Joe Wilcox has posted an editorial abou Windows XP vs Mac OS X. Here is a snippet from it:
These days I can't write a story about Apple Computer without getting pummeled by negative e-mail.
I can't figure out if Mac enthusiasts are defensive or overprotective. Whichever, they pounce on my stories like atom bombs falling on mosquitoes.
Funny thing is, Microsoft fans don't like me much either. Responses to recent stories on HailStorm, Office XP and Windows XP burned the bytes on CNET's e-mail server.
While not as strident as the Mac faithful, Microsoft's minions throw the weight of their opinions around, too. The difference is the intensity. The Mac crowd can be quite zealous defending Apple. But enough about the death threats.
You can read the rest of the editorial here.
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