That said, Macs go bad less often than Windows PCs. Mac users are more productive than Windows users because Macs experience fewer problems. Thereâs nothing mystical about it either. There are some obvious reasons why this is the case: The Mac is a closed hardware/software system. The OS isnât forced to contend with a vast variety of hardware, and the hardware is carefully vetted so that it works perfectly with the software. Apple controls the horizontal; it controls the vertical. The hardware and software are a matched set.
Hey, we all get to run all the Mac programs we love and the Windows software we must. Who else but Mac users gets to do that? Nobody else, thatâs who.
Thanks for the links Mac. Interesting articles, and from my perspective, itâs hard to argue with them.
Say, isnât the author of the first one, the guy that just shaved his head, and got an âI love Appleâ tattoo? Seems I read something about that in the news.
Stand by, some people are just waking up, and havenât logged in yet.
MAC has less problems than Windows? I donât know for sure the percentage of MACâs to Windows OS in the world but if MAC users totaled 10% of computers I think Iâm being generous. Just for ducks I did a Google on âMAC Problemsâ Results 1 - 100 of about 47,400,000. What would the numbers be if MACâs were the dominate OS?
a61 worldwide Mac Market share is somewhere between 2.6-3% last time i read anything on it. then linux/unix has a small market too and the rest is Microsoft
also the reason there are so many search results is anytme there is a problem with the mac it is plasted all over the news and internet, whereas microsoft can release 20 patches in a week and get one article from it :
Justin, I know you like linux too so remember there are many linux distros that run on macs. Just about any will run on an intel mac and there are quite a few with PowerPC version as well
hey macâŚnow you can phone home on a iphone ;D
There hasnât been much to say about the iPhone recently, itâs just been a matter of waiting patiently for the big launch. The big news today? If Declan McCullagh from News.com is correct, the iPhone will be released on June 11th!
This effort didnât require digging deep for an answer, all it took was calling Cingular and asking a Customer Service Manager when the launch would be. No prying, no fighting, they simply responded June 11th. Who woulda thought it would be so easy?
As Declan also points out, June 11th is the start of Appleâs Worldwide Developers Conference. Coincidence? Probably not.
I used SuSE Linux for a year. Linux is great. It just isnât quite there yet. One thing it does have going for it over Windows and Macs is the amount of software that is available. And it doesnât have to cost you anything. Downside is that it is complex for an inexperienced user. Upside is that it is virtually virus proof and doesnât need a lot of tinkering with, which can make it a boring OS for some people. Someday the Linux community is going to exceed Microsoft and Macs in the home markets. It will take longer, if ever, for the business community. The PC industry is still, and always has been, a sellerâs market. But as far as operating systems go Linux is the one that is bullet proof. It just isnât for everyone. Yet.
You should try Ubuntu Linux, it is the most âuser-proofâ distro I have ever used (and Iâve used everything; Slackware, Red Hat/Fedora, Suse, Storm, even an old UMSDOS based system called Dragon Linux). IMO Ubuntu is the closest thing to a Windows-like experience in Linux.
As for Apple, my opinion of them has changed over the years. I used to think of them as the elitist snob of the computer world. They were more about image than substance (candy-colored computers that look pretty on your desk, but donât do much). Once Apple found its niche in the world of digital media, especially imaging, my opinion changed some. You canât argue with the abilities of Apple in that field and Windows or Linux PCs canât compare (but they are getting closer).
I donât believe Microsoft fears Apple nor should they. In fact, Microsoft has embraced Apple by providing the second MS âkiller appâ, Microsoft Office to the Mac environment. Bill Gates isnât an idiot. Even if Apple only occupies 3% of the PC market, thatâs potentially 3% more profits in his pockets if he can sell Office to Mac users.
The article does make one excellent point; Microsoft is so integrated into the worldwide PC marketplace, with over 92% of PCs worldwide running some version of Windows, that it would take an act of God for Apple to become a significant threat to Microsoftâs dominance. Iâm actually okay with that. The PC marketplace needed to get some kind of universal standard if it was ever to become a viable industry. Iâm not sure Microsoft was the correct standard to follow, but we never would have had the PC boom of the 1990âs if Windows hadnât taken over. Heck, the internet would probably still be some DARPA research project that a handful science geeks use for MUDs and little else.
Some additional information for others who are reading this thread, who arenât familiar with Ubuntu LinuxâŚ
Kubuntu uses the KDE desktop environment, and as Tech has said, think of the crisp look of the Windows desktop when viewing.
Ubuntu uses the GNOME desktop environment. Think of GNOME as having the softer look of a Mac.
To further confuse you, you can install the alternate desktop on whatever you started with, and switch between the two.
Ainât choice a grand thing?
Tech, I think heâs referring to the âpoint and clickâ GUI, with menus, etc., similar to Windows, of either desktop environment, is the most Windows like experience in Linux. I agree, though SUSE is pretty good too.
Exactly. Unlike many other Linux distros, the Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/Edubuntu distros are based on operating completely in a GUI environment with a minimal new user learning curve, while still allowing for console operations for those of us who prefer the âold schoolâ method of doing things. Unlike Windows, it wonât allow users to easily damage the system (i.e. âWhoops, I deleted a file and now the PC wonât bootâ) while not actually restricting the day-to-day usage of the machine. My 9 year old is able to sit down in front of an Ubuntu box and navigate just as well as he does on a Windows machine and I donât worry about him installing a spyware-ridden screen saver or other app like I do with Windows.
Boy did we get off-topic. Microsoft⌠Apple⌠fear, there, back on topic.
Yes, I understood that most would run with the Intel Macs, and a lot of other distros run on PowerPC, although I wonât need to worry about it. If I decide to get a Mac when itâs time to replace my computer, it will be brand new
Yes i know all that ( i read it somewhere on Creativeâs web site ) and i am hoping they will be here soon, however knowing Creative those first drivers will be full of bugs and non functional features. I hope they will be at least able to play my mp3âs. I donât care about anything else but i just cannot live without my music. And i am starting to miss Amarok aswell ! A real shame it doesnât get ported over to windows ⌠Thanks for the link BTW !