"Do The Math" by MS
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I have zero issues using Windows 7 after I've used OSX for whole day.. Even though OSX is beautiful visually and UI wise with the attention to details.. Win7 is also beautiful, super fast, modern and very flexible OS.. Windows XP was a different story..but with W7 I really don't see that much difference.. if anything I do stuff in many cases much much faster on Windows 7 machine.
The bottom line is.. if you can do nicely and intuitevly the work you need to do, without computer and OS getting in your way (which Windows 7 does today) but your hardware is more powerful, faster for less of a price..the only real argument for macs goes in regards to the design. And for some people OSX+Apple's hardware along with complete lock-in into the platform and using content and stuff only on their hardware for a much larger price than PC/Windows stuff is completely acceptible, and that's ok..
If you like the design so much, and you don't care about megahertz and you don't need to customize or you know you will be buying everything Apple until the end and you just don't mind being told how things need to be by one company without any choice, totally go for it. I have no problem with that.
But what I don't like, is this notion that Apple and it's users are spreading on how everything PC and Windows is crap.. I guess it just reeks of need to justify the pretty penny people have paid over the value of PC..
It's just not true.. the hardware might not be designed as nicely as some Apple stuff but it's certainly not garbage and it costs only a fraction with even better performance. See Samsung 9 Series laptops. WIndows 7 is terrific and the problems with viruses and all that is completely gone.. You just do MS Security Essentials and you are done.. never have to worry and on top of that you have most of the software optimized for 64bit Windows and PC hardware. Not to mention huge range of choices of what you need or don't need in hardware terms.
I don't know.. I guess that's one of the things that really annoys me greatly.
One big advantage on PC laptops that Mac has and why my next laptop might be a mac again is because on a Mac I can run both without any issues.. on PC laptops you can install OSX hacked but it's not problem free but that's courtesy of Apple really.
- it's too late or i'd suggest you buy me a beer this evening, handsomePonyBoy
- dude.. just drive over to my house.. come on.. I'm here.. Carlos will be here too probably later.Boz
- I have tons of beer in the fridge.. super cold.Boz
- I'm old... my body can't handle going out past 10pm... ... and Carlos scares me anyway - he's always talking about scary shit...PonyBoy
- ... anytime he IMs me.PonyBoy
- LOL.. you gotta be kidding me man.. get your ass over here..Boz
- I'll tell you and show you what I'm working on.Boz
- *sigh... not tonight... ... not tonight... can't can't CAN'T! I've had 3 IPA's and I'm really not supposed to drink more than 1.PonyBoy
- I'm a lil ponyDrunk 2 the momento is what I'm saying...oPonyBoy
- haha.. Carlos broke up with girlfriend again.. so he's crashing on and off at my house, he's all vulnerable now hahaha..Boz
- btw... can you lean on Mike a bit?... I need to get paid, damnit... ... just be like 'Hey Mike... you're kind of the...PonyBoy
- ... slumlord of CD's and you need to get your act together and pay Kev." — BozPonyBoy
- alright dude.. your call, though we could catch up.. And my beer is light Michelob low carb.. it's basically water :)Boz
- shit.. call me dude.. let's chat on phone.Boz
- eh... I'm seriously cooked for the day... I'm going to shower and bury my head for 8 hours... tooo tired :(PonyBoy
- call me tomorrow about Mike stuff on cell.Boz
- will do...
... and I look forward to that Michelob Light, friend :)PonyBoy