Microsoft vs. Apple software - which do you prefer

[not daSkeptic]

I'm assuming you're getting at the fact that you can stick Windows on a Mac ...

No, actually.

It does, however, have an impact if one of the primary reasons you buy and use a computer is for gaming.

I didn't ask if it had an impact. I asked if it was necessarily a problem.

 

[Rat]

I didn't ask if it had an impact. I asked if it was necessarily a problem.

Then to answer the question exactly as asked: no.

 

[jsiv]

Is that necessarily a problem?

Not if you're content playing just the few games ported to OS X, but I think most of those who label themselves "gamers" would find it too limited and would need Windows or a console as well. Of course the label gamer is subjective, so I could call myself a gamer because I play Snake for four hours a day on an old Nokia phone.

 

[boooeee]

Surely this post was meant as a joke, but in the unlikely case it's not ...

It has to be a joke. How can you not figure out scrolling on an iPhone? It's the most intuitive, simple thing imaginable. I would say that it's a significant part of what makes the iPhone so great. I'm pretty sure my 10 month old daughter has it figured out now that we let her use my wife's old 3G phone as a toy.

 

[King of the Americas]

I bought my first Mac over a year ago...and I am never going back to PC's.

No viruses, unexpected lockups, crashes, or blue screens.

I am in love with Garageband and iMovie, both of which came FREE with my MacBook.

I do however really miss computer gaming, and being able to easily find hardware and software that is compatible. These 2 points are the only downside I'd mention.

For 'work' I'd go Mac, for 'play' I'd go PC.

 

[Bell]

I bought my first Mac over a year ago...and I am never going back to PC's.

No viruses, unexpected lockups, crashes, or blue screens.

I am in love with Garageband and iMovie, both of which came FREE with my MacBook.

I do however really miss computer gaming, and being able to easily find hardware and software that is compatible. These 2 points are the only downside I'd mention.

For 'work' I'd go Mac, for 'play' I'd go PC.

You do know that you can boot Windows on your Mac, basically turning it into a PC?

 

[Rat]

I bought my first Mac over a year ago...and I am never going back to PC's.

No viruses, unexpected lockups, crashes, or blue screens.

And here I am, on my PC, with no viruses, no unexpected lockups, no crashes, and no blue screens.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

And here I am, on my PC, with no viruses, no unexpected lockups, no crashes, and no blue screens.

Me neither. At least not this minute. But Windows did see fit to rearrange my icons again, about 2 weeks ago. Never on my Mac.

 

[Dragonrock]

I bought my first Mac over a year ago...and I am never going back to PC's.

No viruses, unexpected lockups, crashes, or blue screens.

Except for the lockups that happened that you didn't count because Apple would never mean to make bad software because they really do love you.

And the only reason you don't get viruses is the small number of apple computers which, like a vaccine, reduces the ability of a virus to transmit itself. There is no inherent property of Macs that prevents viruses from infecting them.

 

[Pulvinar]

And the only reason you don't get viruses is the small number of apple computers which, like a vaccine, reduces the ability of a virus to transmit itself. There is no inherent property of Macs that prevents viruses from infecting them.

I'm always amused by this argument. If true, then as long as this reasoning keeps Macs unpopular, PCs will stay virus-ridden and Macs will stay clean. Suits me!

 

[King of the Americas]

I apologize for upsetting anyone.

I just used to purchase subpar computers, and always had problems.

So I spent a considerable sum on this Mac, and it's been great...except for the gaming and compatibility issues. The are better tools than toys.

 

[Rat]

I apologize for upsetting anyone.

I just used to purchase subpar computers, and always had problems.

So I spent a considerable sum on this Mac, and it's been great...except for the gaming and compatibility issues. The are better tools than toys.

Ah, I see where you went wrong. It wasn't that you were using PCs, it was that you were purchasing subpar PCs.

 

[not daSkeptic]

It wasn't that you were using PCs, it was that you were purchasing subpar PCs.

Some argue that the general lack of such variance among Macs is one of their strengths.

 

[Wudang]

Some argue that the general lack of such variance among Macs is one of their strengths.

Which is rather like arguing that the general luck of subpar BMWs is why BMWs are better than cars.

 

[not daSkeptic]

Which is rather like arguing that the general luck of subpar BMWs is why BMWs are better than cars.

Not really, no. That would be saying Macs are better than computers. It's a rather nonsensical statement that, to my knowledge, nobody ever said.

 

[Alan]

Not really, no. That would be saying Macs are better than computers. It's a rather nonsensical statement that, to my knowledge, nobody ever said.

Well, Macs are PCs too so saying that Macs are better than PCs is like saying that. But it's clear what you mean.

 

[Damien Evans]

You do know that you can boot Windows on your Mac, basically turning it into a PC?

It already is a PC anyway, just not a windows one.

 

[Damien Evans]

Which is rather like arguing that the general luck of subpar BMWs is why BMWs are better than cars.

Actually, BMW has one of the worst warranty repair records of any major car maker.

 

[Illustronic]

I dumped my iPhone because AT&T was raping me. Nobody I knew were getting consistent 3-4 hundred dollar bills that have iPhones, it was the single highest utility bill per month! I didn't even use the thing much and never loaded any 'apps'.

But I grew up on a MAC because I'm in the graphics profession, and strangely enough I was working jobs in Photoshop 1.0 before I even knew how to turn on a computer.

However I don't like the fact so much freeware is written for the PC platform unavailable to the MAC platform, I can't wait until everything is open source.

The main difference I can tell so far is that MACs were developed to be controlled more intuitively whereas the PC operating logic is more akin to a programmer's language, and frankly, forces you to use your mouse and scroll bars more than a MAC does unless you set up keyboard commands relentlessly, which you can also tailor to your liking on a MAC if you like to spend time on that sort of thing every update.

I don't think either platform has a clearly superior performance feature once everything is set up properly, but I do think QuickTime is the best motion application, anything else on a PC is working backwards from where QuickTime is and has been. For $29.00 you can enable full QuickTime authoring by going QuickTime Pro. A cheap way to get a basic video editing software, but not an endgame by any means.

My 2¢.

 

[uruk]

Start > Turn Off Computer

"Start" the process of shutting down the system.