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IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: 'Stop Copying Windows' (InformationWeek)

IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: 'Stop Copying Windows' (InformationWeek)

Posted Aug 9, 2008 15:57 UTC (Sat) by dkite (guest, #4577)
In reply to: IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: 'Stop Copying Windows' (InformationWeek) by mosfet
Parent article: IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: 'Stop Copying Windows' (InformationWeek)

Heh. I think you have described the problem succinctly.

Usability comes from control.

Free software abhors control.

When free software projects attempt to impose control, the end result is the
worst of both worlds.

Derek


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IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: 'Stop Copying Windows' (InformationWeek)

Posted Aug 9, 2008 19:38 UTC (Sat) by Sutoka (guest, #43890) [Link]

You're assuming OS X is actually usable. It isn't. It's simply popular because it's different
(without being too different).

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