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Mark Brittingham — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:22:43 -0400

I think that you nailed it.

First, the people hailing this a revolution seem to consciously miss the fact that this is just another Linux variant.

Second, comments to the effect that this brings us "closer to the cloud" don't make any sense to me either. What, exactly, can I *not* do on the cloud with Mac OS X (or, for that matter, Windows) that Google now offers? How am I "closer" other than having no other choice but to rely on the cloud?

Seriously, does anyone really think that "Buy our stuff - you can do less with it!" will ever, really rally the masses?

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Mark Brittingham — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:16:23 -0400

I own a small business and "technically" I make enough to trigger Obama's tax increases in our better years ("technically" because the reality is that I don't actually get anywhere near this much of this money in the bank). My current strategy is to use extra income from the good years to take the risk out of hiring more people to help grow my business. When I do, the new employees only need to work and develop their skill to remain pretty secure in their careers with my company.

Fast Talk Response -

Mark Brittingham — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:01:38 -0500

Innovative but practical too: the Mac is a wonderful example of a "total product."

As far as arrogance goes, doesn't the perception of arrogance come automatically to any company that, despite better products, has a small market share? Think about it: when you assert the superiority of the Mac, you're saying that the great bulk of all computer users - those that chose a PC - are ignorant and uninformed. Thus, it isn't surprising that people will think that Apple is arrogant.