Another IM conversation, investigating the MovableType/Six Apart/Mac/Apple conspiracy…

Michael Hanscom: i’ve got a blogger account for a side project of mine, but it’ll probably be moving to TypePad pretty soon
Michael Hanscom: i can’t do anything on a free Blogger account, and if I’m going to give someone money, I’d rather have it be the Trotts

Phil Ulrich: Keep it for testing at any rate, could you? I don’t really know anyone who uses Blogger and has a Mac. Phil Ulrich: Other than me. Michael Hanscom: sure, will do Phil Ulrich: The Mac populace seems to prefer MT, interestingly. Except the people at Forwarding Address: OS X. Phil Ulrich: Hm…. maybe I could get Cory Doctorow as a beta tester. That’d be amusing. Michael Hanscom: i’ve noticed that, actually - been pleasantly surprised at how often Macs get mentioned on TP blogs Phil Ulrich: Interesting correlation, really, if you think about it. Phil Ulrich: People who use Blogger often go on forums and curse about how unreliable and buggy it is. Phil Ulrich: People who use Windows often go on forums and curse about how unreliable and buggy it is. Phil Ulrich: People who use MT are often like “Look at this cool trick I can do with my blog!” Phil Ulrich: People with Macs are often like “Look at this cool trick I can do with my Mac!” Phil Ulrich: Do you see a trend? Phil Ulrich: I think maybe Movable Type is the Mac of the blogging world. Michael Hanscom: i think you just get in a mindset…using computer == dealing with bugs (if you’re on the Windows side) Phil Ulrich: Same way with Blogger. Phil Ulrich: Using Blogger == dealing with bugs. Phil Ulrich: Oh! Michael Hanscom: Is Six Apart the New Apple? Phil Ulrich: Yeah, I saw that. Phil Ulrich: And (using Blogger/using windows) == no help at all from the parent company. Phil Ulrich: Well, except the UNIX geeks and developers. Michael Hanscom: ‘zactly Michael Hanscom: and us Mac users are spoiled by the “It Just Works” syndrome Phil Ulrich: True. Michael Hanscom: MT “just works” - and you never have to deal with the underlying code if you don’t want to Michael Hanscom: OS X “just works” - and you never have to deal with the terminal if you don’t want to Michael Hanscom: but in both cases, if you do want to, a whole world of new toys and possibilities open up Phil Ulrich: Hacks, plugins, new applications you’d never even thought of. Phil Ulrich: And I could be talking about either one with that last sentence. Michael Hanscom: bingo

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p>I think we’ve got something here!

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