Eco – “Writings: IBM vs. Mac”

This Umberto Eco piece was mentioned in this week’s TWIT, and I thought it was pretty funny (and true?).  It’s from 1994, but I think it’s still relevant today.  Here’s a part of the article:

I am firmly of the opinion that the Macintosh is Catholic and that DOS is Protestant. Indeed, the Macintosh is counter-reformist and has been influenced by the ratio studiorum of the Jesuits. It is cheerful, friendly, conciliatory; it tells the faithful how they must proceed step by step to reach — if not the kingdom of Heaven — the moment in which their document is printed. It is catechistic: The essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons. Everyone has a right to salvation.

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