Re: I really do like OS X but . . .

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:21:22 GMT, George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Yes, that

What, exactly? What *EXACTLY* were you talking about when you wrote:

> >>by building upon legacy
> >>code, code which has its root origins firmly planted in DOS, Microsoft
> >>has imbued XP (and, seemingly Vista)

What did you mean by that, George, if not what it says?

>and the conventions of dot extensions rather than resource
>forks,

We've been through this. Find a PDF. Remove the extension. Go to
Finder's Advanced preferences, and turn on Always Show Extensions.
Remove the extension again of that file. Now notice you can't
doubleclick on it, and the Mac has no idea what to do.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107005
:
Tip: Because many files used in Mac OS X do not have Type or Creator
data, it is not an accurate way to search for files. Rather, try
searching for the applicable filename extensions such as ".jpg" (JPEG)
or ".cwk" (AppleWorks).

>and letter names for mounted volumes.

What's wrong with this? And what's wrong with \\servername\sharename?
Either are valid.

>All of these things can be
>traced back to DOS.

So? You've yet to give a reason.

>But foo knows this, we've been down this road before
>and yet he keeps insisting that I believe that modern Windows is still a
>GUI shell built over DOS. I don't, but a lot of the Windows conventions
>and backward compatibility do have their roots in DOS.

Show them, and differentiate between that and the Mac. You couldn't
do that for extensions, clearly showing they have nothing inherently
to do with DOS.

>> >>Again, you are making assumptions based on no evidence. For instance,
>> >>where did you get the idea that Intel-based Macs will be any cheaper
>> >>than PPC based Macs? Just because there exist ultra cheap Windows boxes
>> >>made in China with virtual slave labor that are often sold by big PC
>> >>manufacturers like Dell as loss-leaders for practically nothing doesn't
>> >>mean that Apple will go the same route.
>> >
>> >
>> > You're now suggesting Apple doesn't outsource to China, to Quanta and
>> > Asustek, the same guys that make most of the PC hardware? What
>> > fantasy world DO you live in, George?
>
>Where did foo get the idea that I don't think that Apple outsources to
>China? I merely pointed out that China's ultra-cheap labor costs are one
>of the factors allowing Dell et al to sell loss-leaders at ridiculously
>low prices.

Your brain is taking a vacation today, George. Apple outsources to
the same place. They, too, have ultra-cheap labor costs that allow
them to sell loss-leaders at ridiculously low prices - but they'd
rather gouge you and the other faithful.

>> > One is silver, the other black. And they both sit below a desk
>> > identically.
>
>Then foo isn't looking very hard.

Then foo doesn't care what color the case is. It's made to be put
under a desk. If you want to blow a few hundred bucks on a colorful
case, that's your problem.
.

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