Re: [OT] A significant negative impact on Linux's popularity?
Ron Johnson wrote in Article <466EEA26.10301@cox.net> posted to
gmane.linux.debian.user:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/technology/12apple.html
>
> Electronic Arts and Id announced that they would begin
> releasing popular games for the Macintosh simultaneously
> with Windows versions.
>
> A Unix that has current, popular, *native* games?
You mean, like Linux?
> "Many" Windows users will feel it's now safe to move to OS X, and
> (some) Linux users will be tempted because of the games.
Oh, please. Most of this decade's Atari and id's releases hit Linux first,
Windows later and MacOS when hell freezes over. More vendors appear to be
considering this route from time to time. Nobody's switching from Windows
or Linux to MacOS for the games.
And in the future, even with the EA announcement, I doubt it will change
anything except with the five people who love football so much they
absolutely must have the latest Madden game every year...
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Paul Johnson
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