Re: Mac OS X use versus Windows XP use...

In article <mr-7AFA49.19142417072006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Sandman <mr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article
<bobinnv-E20A38.10000317072006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bobinnv <bobinnv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Reading one of George Graves rants about how hard it is to use Windows
inspired me to make this post. We constantly see remarks about how
hard it is to use Windows, and how easy it is to use Macs.

Check.

I'd like to go on record as saying I don't use any OS.

Since you use Windows.

I use applications. I play games. Anything "easy" or "hard"
about that is a product of the application. An OS can't make a
good application out of a bad one. The OS is just the layer that
schedules and alots resources, and handles interprocess
communications.

Unless you're using OSX, which has OS-fucntions that automatically
enhances all applications, like services, spell-checking, exposé and
things like that.

Actually, Edwin has a point, at least to a certain extent. I find I use,
for instance, Gmail or Bloglines.com more and more in place of
corresponding OS X applications. Spell checking is built into my
browser, and expose isn't really needed. This doesn't work with all the
apps I use (yet), but things are moving in that direction. As more apps
become available on the web, the OS you are running becomes less
important.

How do you figure? The spell-checking in your browser on those sites
are provided by the operating system, not the site.

Actually, I believe Gmail uses its own spell checking, and the browser I
am using, Firefox 2, has spell check built in.
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