I worked for IBM for 30 years...I saw the very best, most stable OS for a PC come & go ....why.
Developers of applications DID NOT support the OS/2 platform, like they did windows.
OS/2 was rock solid, while 'windoz' was a nice graphics front end but had lots of lockup and performance issues...the kernal was not so good.
Why are the developers of ALL applications not supporting Mac? More have supported it now than before, so that's good.
The Mac comes from primarily an academic backgroud...always strong in education institutions. Strong in graphics processing speed and used a lot in graphic arts & music.
But not much in the business world.
The only real issue I have these days with winows is the fact that you must have anti-spywear and antivirus software because a bunch of real dickheads that shuld be hung on friday noon public hangings are just not punished. Just like a lot of other criminals in this country.
I even wander if the companies selling the antivirus stuff don't pay people to create the virus's??? Betcha they do.
So, just add $40/year for protecton from those jackass's.
Bottem line is..if you already are a PC guy, then why change..it works..and the earning curve is steep.
That's why apple is in the schools, back when I sold commerical systems including PC's for industry, apple was almost giving them away so kids would be familiar with apple. Then the hope was when they grew up they would buy one!
Kind of worked, but not as the hoped.
If I didn't have a computer at all (not many in that category) and all I did is internet, photoshop & music...I'd probably get a Mac
Lee S.
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Lee S.