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Mac vs "PC" vs Linux
Kevin LeCureux

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Mac: 20-something man dressed fashionably, but casually. Slightly overweight.

Win: 20-something man wearing a suit, perhaps glasses. May carry briefcase. Very overweight.

Linux's: 20-something women of varying appearance, some wearing casual clothing, others wearing business clothing. May carry various accessories. Optionally, have Linux-related logo clothing.

Mac: Hi, I'm a Mac.

Win: And I'm the mainstream operating system most people call “PC”

Mac: Looks like you put on a little weight there, PC.

Win: Yeah, well all the backwards compatibility my developers keep feeding me doesn't help. And, I have to make sure I have all the features anyone could ever need. Plus, these new clothes: they look nice, but they're kind of bulky.... You don't look too trim yourself anymore.

Mac: I guess if you want a “modern” operation system, you have to expect it to be pretty big, huh?

Win: Yeah, I guess so.

Linux1: Hey guys.

Win: Linux, what are you doing here? This is a commercial for mature operation systems.

Linux1: We're almost as old as you guys. And besides, we're in much better shape.

Mac: “We”?

[Other Linux's enter]

Linux1: Yeah, me and my sisters. This is Gentoo, Ubuntu, Slackware, Mandriva, Redhat...

Mac: Ok, ok, we get the point. But how do you keep from getting bigger with every new release? You must not have any “modern” features.

Linux2: Actually, we have most of the features either of you have.

Linux3: And, our users can pick from thousands of free programs that do almost anything.

Win: But what about security? Don't you need huge security updates all the time?

Linux1: Nope. We've been secure since we were little, so there's no need to add extra bulk now.

[Silence]

Linux1: Well, it's been nice chatting, but we have to go. Apparently we're the hot new thing in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Ciao!

Linux2: Sayonara!

Linux3: Kwaheri!

[All Linux's leave]

Mac: Remember when we were the hot new thing?

Win: Yeah...

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