MSFT) numerous missteps, and my own
> > repeated entreaties probably contributed--it's hard to argue that Mac OS
> > X didn't play a major role.'
> >
> > <http://www.cio.com/article/678137/10_for_X_a_Decade_of_Mac_OS_X>
> 
> "If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it's worth - 
> and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft 
> won a long time ago." -- Steve Jobs
> 
> One promise Steve Jobs has kept.

Michael Dell would have sold its assets...

....how'd that work out?

-- 
"The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- 
"I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone 
"It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to BSD Unix." -- "It's BSD Unix with Apple's APIs and GUI on top of it' -- 'nothing but BSD Unix' (Edwin on Mac OS X) 
'[The IBM PC] could boot multiple OS, such as DOS, C/PM, GEM, etc.' -- 
'I claimed nothing about GEM other than it was available software for the 
IBM PC. (Edwin on GEM) 
'Solaris is just a marketing rename of Sun OS.' -- 'Sun OS is not included 
on the timeline of Solaris because it's a different OS.' (Edwin on Sun) 

In article <in2c9f$97k$1@news.albasani.net>,
 "Clavicus Vile" <clavicus.vile@oblivion.org> wrote:

> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message 
> news:alangbaker-866193.12100729032011@news.shawcable.net...
> > In article <imt115$5rt$1@news.albasani.net>,
> > "Clavicus Vile" <clavicus.vile@oblivion.org> wrote:
> >
> >> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message
> >> news:alangbaker-D8AC7B.17502428032011@news.shawcable.net...
> >> > In article <imra8e$cf8$1@dont-email.me>, "Balbo" <b.albo@yahoo.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote in message
> >> >> news:alangbaker-805FCA.13141128032011@news.shawcable.net...
> >> >> > 'To me, there's no greater testament of Mac OS X's success than my 
> >> >> > own
> >> >> > friends and family. In the '90s, the majority were PC users and even
> >> >> > those few that had stuck by the Mac soon moved to what they saw as 
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > greener pastures of PCs--if for no other reason than they were far 
> >> >> > more
> >> >> > affordable than the Macs of that age. But now, ten years after the
> >> >> > release of Mac OS X, they're far more likely to be packing an 
> >> >> > aluminum
> >> >> > MacBook than a cheap plastic Dell. Though that might not be a feat 
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > lay solely at the feet of the operating system--Apple's emphasis on
> >> >> > hardware design, Microsoft's (MSFT) numerous missteps, and my own
> >> >> > repeated entreaties probably contributed--it's hard to argue that 
> >> >> > Mac
> >> >> > OS
> >> >> > X didn't play a major role.'
> >> >> >
> >> >> > <http://www.cio.com/article/678137/10_for_X_a_Decade_of_Mac_OS_X>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> very old operating antique operating system. Sell on ebay as antique.
> >> >
> >> > About the same as Windows 7, actually...
> >>
> >> OSX is about the same as Windows 7.   Remember that Alan Baker said so.
> >>
> >> LOLLERCOASTER
> >
> > About the same age, Edwin.
> 
> Windows 7 is not ten years old, Edwin.

You're right. Windows 7 is just the latest revision of Windows NT, which 
was first released much more than 10 years ago.

> 
> It's not about the same as that tired dog, OSX either.   Windows 7 runs 
> faster on Apple's hardware than OSX does.

Sure.

-- 
"The iPhone doesn't have a speaker phone" -- "I checked very carefully" -- 
"I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone 
"It is Mac OS X, not BSD.' -- 'From Mac OS to BSD Unix." -- "It's BSD Unix with Apple's APIs and GUI on top of it' -- 'nothing but BSD Unix' (Edwin on Mac OS X) 
'[The IBM PC] could boot multiple OS, such as DOS, C/PM, GEM, etc.' -- 
'I claimed nothing about GEM other than it was available software for the 
IBM PC. (Edwin on GEM) 
'Solaris is just a marketing rename of Sun OS.' -- 'Sun OS is not included 
on the timeline of Solaris because it's a different OS.' (Edwin on Sun)