Comments on: What the Mac OS Can Teach You About Design

By: redwall_hp

redwall_hp — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:33:14 +0000

I, too, come from "the real world of servers, progamming languages, and databases." It can "do that." OSX has a Unix core, which makes it a decent server OS, but it's cheaper to use Linux for servers, rather than paying for pricey XServes. There isn't anything "non-compatible" about OSX. It has X11, and runs a good portion of *nix software. Windows is the only "non-compatible" OS.

As for Droid: Let me know when it can keep up with sales of the first-generation iPhone. So far one half of the 200,000 units made have been sold, while the original iPhone sold 700,000 units in it's first week alone.

P.S. Your comment had nothing to do with the article. The post was not debating Mac OS X's merits as an operating system; it was highlighting design principles that it follows. Keep your comments on topic in the future.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:05:14 +0000

Mac os? Please I come from the real world of servers, progamming languages, and databases… When mac can do that.. Until then keep your expensive, non-compatible OS.

Oh yea and IPhone: Watch out droid is going to eat your market right up. Thanks to verizon for jumping on it!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:38:56 +0000

Oops… Fixed

By: David

David — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:48:43 +0000

There’s only three bullet points.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:28:39 +0000

@Michael, Stevenote is coming. Stevenote is coming.

Yeah, it's partly that, and it was inspired by my switch to the Mac as well. I'd had a rough idea for this post for a couple of weeks, and the upcoming WWDC finally got me to write it.

By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:41:46 +0000

Sounds like someone is looking forward to Monday!

I agree though; Mac does have style. Even the hardware manages to look stunning…