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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern
Why is liking Macs annoying when you're trying to advocate DRM-free and Open Source? Not all of iTunes is DRM-free not because of Apple's choosing but because of the music industry's policies. Bits of OS X is open source, as far as I understand since part of it is from the Mach Kernel etc. WebKit is also Open Source.
Macs may have the reputation of being closed off, but when you think about it, nothing about Windows OS is actually open source. It's a whole world on its own whereas that's no longer the case for Macs.
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I'm half dreamer, and half pragmatist. I want everything to be open, but I understand that sometimes that isn't possible. Sometimes I'll go for what is easier for me, rather than what I think is best from an advocates standpoint.
The Mac irks me in many ways because of it's hardware tie in, the lock in with its ipod/phone range and for a long time, the DRM nonsense on Itunes (still going on with video by the way).
But saying all that, the operating system fits my needs perfectly, I love the design, and I can use many open-source applications as freely as anywhere else. I also run Ubuntu, which is becoming more and more a good first choice for people, possibly the best choice in the future (fingers crossed).
Oh, and back when I hated macs, it was solely because the operating system at the time really annoyed me, no other reason.