Comments on: My thoughts about the Apple culture http://misternifty.com/tech/apple/ church tech software, training, resources and tips Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Mark http://misternifty.com/tech/apple/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Mark Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:18:35 +0000 http://www.misternifty.com/?p=1072#comment-446 You have made a very good point here. I'm no Apple fanboy, and always have stayed away from what I always considered "overpriced hype". I have a modest Windows XP desktop computer that have served me well, but soon I noticed efficiency problems with some programs. I then bought a pair of cheap netbooks and put fedora Linux on them, I use them for system administration purposes and some coding. I used a robust Motorola V3X with VRTX Operating System (The same OS that powers the Hubble telescope) for years, serving my purposes well. But then a friend showed me an Android (Linux kernel based) smartphone and I discovered the possibilities of having a full featured computer in my pocket, so I gave it a try. But Android has the same problem of Desktop Linux: The Linux kernel is a "patch work in progress", has an inferior performance compared to the superior engineered BSD kernel, some applications behave unexpectedly or make your battery die in a few hours, you have to use task killers, apps are of low quality, people are not willing to pay for apps... not the kind of problems I want to get as a mobile app developer or when using a smartphone just for remote machine administration purposes. So, after a year of using Linux in my netbooks I admitted the limitations of that system and switched to FreeBSD, and now all works like a charm, as expected. I sold my Android smartphone when I discovered the iPhone iOS is based on BSD. I bought a second hand iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.3.3 at a good price point on Ebay (because I consider the iPhone 4 has a defective antenna design that won't stop apple fanboys from buying it) and I'm using it with my Windows XP computer with itunes and as a 3G modem with Linux and BSD on my netbooks, and makes my life a lot easier. Conclusion: Technology is as good as it can serve you without inconveniences. Capitalism is a system that works well when people make rational, thoughtful decisions. Apple makes good products, yes, but is better to buy second hand a thoroughly tested, previous model that has good software support from an Apple fanboy who wants to use the latest (untested) gadget. To buy on a whim is not good since it doesn't promotes best practices. You have made a very good point here. I’m no Apple fanboy, and always have stayed away from what I always considered “overpriced hype”. I have a modest Windows XP desktop computer that have served me well, but soon I noticed efficiency problems with some programs. I then bought a pair of cheap netbooks and put fedora Linux on them, I use them for system administration purposes and some coding. I used a robust Motorola V3X with VRTX Operating System (The same OS that powers the Hubble telescope) for years, serving my purposes well. But then a friend showed me an Android (Linux kernel based) smartphone and I discovered the possibilities of having a full featured computer in my pocket, so I gave it a try.

But Android has the same problem of Desktop Linux: The Linux kernel is a “patch work in progress”, has an inferior performance compared to the superior engineered BSD kernel, some applications behave unexpectedly or make your battery die in a few hours, you have to use task killers, apps are of low quality, people are not willing to pay for apps… not the kind of problems I want to get as a mobile app developer or when using a smartphone just for remote machine administration purposes.

So, after a year of using Linux in my netbooks I admitted the limitations of that system and switched to FreeBSD, and now all works like a charm, as expected. I sold my Android smartphone when I discovered the iPhone iOS is based on BSD. I bought a second hand iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.3.3 at a good price point on Ebay (because I consider the iPhone 4 has a defective antenna design that won’t stop apple fanboys from buying it) and I’m using it with my Windows XP computer with itunes and as a 3G modem with Linux and BSD on my netbooks, and makes my life a lot easier.

Conclusion: Technology is as good as it can serve you without inconveniences. Capitalism is a system that works well when people make rational, thoughtful decisions. Apple makes good products, yes, but is better to buy second hand a thoroughly tested, previous model that has good software support from an Apple fanboy who wants to use the latest (untested) gadget. To buy on a whim is not good since it doesn’t promotes best practices.

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