Re: FN-FORUM: software for managing/creating HTML email campaigns

date posted 18th March 2008 12:22

I meant that Apple perpetuate the distinction. Of course the Apple OS
these days is based on FreeBSD (or some other BSD) anyway. And talking of
brand names becoming general nouns, digital music players these days seem
to be called iPods whether made by Apple or not. :(

>
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 12:34:38PM -0000, Brian Lycett wrote:
>>
>> Indeed they do! But you wouldn't expect Apple to know anything about
>> computers though. :)
>
> 'indeed they do' ?? What are you referring to ?
> * that 'Linux and FreeBSd get installed on computers' or
> * 'Apple themselves perpetuate the distinction'
>
> If the latter, then yes: Apple are scared from free s/ware just as MS is,
> they
> want to ensure that people only think that MS Windows and Mac are the
> available
> choises. Good marketing defines the language - something that they seem to
> have had a modicum of success.
>
>> Linux and BSD get installed on /servers/. And to add to the confusion,
>> if
>> you think that the box that you have under your desk with the flashing
>> lights and motherboard and whatnot inside it is a PC then you're wrong.
>> Those are called 'CPUs'. I ought to know. I've worked in an office.
>>
>> >
>> > On 18 Mar 2008 11:56:49 -0000, Brian Lycett [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Damn. What shall I install Linux of FreeBSD on then? :(
>> >> Semantics is important, otherwise language has no meaning.
>> >
>> > NB: Apple themselves perpetuate the distinction.
>> >
>> > "Hello I'm a Mac....
>> > .... and I'm a PC"
>> >
>> > Linux and FreeBSd get installed on computers...
>> >
>> > ;o)
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