HardOCP Spends 30 Days With MacOSX

boyko.at.netqos writes "Hardocp.com has published "30 days with MacOSX" — with the same author from "30 days with Linux" and "30 days with Vista" doing the evaluation. Ultimately he likes the stability and security but other concerns keep him from recommending it. From the article: 'The hardware lock-in and lack of quality freeware makes owning and maintaining a Macintosh an expensive endeavor ... Mac OS X has some amazing capabilities, but you spend a lot of money. Indeed, it seems the preferred method for solving Mac computer problems is to buy your way out of it. Slow computer? Buy a new one. Want to convert a file? Buy a utility. Want to do simple tasks? Buy a commercial program. Peripherals don't work? Buy replacements.'"

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Re:what's that smell

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Meh. I do not like the interface on OS X. I don't like Vista interface, either. For that matter, I put XP back into classic interface because it is less ugly. I have not found a GUI, yet, that I have found pleasant to look upon or use. And the newer they are, the more computer resources they waste.

This is going to show my age, but I thought the Windows 3.1 interface to be sufficient. It was lightweight and fast.

I don't want my computer to be pretty, I just want it to accomplish my task at hand.