Unity ROCKS not!!!

[Chris Jones]

> I've seen a number of more-or-less appreciative comments here relative
> to the Mac gui, and apparently Ubuntu is aiming in that direction.  It
> should be remembered that the Mac is aimed at a specific audience,
> which it admittedly serves very well:  that is the writing and publishing
> industry, with its corollaries layout and print design. 

No so. See below.

  I am not a Mac
> user, so there may be other things that it does fairly well, but I don't
> ever remember hearing of any scientific applications designed for it.
> Where is the AutoCad, the Pro-E, the Agilent EEsof, etc.?  

Speaking as a scientist and a mac user that is utter nonsense. In my 
scientific circles makes have a much greater than the average 10% share. 
More like 50%. Want to know why ? Its because its a UNIX operating 
system. 'real' scientific applications, not those you mention above are 
designed for UNIX systems, not windows.

I suppose it
> must
> have a spreadsheet--it has the Microsoft Office suite--but that's almost
> a second thought.  

Again not so. The latest 2011 MS Office for Mac is on a par with the 
windows version.

And have you ever heard of anyone seriously writing
> code on a Mac?  

Yes. Me.

Or using one as a digital controller?  Or a server?
> Sure, Linux
> has to catch up with some of these types of things, but it has not painted
> itself into a corner, like Mac seems to have. If the Mac were anywhere near
> as versatile as Windows,

Thats so backwards its laughable.

  it wouldn't be sitting with only 10% or so of the
> market.
   So why is Ubuntu trying so hard to emulate Mac? Huh?

Because they are better and nicer to use. You say yourself you aren't a 
mac user. So please, don't comment on things you have no experience of. 
I've used all 3 (OSX, windows and linux) in equal measure and place UNIX 
systems, either linux or OSX, head and shoulders above windows.

Chris
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