Looking at Linux again. Thank you, Mr. Jobs
Steve Jobs has done it again. Once again Apple has cut their users off at the knees. That’s okay. I’ve been a loyal fan. I’m used to it. I keep coming back for more.
Remember when Apple decided to stop shipping floppy drives in their machines, and you had to buy an external floppy to transfer all you data? Not to mention their on again off again flirtation with proprietary video connections, serial connections, network connections, etc.
And now: no firewire 400 on the new MacBooks. Mr. Jobs says you can do everything with USB 2 that you can do with Firewire. Well, Chuckles, that’s not the point. I assume you’re too out of touch with the hoi-poloi to grok it.
For me, the point is, I’m a musician. The focal point of my studio is a laptop with a Firewire audio interface, and not a cheap one. Mr. Jobs apparently feels that I must purchase a USB audio interface when I get around to upgrading to one of Apple’s already expensive new laptops.
I love Macs, really. But I don’t want to be at the mercy of capricious decisions that affect a proprietary hardware/software appliance. That’s one of the things I dislike about Microsoft. Apple is no different. They have the arrogance of Microsoft without the market share.
So, I’m looking (again) into Linux. I’ve done this before, only to give up in frustration. Linux has its little peccadilloes, too. That’s another post. For now, I’m going to see if I can get audio satisfaction from the open source world.
First, the distro….
I will keep you posted.