Re: Why is OSX so much harder to learn than Windows?
- From: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 18:02:27 GMT
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:35:50 -0700, Donald McDaniel wrote:
> MuahMan wrote:
>> So you sit down at a desk with two computers. A Windows XP machine ($200
>> dollars) on one side, and a Macintosh ($6-8K) on the other side.
>
> Don't forget the $199 you also have to pay for Windows XP Professional.
> OS X is included for free with every Mac purchased. I guess you could
> buy a Russian Mafia version of XP for $5.00 somewhere. But there is no
> telling what you might get for "free" along with "XP".
OS X is no more included for free than any pre-installed microsoft OS.
>
> So your "$200" XP machine now actually costs $399. This "$200" price
> tag is really a joke anyway, since that "$200 XP machine" probably won't
> run XP in the first place.
Actually, they do.
>
> By the way, that "$6-$8k Macintosh" is non-existent. You can purchase a
You might want to Apple that no Macs sell for $6k+. They seem to think
otherwise.
> MUCH better machine than that $200 XP machine" for $499,and it WILL run
> OS X right out of the box.
>
> Don't forget that I used to be an XP lover. Don't believe me? Google
> my name in Google Groups. But I was honest about my estimation of
> Wintels. Not like you.
>
>
>>You've
>> never used a computer before but you want to get on the Internet. So
>> naturally the Eye Candy of OSX catches your eye and you try to get
>> online with it. SHIT, where do you start, nothing says Interent
>> anywhere. You get frustrated and check out the Widnows box. Low and
>> Behold!!! right there on the desktop is something called, Internet
>> Explorer. You assume by the name of the program that it's something you
>> would use to say.... errrr... Explore the Internet.
>
> On a Wintel: You first install a modem of some kind, then a driver for
> your modem, then you create a connectoid for it, then you debug the
> crappy driver, then MAYBE you will be able to load up Internet Explorer
> (if you didn't get hijacked by a network virus within the first 20
> minutes.)
.... not if you buy a machine with the OS and modem pre-installed.
>
> The major difference between a Wintel and an Apple in this instance is
> that your modem will be automatically recognized by the OS, and the
> driver (a tested and approved one) will be automatically installed when
> you boot up the machine (probably), and the Internet will be almost
> *immediately* available from first boot.
If the modem and OS are pre-installed, you can get on the Internet very
quickly with XP.
>
>
>> You never go back to the Mac again.
>
> After using both a PC and a Mac, I choose to never go back to the PC
> again (well, maybe I will check out Vista if it ever gets released to
> the public; but only as a hobby).
>
>
>
>> Just one example of the lack of intuitive features on OSX.
>
> I personally don't think you know what the word "intuitive" means. It
> does NOT mean "instinctive" as you seem to think it does.(snip)
> Stop blowing and going, dude.
You have been blowing smoke. The Macs do have advantages over Xp machines,
but you haven't shown any.
> You have already made a complete fool of
> yourself. Don't make a further fool of yourself by trying to act like
> you actually know something about computers.
--
Rick
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