We can choose to fail. If we don't support the media formats that contain the content users want to see, we lose the 64-bit desktop. It's that simple. Doing nothing guarantees that we lose, probably to MacOS X.Well, Linux isn't really going to lose. Linux already is taking over the server market, and that's probably going to continue: Apple doesn't have much traction there and Microsoft is skidding as usual. I've said before that a world of Linux servers and Mac desktops has a lot to offer: the Unix underpinnings of both OSes complement each other beautifully and would simplify support tasks enormously. That's a very pretty picture from everyone's point of view: both unsophisticated and highly technical users love Macs, the geeks in the server room have their Linux servers but are quite comfortable with the Mac command line because it's exactly the same as Linux, programmers have a very similar environment and interfaces that work together well, and support folk have a lot of knowledge cross-pollination. What's not to like? So, I suggest that Eric and Rob give in to temptation and do what I do in my home office: Linux servers and Mac desktops. It's an easy, painless switch, and I actually think it could have benefits for Linux: if more Linux programmers started concentrating on that Mac desktop/Linux server model (and vice-versa), it would hurt Microsoft and help strengthen both Linux and Apple. *Originally published at
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