It has occurred to me that the following is an example that I need more sleep. It’s 3:30 a.m. in the universe’s centre and I’m thinking about John Gruber’s Open Challenge. $1099 USD on the line, to clear up something that shouldn’t need clearing up. Gruber isn’t the only one curious about this, I however don’t want to put $1249 CAD on the line. So what’s a curious Mac user to do? My answer is take some of the weight. To that end I am prepared to send Gruber $100 USD if he loses the bet, if he wins I expect nothing.

There is also another reason for my choice. Gruber doing this on this own makes it easier to dismiss him as some crazy Mac fan in denial. However if a number of people step up with $50 or $100 just to see something happen because they are curious. It becomes a lot harder for the people at SecureWorks to dismiss all of them. Anyone that has sent SecureWorks hate mail or worse are not allowed to take part.

Mayor said, “… you watch those ‘Get a Mac’ commercials enough, it eventually makes you want to stab one of those users in the eye with a lit cigarette or something”. That’s a lot of frustration to carry around and it could land him in jail if he doesn’t do something about it. I think for his own good he should take Gruber’s challenge. Getting a free MacBook for what I assume is no trouble at all should make him feel better. However it maybe a good idea for anyone meeting this guy to show up with safety glasses on.