hmm, all these X11 window management systems and so many missing that last bit that Apple filled in.
I wish that Nautilus would've taken off.
anybody wanna hire me? You've read it here first!
Why does Apple have to be the one?
I was thinking what if?
1.) Get Dell or another marginal player in the hardware business
2.) grab preferably a BSD release
3.) find a unique design for hardware and GUI
4.) install software like Mandrake but limit to essentials (ala Apple) openoffice/sketch/gimp/mozilla
5.) KEEP system limited to approved HardWare only!
6.) buy out Virtual PC (screw Apple) and Grab Lindows for a good measure
7.) buy out CodeWarrior and Jbuilder (to build a system to rival WebObjects)
8.) use quality and forwarding looking devices like USB/Firewire (well, the next thing is what I'm thinking here)
Essentially copy what Apple did but don't cry "Big Brother" and then almost 20 years later Become Big Brother. hmmm .... .Net and .Mac ... At least with .Mac you don't have to worry about spyware still
Don't get me wrong. I love my Mac but if Dell or Sony got their act together ... I would consider only if the community were like Apple's but yet more like here at GT.
Too bad that there isn't any real competiton to Apple and M$ ... BeOS, had the ability and brawn ... but just didn't have the savy and vision that Jobs has.
IF only I had the bank roll to follow through on some of my ideas, I'd be able to wear my T-shirt and jeans on the stage like Jobs does
openoffice + gimp + sketch ...