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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
try linux then, seriously. they're both built on the same UNIX platform, and if you get a distribution like Ubuntu with the Gnome interface it's very similar to a mac. you don't get all the fancy eye candy like you do with OSX and things aren't as simplified, but it's a great OS if you just want to try something other than Windows. and you can't go wrong with free
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Sorry to nitpick, but that's not really true. BSD and Linux are two different strains of code that havn't merged in a long time (to the best of my knowledge). The core systems between Ubuntu and OSX/OpenBSD are different. That said, everything produced by the GNU project (basically the tools) is pretty much similar. Yeah, it's a lame nitpick.
Oh, and Ubuntu now comes with an OpenGL based gui renderer. It's much prettier then either OSX or Windows Vista, just not as well designed in my opinion.
Unfortunately, the lack of Direct X and the worlds reliance on MS Office prevents me from using Ubuntu full time. Hopefully that will change in the next couple years.
Personally, Apple Mac's are the Porche of computers. They are all style, some preformance but for the price tag there are much better options out there. But some people live and die by them.
All I know is, they are certainly better then the poop that comes out of Dell these days.