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- MacParrot, on 07/07/2008, -4/+24While he certainly is biased toward OS X at the moment, very few remember that in the dark days of System 8-9, he recommended that people leave the Mac platform for Windows. He's been writing about technology since 1991 I believe and a lot of people respect his opinions.
In this particular article he never said that people should leave Windows, but was pointing out some common differences between the two without coming down on one side or the other.
It's a fact that some people are either leaving Windows or rediscovering the Mac. Windows isn't going away and the Mac OS isn't going to replace it for the vast majority of users. Microsoft still rules at least 90% (if not more) of desktops and that's not going to change significantly over the next few years. You shouldn't feel threatened just because a few people prefer a platform over what you like. - Me1000, on 07/07/2008, -2/+16You realize you can hide all the Apple stories on Digg right?
- thetanman, on 07/07/2008, -3/+16I built my own pc (XP) but bought a macbook pro when they switched to intel chips. My experience with Tiger (and CS2) was so so. I liked the eye-candy, but didn't really use the laptop much. Six months later (!) I discovered Expose, which was the beginning of the end for me using windows. Later I did a clean install of Leopard and CS3 and haven't looked back. I'm still using the same old 1.83 GHz core duo but it does everything I ask it to, at times to my bewilderment. The new preview feature in Finder (OSX's windows explorer equivalent) gets used constantly, and the search actually works.
I miss picasa the most, but the new iphoto isn't so bad. - knute5, on 07/07/2008, -1/+10Think of it this way. Windows has 90% market share. Mac, around 7%. No other company has sustained this kind of margin forever, and chances are things are going to balance out a bit in a Coke/Pepsi way. Maybe, once the MS lock on computing is fully picked, some new, cool platform will see an opportunity to come in and blow both Apple and MS away. It's competition. It's good. We all win...
- mrsteveman1, on 07/07/2008, -0/+8Dammit, the world is black and white. Someone must lose and someone must win!
- PabloMac, on 07/07/2008, -9/+17As of right now, ten people have buried this comment. What does it matter to them if inetiatic is glad they switched to Mac?
Hate sucks.
- inetiatic, on 07/07/2008, -27/+34I just switched two-to-three weeks ago, and i will never look back. I can accomplish so much more..in significantly less time.
- Me1000, on 07/07/2008, -5/+111. How many regular people build their own computer?
2. What if you dont care about games? - bjstiktrix, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Agreed! Expose and preview are features I can no longer live without.
- whysteriastar, on 07/07/2008, -1/+6Pandora should have been higher. A music site that evaluates your tastes and finds new bands and songs you'll like is the ultimate in cool.
- chesscat, on 07/07/2008, -1/+5Goatbergggggg!!!!!!
- plokij909, on 07/08/2008, -0/+4"Sales of Apple's Macintosh computers have been growing much faster than PC sales overall, "
I'd be interested to see the figures he's basing this off. - robdazomba, on 07/07/2008, -1/+5Possibly, but wouldn't it be nice to have some counter-balance to the nonstop felating of all-things-Windows we see at ZDNet?
- mrsteveman1, on 07/07/2008, -2/+6The hate is about the fact that Vista isn't good enough for what Microsoft thinks they deserve to be paid for it.
- inactive, on 07/07/2008, -2/+6Um, I don't know where you shop but ALL PCs cost less than a Mac with similar/equal specs
- inactive, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4"In Windows, each program typically has its own menu bar. On the Mac, there's a single menu bar at the top of the screen that changes, depending on which program you are actively using."
Yep, sounds pretty biased to me. I'll never read WSJ again. - kelly, on 07/07/2008, -6/+9That is simply not true. You pay more because you get more, but when you spec a PC with the same equipment, a PC will either cost the same at best or cost more... and that is not even when you consider bundled software.
The better design is just icing on the cake. - HolyChimp, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3It all depends on when you compare the prices. Compare them just after Apple does a refresh and the Mac will come out equally priced or even cheaper. Dell and co. refresh their product line a lot more frequently than apple does.
- ajkdajkd, on 07/07/2008, -7/+10A nice site for switchers and tips is Switch To A Mac. Be sure to check out the Guides section
http://switchtoamac.com/guides/ - inactive, on 07/08/2008, -0/+3Same here - I have expose set up in my bottom left corner, a quick flick of the wrist to that corner and I can see every open window.
