I never said windows is awesome. I didn't intend to imply that anything not Mac is windows. Why would you think that?
Maybe because I was responding to your post that did imply that you were talking about Windows.
I said that a couple years ago but now that they use a unix OS with Intel Processors what do they have on a PC other than perhaps the percieved prestige of being willing to pay twice as much?
For years, people have referred to Windows based machines as a PC and Apples Macintoshs as Macs. Now you could claim that you meant personal computers when you said PC in which case, you would have to include Macs as a PC, which would make what you said nonsensical. So, yeah whether intentional or not, you did imply that you were talking about Windows as compared to Macintoshes.
I ran OS/2 warp for awhile and liked it fine. Too bad they got their ass kicked on the price point and no one made software for it. The whole industry would be better off today for the increased competition.
Thats fine. From everything I hear OS/2 was a good OS. I think that there is plenty of competition for the OS market though. If an OS like Linux which is free, fast and secure, cannot gain market share against Windows, whose ONLY advantage is mind share then I doubt OS/2 would fare much better.
I'm right about what? That my tower is under the desk? How would you know? That I haven't found the quality of my PC hardware to be insufficient? How would you know? That I build my computers for cheap cuz I get all my parts wholesale... how would you know? The rest of it was questions.... If you don't have good answers..... fine
All right, if you really want the answers, here goes.
1) more secure than what? All OS's available on any platform?
No, just windows
2) easier to use than what? + easy is what you know.
Windows. Ill give you the easy is what you know bit.
If you are unwilling to learn how to use a computer, then using a typewriter to type up your documents would be easier. That does not make a typewriter easier for word processing in general, just for that one person.
3) faster than what?
Again, its nice that you are trying to backpedal, but we all know that you were talking about Windows, if you meant something else, you should have been more clear.
4) yeah.... probably prettier but My tower is under the desk.
I wasnt referring to the hardware; (although you might have a point there in general) I was referring to how nice OSX looks in comparison to Windows.
Widows Vistas Arrow Glass interface is just a lame attempt to be ape OSXs GUI, which it has had for years, and runs on much more modest hardware.
5) now that they've switched to intel they're just another PC
Macs are not PCs (see above). But if you mean Personal Computer, then what made them not a PC when they were using their Power PC architecture?
It may be just another PC but with a higher quality OS.
6) I build my own... It's twice as much.
So you are comparing a pre-built computer with one you put together?
Okay, I guess maybe you have a point there, but I would challenge you to build one cheaper than you can order the exact same one from Dell.
But, ,to go back to my original point, If you compare a pre-built Windows box with a pre-built Mac, I give you that Macs are a little more expensive, but twice as much? I am not so sure.
better quality than what?.... My hardware doesn't typically break faster than I replace it for other reasons. I've had one HD go out after 5 years.... that's understandable, after 5 years it was time for more storage space.... storing massive amounts of audio/video had become practical and cheap in the last 5 years. and one heavily used 4x CD burner crap out on me. It was time to get a faster burner anyway.
Well, if you want to use personal anecdotes as a way of proving your point, I have a old G3 Power Mac that is 7 years old. Everything on it still works perfectly. Including the CD ROM drive.
I'll go on thinking extreme mac defenders are crazy cultists who can't give good answers about why macs are better.
Think whatever you want, I am by no means an extreme Mac defender.
If I were to say to you that using a bic lighter to start fires is a better way to start fires than rubbing two sticks together, then I suppose I would be an extreme bic defender to you. I just happen to use all 3 OSs (XP, OSX, and Linux).
I also pay attention. Windows is plagued by spyware, viruses, and a bloated, inefficient and insecure OS.
More so now that the Macs they say are sooo great have so much in common with the PC's they've been insulting for years.
The only thing that they have in common is the hardware.
I have not been insulting PCs, I have been honest about them, but I am not a crazy Mac zealot.
But you sound kind of like the crazy windows zealots that I have heard insulting the Mac for years who cant give good answers about why Windows machines are better.