Mac vs PC

[Vince]

Daughter has always had a MAC and loves it, but then she and her husband both work for Apple. They are both graphic / animation types and I understand that MAC is great for that stuff. :shrug:

 

[ylexot]

PC is the 80% solution, Mac is the 100% solution.

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Mac's are closed, it either works great or doesn't work at all, you're NOT likely to find some cheap hardware or software to create a solution, you can't write or have written some cheap software yourself. BUT, since you don't have a bunch of sub-par stuff being band-aided into the system, it works really well and doesn't have as many problems. Of course sometimes the answer to an upgrade problem might be, well you'll just have to go out and buy all new Macs.

Sure doesn't sound like a 100% solution to me

 

[Warron]

I've had just as many problems with macs and apple items as any other brand I've owned. Combine that with the limited software availability, limited upgrade options, and higher cost, and I will likely never use a mac as my primary computer.

 

[somdfunguy]

I've had just as many problems with macs and apple items as any other brand I've owned. Combine that with the limited software availability, limited upgrade options, and higher cost, and I will likely never use a mac as my primary computer.

What sw do you need that you haven't been able to find? What upgrades do you need that you haven't been able to find?

 

[Mongo53]

Sure doesn't sound like a 100% solution to me

Sure it is, its works 100% or it doesn't work 100%.

Say what you want about PC, but you can find a way to get it to work in the most screwed up network, even if it only works 75%.

 

[EmptyTimCup]

Fixed!

You all are aware MacOS X is based on a Linux kernel, right?

What Sells Mac is not the Mach / BSD bits to the OS Kernal - but the Aqua Interface .........

History
Main article: History of Mac OS X

Mac OS X is based upon the Mach kernel.[13] Certain parts from FreeBSD's and NetBSD's implementation of Unix were incorporated in NeXTSTEP, the core of Mac OS X. NeXTSTEP was the object-oriented operating system developed by Steve Jobs' company NeXT after he left Apple in 1985.[14] While Jobs was away from Apple, Apple tried to create a "next-generation" OS through the Taligent, Copland and Gershwin projects, with little success.[15]

Eventually, NeXT's OS, then called OPENSTEP, was selected to be the basis for Apple's next OS, and Apple purchased NeXT outright.[16] Steve Jobs returned to Apple as interim CEO, and later became CEO, shepherding the transformation of the programmer-friendly OPENSTEP into a system that would be adopted by Apple's primary market of home users and creative professionals. The project was first known as Rhapsody and was later renamed to Mac OS X.[17]

Mac OS X Server 1.x, was incompatible with software designed for the original Mac OS and had no support for Apple's own IEEE 1394 interface (FireWire). Mac OS X 10.x included more backward compatibility and functionality by including the Carbon API as well as FireWire support. As the operating system evolved, it moved away from the legacy Mac OS to an emphasis on new "digital lifestyle" applications such as the iLife suite, enhanced business applications (iWork), and integrated home entertainment (the Front Row media center).[18] Each version also included modifications to the general interface, such as the brushed metal appearance added in version 10.3, the non-pinstriped titlebar appearance in version 10.4, and in 10.5 the removal of the previous brushed metal styles in favor of the "Unified" gradient window style.[19][20]

 

[EmptyTimCup]

PC is the 80% solution, Mac is the 100% solution.


BUT, since you don't have a bunch of sub-par stuff being band-aided into the system, it works really well and doesn't have as many problems.

Falleron PhoneNet boxes made up my 1st home network ..... using Apple Talk across Serial - I wired everything together - and IT Just Worked

 

[Tilted]

My Mac Mini arrived yesterday. Now I'm confronted with having to decide whether or not to forgive myself for having tortured myself all these years with one Windows machine after the other.

 

[EmptyTimCup]

My Mac Mini arrived yesterday.

 

[Beta84]

Macs are good for graphics and for people that like easy computing that doesn't require thinking. They're expensive and do most things for you. For people that know how to work a computer reasonably well, a bunch of the "complaints" about the PCs in here are relatively simple to work around for half the cost. And the whole "PCs break more than Macs" is a myth -- the Consumer Reports I've seen show that most of them work about the same amount, but Macs actually required more tech support (granted the difference was minimal).

I don't think having Mac in the office environment is reasonable due to the expenses, but it would certainly save time trying to train a bunch of people who don't seem to know how to use computers in a computer-driven world.