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Re:Mac OS X approaches 8 percent market share by jobeirne on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @01:19PM (#233164)
It's analogous to seeing a really brilliant friend experience deserved, widespread success. It's a satisfying feeling to see earned triumph in any circumstance.
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Re:Mac OS X approaches 8 percent market share by hugh on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @04:03PM (#233434)
Except that your brilliant friend, being your friend, gives a damn about you personally, and Mac OS X, being an operating system, doesn't.
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Re:Mac OS X approaches 8 percent market share by aaronblohowiak on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @05:16PM (#233544)
Do you use windows? Compared to that user experience, Mac OS X is a whole lot more personable.
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Re:Mac OS X approaches 8 percent market share by Hexstream on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @05:24PM (#233553)
If it's the case that someone has Vista misbehave continually in numerous ways and feels like the OS doesn't care, then if Mac OSX is a much more pleasant experience to that user then he will feel like the OS cares.
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