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I currently have some specialized work software that ties me to Windows. If only I could switch . . .
Is this article about operating systems or the author?
If Apple would make an OS that would run on a variety of hardware setups, then I might give it a whirl, but until then no apples today. ;0)
“Dashcode appears to take the geekery out of widget-building.”
I don’t think anyone will ever take the “geek” out of that.
1. I just purchased a beastily equipped PC with a Dual Core processor, scads of RAM and storage with top name components for a mere $800. A Mac is just too damned expensive.
2. I like WinXP Pro. Stable, responsive for my needs and runs everything I want it to run.
My adult daughters also made the switch to Macs during the last year, as well as many friends of mine. Windows suck. Even more so since I upgraded to Leopard on the Mac.
the only thing I don’t like is the dock...I just think it is stupid, and not some breakthrough thing. The taskbar is better.
But, other than that, I love Macs now and can’t wait to get a Macbook Pro. I just hope they release an updated version by the time I choose to get one, probably in April or May of this year.
One feature I love, but I don’t know what it is called, I have seen some people do. They are able to be in the internet and then hit some button and move the mouse on their laptop and immediately every window open is a thumbnail, making it easy to switch windows/programs on command.
That is awesome. Anybody know what that feature is called?
With fusion and parallels, there is no reason not to go Mac anymore.
Yeah - Rush is real happy with his Macs, isn’t he?
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not a windows fan, but if you like games, and I do, then windows has a clear advantage. Besides games, I’d say my OS of choice is Firefox/Google. OSX or XP/Vista are pretty much irrelevant to my day. I find myself in gmail and using google docs for the bulk of my work day.
Can you overclock and apple? Who many processors will it support?
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I’m sure Mac software is great but the hardware is too overpriced.
Microsoft does do some things very well. They make some of the best hardware available, they have great games, and face it, their office software was/continues to be the best available.
Chris Pirillo has the evangelical intensity of a new convert.
Several things keep me in Windows (and Linux)...
1. No integrated DVR applications. Both Windows Media Center and Linux MythTV turn your computer into a networked TV server. Apple TV is a platform for iTunes sales.
2. Unless you are willing to build a “hackintosh,” Mac means Apple hardware. It isn’t as overpriced as in years past, but you are still stuck with Steve’s vision of what a computer should be. Want a simple tower with a CRT monitor (still the best option for photographers) and three internal hard drives? Be prepared to shell out $2500.
3. No Blu-Ray support. Vista has (for good or ill) integrated much of the technology needed to support Blu-Ray and HD DVD (R.I.P.).
4. Games. Windows and DirectX is still the platform of choice for PC gaming.
5. Upgradeability. Machines like iMacs are designed to be disposable. Most of the parts are proprietary. No new motherboards, no new processors. Take it down to the recycling center and buy a new Mac in a few years. The new Macbook Air is the ultimate statement of the computer as disposable commodity.
Don’t get me wrong. Macs are nice machines. I enjoy using OSX, but I don’t enjoy the idea of tying myself to one company. I have built my own machines for more than a decade and don’t want to give away that freedom for a nice OS.
I have been a convert for almost 6 years. I use Windows for a few apps such as DVD items but that is about it !
The seeming cheaper price on a Windows box ignores the lack of integration. Windows appears to still have some DOS code in parts of it.
A dual core MAC will run:
1) MAC OS,
2) Unix - the underlying core
3) and Windows