[quote author="Stuff It" date=1256613940][quote author="IrvineCommuter" date=1256613364]
BTW: Just to stir up a hornet's nest: MACs ARE NOT BETTER!!! Better commercials but not a better operating system. Have a nice day
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Don't know where to start. Please define 'better', your definition was not in my Oxford dictionary
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I have a list about my dislike for Macs but here are a few. Some of the dislike goes to the computers that the OS goes on.
1) Costs: There is two issues here.
One, Macs have no low end options. In a 5-second search, the lowest price desktop Mac was $1200 and the lowest priced laptop was $1000. I can get a PC desktop for $400 and a laptop for $400-$500. Obviously, we are not comparing apples to apples with respect to specs but computers have gotten to a point where one does not need the latest and fastest. Most people are perfectly happy with mid-level specs. Also, if one wants to buy a computer for kids or simply to have one, the Mac is simply too expensive.
Second, Macs are about 25-30 percent more expensive than comparable PCs. Why would I want a a computer that has basically the same parts (Intel chip, same video card makers) for 25-30 percent more? Macs often have "cool" side gadgets like firewire and webcams but most people can live without them (or get them separately).
2) Inflexibility: Apples are made by one company while there are a number of large brand assemblers of PC (not to mention the hundreds of independent local computer assemblers). Heck I could assemble a PC by going to fry's and an afternoon of my life (did that a number of times when I had more time). I can exchange/swap out parts to get a faster computer without having to buy a whole new one.
3) Universality: 90 percent (plus?) of the world runs PC/Windows and thus file exchanges and software uses are much easier for PC users. Yes, Macs "run" windows programs (like word/office) but does not do a very good job. I do not have to buy a whole new set of software when I buy a new PC...I can use the ones I had before.
4) The one button mouse: One button? Really? Instead of having different buttons to do different task, Macs simply lumps them for one button (i.e. drag and hold to save a file v. right clicking). Works as well as BMW's iDrive (one button to do everything).
5) Interface on the Mac OS: This may be a personal choice but I really dislike the layout and interface of the Leopard OS. It's too simplistic and focuses too much on the visual interface. The windows taskbar is superior for quickly access programs and multitasking. Leopard OS is inefficient and tries do "show"/do too much. For example, the windows taskbar show the programs I am currently running and have brief description of each task. The Leopoard OS does the same except it shows a "graphic" depiction of the task (i.e. webpage or word document) which I cannot see anyways. It's much easier to find the task or webpage I am looking for with a text description than a tiny graphic depiction.
On the flip side, the "drawbacks" people claim about Windows are way overblown.
1) Viruses/spyware: Yes they are a problem on PC and not so on Mac but that is because most virus/spyware writers focus on Windows due to its dominance. Most spyware/virus issues come because people are lazy, ignorant, or "stupid" (clicking on things without thought or concern). I guarantee that if Macs were 90 percent of the world's computer market, they would be the one with security issues.
2) Stability: People love picking on Microsoft for their failures (see Windows ME and Vista) but ignore the good ones (Windows 98, 2000, and XP). I have ran XP on my computers for 5 years and never had a major problems. At worst, I reset the computer and everything is good.
