Re: Mac vs. PC/God

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: I know these posted dates are old, but I had to say something. : RE: Mac Argument #1 : Yes, anyone can use a Mac, but it does not make them more inflexible. A PC user will inevitably say this because of the lack of Mac knowledge, as a Mac user would say the same for a PC. The software does not lag behind by any means. The software that has made the Mac the design preference of the world is far more advanced on the Mac than the PC. Coming from a PC background, with a history in PC technical support, I find my Mac a much easier task to troubleshoot without the need of a Mac technician. This - giving most of the credit to the Mac OS keeping its drivers and software files in easy-to-find locations and separate from other software company files. Windows tries to cross-reference software files and drivers to the point of creating confusion as to which drivers and dll files belong to what program, making technical support more difficult. I can go into my extensions folder on my Mac and simply view and turn off any extension - all nicely labeled of course - without any problem. I believe that both systems are equally useful - but for different purposes. MAC=design, scripting, coding. PC=scripting, coding, administration, basic office use, web surfing. It's a matter of preference. : RE: Mac Argument #2 : This is kind of old, so I will just say that the G4 speaks for itself. And that the PC has excelled as well. The Mac has taken a better foothold in the home while the PC has become a great tool for developers. : RE: Mac Argument #3 : No, Windows hasn't always been so multitasking in my eyes. Exclude the graphic design, layout, and related driver conflict complications and I'd agree with that since Win 98 (the cross-referencing has always caused these problems on PCs - it took a bit of debugging to get the standard design software to operate on the PC through Win 95).The Mac has been multitasking since the early 90s as well as far as basic office and design software. : : : : : : : An illiterate can operate a Mac-the same can't be said of pc's. : : : : Windows 98 is the end of the line for that os and it will be : : : : several years befor nt can be cluged into a dummys operating system : : : : and by that time Apple's os lead will be even greater than the : : : : current 10 year one! So I'm afraid God will have to either switch : : : : or renew his welfare application or go back to his Playstation. : : : : And remember not to play with sharp toys! : : : : : : : If Macs are so good then why doesn't anyone use them? : : Mac argument #1: Anyone can use a Mac. : : Answer: True, but that makes the Mac a lot more inflexible...this is why software for the Mac usually lags a little behind the PC. This also makes it almost impossible to solve problems if serious ones occur without having to go to a Mac technician. : : Mac argument #2: The new G2 chip is faster than any Pentium. : : Answer: Also true, the MIPS rate (Millions of Instructions per Second) of the G2 is greater than that of any Pentium (including the new P3) HOWEVER the RISC archatecture that Mac uses forces the processer to read every single instruction multiple times (sometimes as many as or 5 times per instruction) while the PC arch. only passes an argument to the processor ONCE. So, when placed in thier respective machines the Pentium still out performs any Mac on the market. : : Argument #3: The Mac is multitasking : : Answer: TRUE. BUT!!!!! The Mac only became truly multitasking with it's release of OSv8 last year. Windows has been truly multitasking since 1995 (Windows 95)

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