Re: Vista Screenshot

In article <alangbaker-789CEB.12013905042006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alan Baker <alangbaker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <2006040510134275249-muahman@gmailcom>,
Brian Pratt <muahman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 2006-04-02 04:04:26 -0400, C Lund <clund@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

In article <jtmckee-C27295.09194101042006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Josh McKee <jtmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <clund-93225B.10014901042006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
C Lund <clund@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
not available for the Macintosh.
Then she is one of those users who should not use the mac. But the
average non-gaming home user does not need a specific piece of
software. Doesn't matter which text editor they use. Doesn't matter
which email app they use. Doesn't matter which web browser they use.
Perhaps not initially. However once someone becomes more experienced
with their PC they're likely to want software that is not available on
the Macintosh.
Such as what? Care to give some examples here? What kind of software is
the
average user likely to find him/herself wanting as he or she becomes
more
experienced?
Walk into any CompUSA, MicroCenter, BestBuy, CircuitCity, etc and
you'll see hundreds of examples.

Yeah - games. But I already knew about those.

IMO people need to know exactly what their immediate and long term
needs are if they're going to choose a Macintosh. If they don't my
recommendation is to get a PC so that don't accidently limit what they
can do. You can try to downplay this all you want but it is reality.
Except it isn't a reality.
It's reality alright. It's just not the reality that Mac zealots are
willing to face.

And yet somehow, you aren't able to name some of those software titles
that could supposedly "limit" us maccies in some unspecified future.
And not being able to play game xxx doesn't matter that much to me when
I can play game yyy instead.

Unless your job *requires* that you use a specific software title that
isn't
available for OS X, chances are you'll find an OS X app that does
whatever you
want to do*. And you won't have to deal with all the XP malware either.
You keep thinking that if it gets you through the day.

It looks like you're the wishful thinker here.

Josh

LOL, just had to buy a new laptop because the Mac couldn't run a simple
program to change my Power Commander. I called up the manufacturer and
asked why they didn't have a Mac version. Their answer: "Uh, of all the
hundreds of thousands of units sold, you're the first one to ask."

Except, of course, that this is the perfect sort of software to run
using VPC...

Not entirely sure but I don't believe PC3 will run under VPC. From what
I recall of a discussion with a friend who is a mechanic, the earlier
serial port versions did. Then again, these problems, due to USB, may
have been solved.

--
"Heck, OS X is not even partially based on FreeBSD" - Snit
"Sandman and Carroll are running around trying to crucify trolls
like myself" - Snit
.

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