> I think you are missing the point.

I don't get your point. That's a slightly different thing ;-)

>> I've never heard anyone say or write that he switched to MorphOS because he likes
>> the design of MorphOS-related websites but not the design of websites related to
>> Windows, MacOS or Linux.

> I :-D have preferred MorphOS for those reasons [...] so I guess I am the first person to write it.

Wouldn't it make more sense to prefer MorphOS because of attributes of ...uhm ...MorphOS instead of the design of MorphOS-related websites?

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My topic wanders somewhat but the philosophy is the same.

Whether it is a website or a browser or an API or a Kernel, I believe MorphOS is superior compared to the mainstream slow yet fashionable designs. While it true the majority does not care about the performance (or any thing else) of their computer (or device) there are people out there some place (me, Jim, and ?) that if they find The Big 3 + Common Tablet + Common Tablet/Common Phone-Styled Website unattractive ... then they will find MorphOS, MorphZone, and whatever else Morph does, attractive.

I am completely aware that MorphOS cannot yet compete with Mainstream. But once the necessary features have been established (more security, user accounts, multi core, 64 bit, memory protection) AND if the design of Mainstream products (website, browser, API, kernel, etc.) continues in the direction it's going then MorphOS can begin competing. It can market itself as "Try MorphOS. Because unlike others, we still care." The amount of end users for MorphOS (and associated products) will increase. It will take a while and it will be a slow increase, but it will increase.

The origins for my motivation of posting this discussion: It is whenever I am having irritations with mainstream technology. While the Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices I have (Laptops, with 17+inch screens, and built in numeric keypad "full sized" keyboard) improved slightly and you think would be enjoyable, the API for Windows 8 and 8.1 (on my computers) doesn't even look like Windows! (I have found several modifications to it.)

This irritation continues when browsing a website only to discover it has Morphed (lol) into a Tablet's website and that Google Chrome has Morphed into Internet Explorer. Meanwhile Odyssey does not focus on bloated silliness. This does not necessarily mean that I wish for Odyssey on Windows ... but it certainly means I wish for MorphOS on a giant laptop with numeric keypad.

I apologize for jumping from one thing to another. My topic was about My Confidence With MorphOS" and now it is about "My Confidence With MorphOS and Odyssey." or perhaps "My Confidence With MorphOS, Odyssey, and MorphOS-styled websites."

>> Wouldn't it make more sense to prefer MorphOS because of attributes of
>> ...uhm ...MorphOS instead of the design of MorphOS-related websites?

> Whether it is a website or a browser or an API or a Kernel, I believe MorphOS is
> superior compared to the mainstream slow yet fashionable designs.

I still don't get the website point. It makes sense that a MorphOS user(-to-be) cares about the web browser and a MorphOS developer(-to-be) about API and kernel, but why should the design of MorphOS-related websites affect the decision whether or not to use or develop for MorphOS in any significant way?

> the majority does not care about the performance [...] of their computer

I hear the complaint very often that this or that is too slow or takes too long on the complainer's computer :-)

> if they find [...] Common Tablet/Common Phone-Styled Website unattractive
> ... then they will find MorphOS

"Tablet/Common Phone-Styled" websites look no different in OWB on MorphOS than they do in any other recent browser on Windows, MacOS or Linux. Why should they prefer to look at, say, forbes.com (your example) with MorphOS then?

> MorphZone, and whatever else Morph does

"Morph" does not do MorphZone. MorphZone runs on Debian Linux :-P

http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=morph.zone

> the API for Windows 8 and 8.1 (on my computers) doesn't even look like Windows!
> (I have found several modifications to it.)

"Doesn't even look like" and "several modifications" sound somewhat contradictory to me. Can you provide examples?

> This irritation continues when browsing a website only to discover it has
> Morphed (lol) into a Tablet's website

I'll let you in on a secret: This website will look the same in OWB on MorphOS :-)

> MorphOS-styled websites

Are there any? And would this (e.g. CSS imitating MUI) even make sense for websites that are not supposed to be used as web-based apps?

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I wouldn't say superior, but rather different.