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commieneko on Nov 12, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Oracle and Apple Announce OpenJDK Project for Mac ...

To paraphrase Arthur C.Clarke, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Since most users _don't_ understand the technology they use, it is "magical" to them.

The real question: is it good magic or evil magic?

From a normal person's point of view, what Apple does is, usually, good magic.

tertius on Nov 15, 2010 | [–]

I don't need to understand things to know that they aren't magical. And I think that goes for the average person as well.

Your quote doesn't fit the context.

bubbleboy on Nov 13, 2010 | [–]

all it really proves is that the average apple consumer isn't as smart as the average apple engineer.

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