Re: Why Apple should let HP build its workstations

[John Heagy]"Linux is fine when the software/hardware combo is a single entity and not used for any other apps. It's more of an embedded system mind set that just is not flexible enough to run in concert with other apps. Few people use only Avid or Adobe software on their systems."

Perhaps you haven't been looking at Linux developments for a while. Yes it is always smart to avoid running to many types of software that may conflict with specialist hardware but Linux is not different to OSX or Windows in that regard. Many people like me have Linux computers based on Ubuntu that have lots of different software running.

In my experience Linux is better at running lots of different software than Windows. It is certainly easier to install and uninstall software in Ubuntu than any OS I have previously used. No need to tidy up registries or constantly repair permissions and preferences. I think you are confusing specialist systems that setup limited Linux kernels designed for one bit of software. I have such a system, Clark COnnect, as my ftp & web server. This is not typical of Linux distributions like Ubuntu however.