Aye, unfortunately it was the whole comment that vanished. As it contained a hyperlink I thought it may have been flagged for extra moderation and accidentally zapped. Well, either that, or you didn’t like what I said!

Here’s the link I originally posted containing more information on the “nofollow” attribute:
http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-nofollow

(Unless you’re saying the whole comment got lost in which case the Macalope’s thinking of another comment….)

There’s a better way: use the rel=nofollow attribute when you link. This tells search engines not to give any extra credit/rank to the linked-to article, which means you can link without inferring an endorsement. (I did post this earlier but it looks like it got lost in moderation.)

Link to a cached copy of the article.

Four of the top ten are Adobe products.

That said, I assume that ports have already been completed on most of those programs on the list “just in case.” If so, the tide toward a Linux desktop OS could happen so fast—overnight, in fact—that everyone would be shocked.

Hnn. Methinks not. If it’s taken Adobe this long to make the switch from codwarrior to xcode (and by extention, into the realm of universal), I think it’d take faaar longer for them to get up and running on even one linux distro. If Adobe goes to linux, they go somethink like winelib first. Besides. ‘Taint gonna happen anytime soon. Not CS3, not CS4.

and as a number of people have surmised, the commentprobably camefrom some gracious comments regarding the OS on the most recent TWiTpodcast (always worth listening to - despite dvoraks input andattempts to poison the product)…

i would like to remind the “cranky geek” (his term for himself, not mine) that the sentiment was as follows -

it’s the best version of windows yet. but it is still windows.

now when you consider the people who were saying it, the meaning is quite clear.

The formula used: the more outrageous and outspoken you are, the more controversy you create, in turn generating revenue from allies and adversaries. Clicky-clicky.

While ignoring the curmudgeon won’t make him go away, it sure feels better.

But, if Mac users really wanted to deflate his ego they’d consistently respond that he isn’t relevant anymore because he’s too damn old (”pushing 70 I hear…”, “adult diapers, really?”). JCD could use a good dose of his own false-truth medicine, and I feel the karma pendulum swinging.

Now, on to a more important topic: why aren’t you and Gruber doing a Macalope/Fireball podcast? You could always filter your voice for anonymity. And to start off, invite Dvorak on. Just be sure to cut your audio feed to him half-way through the show, so when he starts complaining he can’t hear anything, you can blame it on his hearing aid dying.

That should get the ball rolling.

Agreed. And rejoicing. I really don’t (and no Mac afficionado should) want Macintosh to become the dominant operating system. Apple benefits from being a minority player – for many reasons.

All the malware is being written for Windows. This one is huge, and in large part depends on Windows remaining the choice of Government and Enterprise. It helps that people with low self-esteem (virus writers) generally prefer a low price point for access to machines.

Underdog status is crucial for us “fanboys.” We’re better at the fringes.

What other computer company can shoot for 20% of the market. For that matter, which car company has a 20% market share. At 15% Apple would be kicking some serious buttocks.

Apple is on the brink of doing some really huge things.