Thread: The future of your Nokia Windows phone
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2011-02-24 , 12:43
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Originally Posted by Copernicus View Post
Just as an aside, Macintosh computers run OS X (a unix-based operating system, just like Linux). So many many people have been learning the nuances of Unix. And personally, I would say OS X is much easier to learn than Windows is...
Technically correct, but false in real life. iOS has no CLI, the defining feature of UNIX, is not wide open, and has no OS contact with the user. They are entirely in the UI.

As I said before, if someone ports the iOS UI and runs it over WP7 (not on Samsung, apparently), none would be the wiser.

So, even if people actually use Unix on iPhone, e.g., they aren't any more familiar with Maemo or Fedore than a Windows user is. I don't know any iPhone users that have ever used gconftool, patched a bug themselves or edited a config file as a requirement of use.

@dmberta
As for people and choices, you're wasting your breath. I've been in many communities and, while it's undeniable that the id1ot is universal and can live in most environments, like bacteria, some communities are better and some are worse. TMO has reached a point where you find a single real post per page. Depending on your settings.

Conserve your energy.
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Last edited by ndi; 2011-02-24 at 13:22.