[gunsequalfreedom]

Until and unless it becomes possible to write perfect software every time, there will be crashes. But some of us think that there is a difference between having to force close one application that is misbehaving and having to reboot the entire OS and all apps, losing unsaved work in all applications.

On the very rare occassion when my pc crashes, locks up, I do not end up "losing unsaved work in all applications." Amazingly, as soon as I reopen whatever program I was working on before the crash all my work is still there waiting for me." I think you are repeating a myth about today's PC's based on a total understanding of how stable they are now. You don't work on one so I can understand your not knowing.

On the mac on the other hand, when you have to hit force close, you lose all work in that application. I'll admit it has been about three years since I worked on a mac so perhaps mac has corrected that problem."

You as a mac user on simply basing your opinion about macs on your near cult like faith and belief in them.

Your impression that mac has an autosave program is correct. But it so slows down the mac in a production setting it renders it an unusable feature, at least in a production environment. Everyone I worked with chose to save often, finding it faster, rather than use the autosave feature that mad the mac run slower than a pig.

And with that we should end this mac pc debate. We could go back and forth until I'm blue screen in the face and you get dizzier than a spinning beach ball.

[PreciousLiberty]

“And with that we should end this mac pc debate. We could go back and forth until I’m blue screen in the face and you get dizzier than a spinning beach ball.”

The debate should end, simply because you’re spreading disinformation as fast as you can. MacOS has evolved a lot, even in just the last couple of years. The hardware has also sped up to the point where things that might have been slow a few years ago are now just fine.

Under MacOS X 10.7, all programs now include a “save a version” capability that makes it very easy to checkpoint your work as much as you want. That’s in addition to the autosave features that are prevalent in office apps. There’s also the Time Machine backup system - I hear Windows 8 will include something similar.

At least on a Mac you will never have to deal with the unnecessary single point of failure known as the “Registry”.