Why it’s better to buy Apple rather than Microsoft

You have to hand it to Steve Ballmer. The man is never short of inaccurate statistics or words to take a dig at the two rivals which Microsoft has been confronting in recent times – Apple and Linux. First, he came out with the crazy conclusion that Linux was a “cancer.” Now, he says, buying Apple means a tax of $500 just to get a logo; the inference, obviously, is that when it comes to operating systems and hardware, Windows is equal to Apple.

Not so, my dear Steve. Let me disabuse you of some rather erratic conclusions. I don’t use either of these systems; the good old GPL stuff does for me. But there’s a good reason why I’m taking the time to dissect your statement.

There are loudmouths in every camp, FOSS included. They operate on the principle that when one who bears a title and is well-known throws something out into the cesspit that is the internet, it will surface in hundreds of places and often be accepted as the gospel truth.

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