Quicklook is brilliant.
Even on my G5 everything is still faster enough to 'wow' me with how easy it is. - utnow, on 07/08/2008, -0/+3How about this...
Work more creatively: The attention and care paid to the interface that surrounds my work encourages my creativity.
Work more efficiently: Things tend to just *be* under my mouse when I go to click them. The uniformity of the interface makes it easier and quicker (woo!) to find what I'm looking for even in software I've never seen before.
Because of a combination of these two effects and many (related) others, I find myself completing my projects much quicker with better, more polished results. - EdwardsNH, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2Last I heard, a mac version of Picasa was due by the end of '08. Hope this is still true, 'cause I'll be buying a Macbook as soon as they switch to Montevina.
- gimmeslack12, on 07/07/2008, -2/+4Anyone else realize that this article is talking about Macs, not bashing anything? Just pointing that out.
- Balanced, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2Never used it personally but it's been described as well supported. I know the fonts are included by default and support for non-roman scripts is considered a core feature.
- celkin, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Didn't expect that twist in the end.
- brisance, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2Yes what about it? What Asian languages are you interested in?
- rootsm3, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3Very nice.
- kajoob, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2Hey now, leave your mother out of this.
- chesscat, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Command Z. Command Z. Command Z.
- OpaqueMurdock, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Well, sounds to me like maybe you are fearful and therefore... you may need to check again. : )
- ThatsNotPudding, on 07/07/2008, -2/+4Nothing more boring than a bearded whore.
- chesscat, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2That must be an unattractive feature for a woman.
- robdazomba, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Your posts are boring. Just sayin'.
- bjstiktrix, on 07/07/2008, -3/+5
- gimmeslack12, on 07/07/2008, -3/+5How can you say this is biased? It's not comparing anything (much rather saying anything is better than another). It mentions Windows for analogues of OS X functions.
- phantom_mullet, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3I agree, Greer. If Apple introduced an entry-level machine for the masses, people would migrate in droves. I really don't know why they refuse to do so. It has already been shown (thanks to OSX86) that OS X is fully capable of running on less-than-stellar hardware.
- pauliusuza, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Three of them
- TheWonderLlama, on 07/08/2008, -1/+2I switched in January because of how good an OS Leopard is. My first computer was an IBM XT vintage 1983, and I can safely say I won't miss WIndows after 20 years of using PCs. Even my parents and grandfather, all IBM vets, concur that the iMac is very impressive.
I can't cite the source because its hearsay, but the percentage of Mac users in the computing population has increased tenfold in the last 10 years. Macbooks are the most popular laptops on college campuses, a situation not unaffected by the current collegiate generations experience with the prevalence of Apple computers in schools in the early nineties. Vista's attempts at emulating OSX's graphically intensive interface are evidence of Apple's success, and the criticisms of VIsta largely have to do with the memory demands such designs require (something Mac users are keenly familiar with). - Kosher1947, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Now. To be fair Windows has its uses. For me it is 3ds, but I am sure it can be used for other stuff. I do most of my stuff on a Mac or my Fedora partition, but I am sure there is plenty of things Windows can do well.
- HolyChimp, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I still hate them/whoever's responsible for locking out the UK.
- antdude, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Does anyone have experience with asian characters with Mac OS X? Using and sharing documents with asian characters?
- wwwluckyro, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1
- whysteriastar, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1WTF you talkin bout Willis?
- miquonranger031, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1yep, definitely...that's why i use gtkpod :)
- schneb, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1There's more to a unit than the sum of its parts. One need only compare the design and construction of a MacPro with your average PC box, and you will see a world of difference. Especially in regard to noise and cooling.
- schneb, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1All my Macs are still running (sold or given away)
All my PCs have died. - antdude, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Chinese mostly.
- schneb, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1I hear it lacks features, but Google has given you something to work with for the time being...
http://picasa.google.com/web/mac_tools.html - yosserhughes, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1No I didn't but now I do.
Thanks a lot., - Kosher1947, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1You can't mention Mac/Linux/Windows on Digg without hurting someones feelings. Mention you have all three for a free digg down by all the fanboys.
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