Comments on: “What is just as important is what isn’t in the system”; Apple, Java, and the Mac App Store http://almaer.com/blog/what-is-just-as-important-is-what-isnt-in-the-system-apple-java-and-the-mac-app-store blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:06:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Mahemoff http://almaer.com/blog/what-is-just-as-important-is-what-isnt-in-the-system-apple-java-and-the-mac-app-store/comment-page-1#comment-47451 Michael Mahemoff Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:54:43 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2824#comment-47451 "The Mac has arguably the easiest system" This is indeed very arguable. I'd argue Windows installs are easier for novices, not requiring the drag-to-Applications dance and generally being more consistent. A distro with a nice GUI built on top of apt-get is probably even easier. “The Mac has arguably the easiest system”

This is indeed very arguable. I’d argue Windows installs are easier for novices, not requiring the drag-to-Applications dance and generally being more consistent. A distro with a nice GUI built on top of apt-get is probably even easier.

]]> By: Brad http://almaer.com/blog/what-is-just-as-important-is-what-isnt-in-the-system-apple-java-and-the-mac-app-store/comment-page-1#comment-47427 Brad Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:29:55 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2824#comment-47427 Apple software is already just a shell. Once you've installed it, Apple Update will download the whole thing twice again before you can open it. It is clear that they already consider the internet backbone as primarily a means for proprietary distribution. Not a big leap for them to drop the standards web altogether, I'm afraid. Apple software is already just a shell. Once you’ve installed it, Apple Update will download the whole thing twice again before you can open it. It is clear that they already consider the internet backbone as primarily a means for proprietary distribution. Not a big leap for them to drop the standards web altogether, I’m afraid.

]]>