Well. Linus says OS X is “utter crap.” Awww, whatever. Sounds like somebody is annoyed at all the Linux switchers. I’m also amused that the things he cites as the most exciting developments in Linux – green credentials and mobile computing such as the One Laptop Per Child project – are stuff the average consumer user couldn’t give a crap about.
Edited to add: After discussing it with the Snook, I’m going to take back my bitchiness. Linus was addressing a Linux developers’ conference, and his quotes indicate that he was really talking more about the underpinnings of an operating system than its UI. So really, he was quoted out of context just to make for a bit of sensational reporting. I’ll cut him some slack.
hank
February 5, 2008 — 10:41 pm
I think more and more “average consumers” are conscious of green credentials (at least in the UK everything is going green/organic/carbon neutral so Oz couldn’t be that far behind), and many people I know are supportive of the OLPC project…
But I would have to say OS X rules, the more I see it the more I want a Mac.
Kris
February 6, 2008 — 7:16 am
They’re conscious of green credentials, and I think all other things being equal, people will choose a green product over a competitor. I don’t think there are many people who walk into Best Buy though and have it at the top of their Computer Purchase Priority List.
And I’m afraid Fake Steve has completely coloured my view of the OLPC project… 🙂