Comments on: Can you be a Mac AND a Windows Fanboy??? http://www.philoking.com/2008/01/22/can-you-be-a-mac-and-a-windows-fanboy/ Thoughts from my warped little mind... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:07:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Burns http://www.philoking.com/2008/01/22/can-you-be-a-mac-and-a-windows-fanboy/comment-page-1/#comment-17313 Jason Burns Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:33:59 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/01/22/can-you-be-a-mac-and-a-windows-fanboy/#comment-17313 RossB » I really appreciate the positive and constructive feedback. I agree with your points, I am not at all busting the stability. The point I am making is simply that if Linux is going to make a serious attempt at winning some of the desktop, it's going to have to get some of that glitz and polish so people think it's as good. You know as well as I do that some people are oblivious to the under pinnings. If they don't see the shine and gloss, they will think it's old. RossB » I really appreciate the positive and constructive feedback. I agree with your points, I am not at all busting the stability. The point I am making is simply that if Linux is going to make a serious attempt at winning some of the desktop, it’s going to have to get some of that glitz and polish so people think it’s as good. You know as well as I do that some people are oblivious to the under pinnings. If they don’t see the shine and gloss, they will think it’s old.

]]> By: RossB http://www.philoking.com/2008/01/22/can-you-be-a-mac-and-a-windows-fanboy/comment-page-1/#comment-17311 RossB Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:29:12 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/01/22/can-you-be-a-mac-and-a-windows-fanboy/#comment-17311 Ok, so that was pretty harsh. Sorry man, from one writer to another. I still don’t agree with the review, though. I think that the OSS community has done a good job putting together something that is well-done and stable, but we do suffer from trying to be too many things to too many people, hence the slightly boring look you didn't like. I don't feel it's fair to compare a group effort, even one as massive and polished as KDE 4 with two of the most professional and design-heavy interfaces that exist. I mean, look at the amount of effort put into the different efforts, and the money, and I'd say give KDE4 a break, it's a damn good result for something that is completely free and extremely modifiable. You might also want to test KDE4 on various machines, there are some vagaries that affect the Intel integrated video chips, it's been an issue that requires Intel to fix it, and so far, nothing. Peace, RossB Ok, so that was pretty harsh. Sorry man, from one writer to another. I still don’t agree with the review, though.

I think that the OSS community has done a good job putting together something that is well-done and stable, but we do suffer from trying to be too many things to too many people, hence the slightly boring look you didn’t like.

I don’t feel it’s fair to compare a group effort, even one as massive and polished as KDE 4 with two of the most professional and design-heavy interfaces that exist. I mean, look at the amount of effort put into the different efforts, and the money, and I’d say give KDE4 a break, it’s a damn good result for something that is completely free and extremely modifiable.

You might also want to test KDE4 on various machines, there are some vagaries that affect the Intel integrated video chips, it’s been an issue that requires Intel to fix it, and so far, nothing.

Peace,

RossB

]]> By: Why can software make it work but the media can’t? - New Comm Biz - New media strategies for business http://www.philoking.com/2008/01/22/can-you-be-a-mac-and-a-windows-fanboy/comment-page-1/#comment-17144 Why can software make it work but the media can’t? - New Comm Biz - New media strategies for business Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:41:59 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/01/22/can-you-be-a-mac-and-a-windows-fanboy/#comment-17144 [...] Maybe there’s not just room for both, but room for both to do very well. It’s even creating dual fanboys out of some people. [...] [...] Maybe there’s not just room for both, but room for both to do very well. It’s even creating dual fanboys out of some people. [...]

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