Re: Which Os is better among the Windows Vista.


"isw" <isw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <xc6dnTAm_uNX4qDanZ2dnUVZ_quhnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I notice various commentators finally echoing my thoughts that the Mac is
"superior" primarily because it's a closed system.

UNIX (BSD, actually) is a "closed system"? That will be news to a lot of
folks.

But the Mac doesn't "leave Windows in the dust", simply because Windows
offers a wider variety and range of software.

Windows proponents often say that, but when put to it, they are usually
unable to name any particular areas of software other than games or very
expensive, special purpose apps for offices or engineers where Macs are
deficient. That a PC has a larger availability of games is a given. In
fact, if you start with the premise that a PC is a game machine that
also does spread sheets, a lot of the architectural aspects of PCs make
a lot more sense. And those expensive special-purpose apps are of no
particular interest to the typical home user.

Can you do better? In what areas are Macs unable to perform because of
the unavailability of software? (Not "I can't run this specific Windows
app or something exactly like it", but "no Mac software to perform the
function satisfactorily exists").

Isaac

While I don't game much anymore myself, games are arguably the biggest
pusher of PC hardware upgrades. You might be surprised by the number of home
users who use special purpose apps, as well as while there's not really any
specific genre missing on the Mac, there are certainly fewer choices within
each. Why is "I can't run this specific Windows app" not valid? Lots of
people have a liking for specific apps, not to mention they may have years
of data created with that app.


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