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revamped	2010-01-30 , 20:55
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Originally Posted by ysss

I think there's an inversely proportional relationship between the 'magic' and the perceived 'power' that conventional linux users crave. .... Apple designs their products for the regular Joes and Janes

I complete agree. However, I don't think it HAS to be an either/or type relationship. I think what's brilliant about Apple's desktop OS is that, although they have the nice interface for the everyday user (and that's probably more than 90% of computer users), there is an underlying Unix system that more advanced users can use. Its really the best of both worlds, 'magic' and 'power'.

It may be easier for Apple, who long has been catering to artists and everyday users, to move to a system that gives more power to the user, than it is for Linux to start catering to the everyday user.

N900 is awesome for me, since i am in research. For a phone, even i want simplicity to use. What if the iPhone suddenly exposes a unix terminal window? That would be pretty awesome (for the iphone, i mean, not for the N900

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