Proper Respect for Apple Computer

[chemistry_geek]

It seems that the people over at Slashdot (http://www.slashdot.org) have come to respect what Apple has become, not only as a good hardware manufacturer but also a good software manufacturer (Mac OS X). Clicking here http://slashdot.org/topics.shtml will take you to the Slashdot Topics section. Apple has always been listed there under "Apple" with a blue Apple logo. Slashdot now lists several new topics all related to Apple: Desktops (Apple), iMac (Apple), Media (Apple), Networking (Apple), OS 9 (Apple), OS X (Apple), Portables (Apple), Technology (Apple), and Utilities (Apple), Wireless (Apple).

Total topic categories for Apple Computer, Inc.: ELEVEN! More than any other computer manufacturer.

I don't know about you, but I think this is great coverage, especially from Slashdot.

This begs the question: Have the truest of GEEKS embraced Apple and Mac OS X?

[Matrix Agent]

I read slashdot everyday, but every once in a while it just gets stupid. Over there, they reguard anything with linux in it to be the the best thing since sliced bread. Linux on playstation? Linux on a handheld? Big deal.

I really don't think that this is actual respect from slashdot per se. (Though I hope so!) I think that they are taking on OS X as an ally of sorts because it runs on a UNIX layer. There are slashdot readers that are OS X newcomers, and slashdot recognizes the growth in that demographic.

Remember, Slashdot is still the mecca of mac bashing.

Boy, Chem_Geek, I hope that you are right, and this is all moving torwards a little more understanding and apreciation of the mac platform.

[jokell82]

Actually the reason all these topics have come about is because they started a new site, http://apple.slashdot.org/

[vanguard]

I wouldn't say that /. is the meca of apple bashing. As a matter of fact, I say they've been more positive about the things that Apple is doing than a lot of mac sites. Over in the linux world (or any normal world for that matter) we're not used to seeing scathing comments about something you love. However, that seems normal in the mac community.

Linux guys like Apple now because they have an OS that does the things that a modern OS should (pre-emptive multitasking, a decent filesystem, flat memory space, etc.). From a technical person's view, the old apple system stunk and it's users were not fimilar with how computers worked at a detailed level. This is changing.

Anyway, it will be interesting to see if apple.slashdot.org will take away traffic from macslash. I suspect that it will.

[symphonix]

I suspect a lot of the drive behind /. isn't just in support of unix / linux, but a hatred of all things Microsoft. Still, it is good to have the open-source crowd as our allies, and I hope Slashdot will become more and more a part of the mac world.

[mrfluffy]

Originally posted by chemistry_geek
This begs the question: Have the truest of GEEKS embraced Apple and Mac OS X?

Isn't the mac the computer for the rest of us?

[fryke]

erhm... the rest of the geeks? the rest of the world? the rest of the design experts? or what...

[mrfluffy]

Originally posted by fryke
erhm... the rest of the geeks? the rest of the world? the rest of the design experts? or what...

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