Re: Apple Fanboy admits Vista works better
- From: Snit <CSMA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:25:55 -0700
"Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx> stated in post
1195061475.889123.255560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 11/14/07 10:31 AM:
On Nov 14, 10:39 am, Snit <C...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Edwin" <thorn...@xxxxxxxx> stated in post
1195054571.429640.7...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 11/14/07 8:36 AM:
Funny how he concludes that he wishes Apple would make their own printers,
because if they did, they would work well.
Funnier how you don't get that having a Mac limits your hardware and
software choices.
It does. No doubt with Windows you have a wider array of hardware and
software choices -
Thanks for admitting what Maccies have long denied on this group.
Who denied it?
especially with hardware being that you can run Windows on a Mac.You need to rethink that one.
Why? You can... I do it, though I do so in virtualization Apple also has
the tools to do so "directly".
But having *more* choices is not the same thing as having *better* choices.
Having fewer choices is not the same has having the best choice,
Correct.
and in fact makes it less likely the best choice will be available.
Assuming the incorrect idea that all else was equal, sure. I do not make
that incorrect assumption however. Do you?
And using my Mac I have the *choice* to run Windows in a virtual environment
if I wish and to do so in a supported way.
Can you name any hardware manufacturer who states they'll support
Windows running in a virtual environment on a Mac?
Microsoft. :)
I do know that Camtasia has been helpful though I do not know of they state
they will or will not support people running in a virtual environment. I
have not called other support nor looked.
I also have the *choice* of running lots of software that is different and, IHow about giving a list of software that's Mac OS X only?
believe, better than *anything* available for Windows.
More important would be software where there is no equal on Windows, and
that I can easily do.
iWork: it makes working with tables, for example, much easier
than PowerPoint. Here is an example I ran into last night.
I got to class early last night and decided to make a quick
one slide "presentation" of data where one row at a time
would show. On Keynote this is trivial to set up - on
PowerPoint you need to convert the table to another object
and do your own selections and otherwise go through all sorts
of hoops. It was absurd. I decided to stick with Plan A and
just write the info on the white board. Not a big deal, but
I could not believe how bad PowerPoint was there.
Tofu: allows for formatting text for reading in ways unlike
any other program does on any platform - it is excellent.
DreamCatacher: an easy to use and free website spell checker.
If one exists for Windows I do not know of it.
OS X with its media browser - this is a tool that is used by
Mail, iWork, iLife and third party programs to allow users to
work with files without even knowing what a file is. Also
allows for music play lists and image albums and sets of
movies in a project to be viewed as such and used as such
throughout the system. It is brilliant and there is nothing
like it for Windows. Makes a *huge* difference in how the
system is used.
Services: allows one to use features of one program in
another... excellent for sorting lists in program that do not
support it... and allows for easy "sending" of text to, say,
Tofu. Also allows for all sorts of other text manipulations
in many programs.
Font Book: Integrated font manager... nothing like that in
Windows. Maybe third party?
Time Machine: backups "for the rest of us"; allows the
regular use to back up and restore data easily and quickly.
Parental controls: allow users to only log in for so long and
many other things - if it exists for Windows it is certainly
not the default.
Automator: allows for "programming" by novices. Absolutely
brilliant. Even better in Leopard.
SaverLab: allows for "playing" and recording of screen savers
and of using a screen saver as your desktop background. A
toy for sure, but fun (and sometimes even useful).
And on and on... I am sure others can add to that list. In each case the
best option, as far as I know, is on a Mac. This does not mean that Windows
does not *also* have some best of breed applications, Camtasia being an
example (as are many games and industry specific software such as that used
by doctor's offices).
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