Re: What was that about hubris?

["Paul M. Moriarty" <pmm () igtc com>]

I used Gnome as my primary desktop for years.  The term lipstick on a  
pig springs to mind.

When I finally decided I didn't want to be a computer hobbyist any  
more, i.e., constantly tinkering to get my machine to work "just so",  
that's when I bought a Mac.

On Sep 30, 2009, at 1:44 PM, David Lodge wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:49:40 +0100, Paul M. Moriarty <pmm () igtc com>  
> wrote:
> > Simply put, a Mac is a UNIX box with a great GUI that runs most
> > commercial, off-the-shelf software that people actually want.  For  
> > me,
> > that's worth paying a premium.
>
> Great GUI? So explain the stuck in the 80s concept of the menu bar  
> at the top? And don't misquote Fitt's law, like most Mac fan boys  
> (because they forget the second and most important bit). Also  
> explain the vast amount of wasted space.
>
> Me, I'd rather use Windows than Mac OS X. But, a customised Gnome  
> with Compiz shows up both Doze and Mac OS X.

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