XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.os.linux.redhat, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   XPost: alt.os.linux.mandrake   
   From: earlcp@idirect.com   
      
   Jøhnny Fävòrítê (it means "halo, then resonate")  :   
      
   > Tony Polson wrote:   
   > > Which one should I go with?  I know that Mac would cost me the most   
   > > because of the proprietary hardware, but would the benefits outweigh   
   > > the extra cost if I bought the Mac?  Is OsX as stable as Linux and   
   > > BeOS?  Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.   
   >   
   > not beos, that's for sure.  that window of opportunity has already   
   > closed.   
      
   How do you know that?  BeOS works fine for me for everything I am doing, and   
   since he did not state what he is using it for yet you really have no idea   
   wht his software needs are.   
      
   > if you can stand linux, it would make an okay choice.  personally i   
   > couldn't.  way too fiddly and difficult.  every little thing required   
   > editing a config file somewhere with tortured, impossible syntax.  and   
   > all the dependency issues.  bleargh, not for me.   
      
   Strange, I don't like Linux myself but I know lots of users who in no way   
   find it that hard.  Sounds like you used Linux in the 199x's and have not   
   seen a recent version.   
      
   > so that leaves macosx.  it's easy to set up and administrate.  and yes,   
   > it is very stable.  i've been using it since 2001, and i've had only two   
   > hard crashes in all that time, both years ago.  every once in a great   
   > while the finder will get confuzzled, but macosx restarts it, and   
   > everything is fine again.  definitely a good choice for those who cannot   
   > in good conscience use microsoft products, which should be everybody, if   
   > you ask me.   
      
   Only part of your message I could agree with.  Why no mention of cost   
   benefits/disadvantages?   
      
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