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Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
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lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 06:05:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Gerber writes:

I don't know if this is where we are at (well, Hoppy might be there,
but...)...I really didn't post this to start a Mac/Win war...I try to avoid
them if I can...but the little geek voice in me said "Go on! Post it! It's
funny, AND you are actually poking fun at Apple...everyone will get that,
right?" Stupid little geek voice.

I'm just taking it as a joke.

BUT... given that UNIX exists, a Mac/Win war is kind of like two tribes of
ants fighting over the picnic basket scraps. Sooner or later the real power
(UNIX) is going to go home and have a real dinner, no matter whether the
MacAnts or the WinAnts win the "war".

++Lar



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  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
(...) Eh! Now that MacOS X is esentially just another Unix/Linux flavor, I think the overall "war" is moot anyway. MS will catch-up/on sooner or later, and join the bandwagon, too...you'll see. I'll tell you what, though...as an end user who relies (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: Be afraid...be VERY afraid...
 
(...) Umm...O.K.? I guess? Err...huh? (...) *GIGGLE*...you said kerfluffage... (I searched, this is officially the first time "kerfluffage" has been used on LUGNET...handshakes and backslaps all around...congrat's Larry!) I don't know if this is (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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