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there is definately more linux software than mac software
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>I'm dubious.
well it's true. windows has been the dominant OS for a very long time, and if you look at a lot of the linux software, it's also available for windows and mac, most of the time.
well it's true. windows has been the dominant OS for a very long time, and if you look at a lot of the linux software, it's also available for windows and mac, most of the time.
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>well it's true.
That doesn't strike me as a particularly convincing argument.
That doesn't strike me as a particularly convincing argument.
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if you were a company that made software for consumers, wouldn't you write it for the most used operating system? Windows has been dominant for a very long time. There are plenty of applications that will literally let you do anything. There's everything from little apps to full blown software suites. Just because most software for linux is open source, it does not mean that there's more of it.
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Originally Posted by TheNNS 
if you were a company that made software for consumers, wouldn't you write it for the most used operating system? Windows has been dominant for a very long time. There are plenty of applications that will literally let you do anything. There's everything from little apps to full blown software suites. Just because most software for linux is open source, it does not mean that there's more of it.
I think you're confusing commercial and open source software development. Your argument for reaching the most consumers is only valid for commercial development, as the goal is usually money. Open source developers use whatever operating system suits them best, which usually tends to be Linux. Also, open source development usually progresses at a much faster rate than commercial development, so I'm willing to bet that Linux has a larger application library. That doesn't necessarily mean that Linux software is better, just that there's more of it.
>there is definately more linux software than mac software
That's a vague statement at best. The latest version of Mac OS X is officially Unix-certified, and can run Linux software just like any other *nix system can (assuming it's open source, which it usually is).
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>That's a vague statement at best. The latest version of Mac OS X is officially Unix-certified, and can run Linux software just like any other *nix system can (assuming it's open source, which it usually is).
he means software written for OS X, retard, can't you read?
he means software written for OS X, retard, can't you read?
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>he means software written for OS X, retard, can't you read?
Okay. Assuming I really am a retard, please point out where jbennet said that there is more software written for Linux than OS X.
Okay. Assuming I really am a retard, please point out where jbennet said that there is more software written for Linux than OS X.
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>there is definately more linux software than mac software
i don't know, how about right there?
i don't know, how about right there?
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Since you don't seem to be understanding the point I'm trying to get at, let me try another way. Mac OS X is officially certified as Unix. Since it's Unix, it can run Unix software. Now do you get it? It doesn't have to be written on a Macintosh to be able to be considered "Mac software".
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>Since you don't seem to be understanding the point I'm trying to get at, let me try another way. Mac OS X is officially certified as Unix. Since it's Unix, it can run Unix software. Now do you get it? It doesn't have to be written on a Macintosh to be able to be considered "Mac software".
This really isn't a valid point. Even though Mac is UNIX, most Linux and BSD software does require a seperate Mac port.
This really isn't a valid point. Even though Mac is UNIX, most Linux and BSD software does require a seperate Mac port.
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