No wonder you are getting downvoted. HN and sadly the majority of Mac users are 'wanna bes'. Paying more money and justifying it by attacking users who speak the truth is their forte.
I agree completely. i find CLRS (leaving the rigorous proof aside) elaborate and easier to comprehend. People are more intimidated by the math i guess, but the algorithms per se are quite easy. And the exercises are quite good.
"There may be a psychological effect at work where people who pay more are actually more invested in their purchase and less likely to slam it in public."
Apple has known it for a long time...
Guys.. really... Does this post really warrant 150 comments... Who cares? Gruber is making a living as a "fanboi", and no wonder he is getting worked up over some biography.. Jobs and Gates are legends and they have left their mark on history.. What have you guys done so far???
I think the actual reason is not because of .NET awesomeness, Companies in UK have always invested in Microsoft technologies. I remember back in early 2000s, UK was the only place with a great demand for VB developers. and majority of the current work being advertised, involve rewriting the existing VB applications in C#.
And a company that was worth 2 billion dollars with a decreasing revenue stream. As an ex employee of autonomy i can definitely say that HP made a very very big mistake.
As an ex employee of Autonomy, i must say that its actually good news for the employees. I spoke to my ex-colleagues and they sounded upbeat. Autonomy was a sweat shop. You were paid pittance and employees outside cambridge were hardly recognized. It was one of the worst companies to work for.