What most people seem to forget with this neverending
PC vs. Mac Hardware dicussion is the fact that the
two system (usually) run different operating systems
I for myself am a big fan of OS X (and all the great apps that come with it - FOR FREE! Windows doesn't even have a descent terminal), so this is one of
the key reasons to buy a mac - since it wont run on
PC-hardware (no matter what u pay and how it performs).
But I know a lot of people that will stick to MS Windows.
Either because they use an app thats not available on
Mac or just because they are used to it
... or they are hard-core gamers/file-sharers - an area
where PC really shine over Macs
Whatever the reasons: I think the new G5's are competitive
machines. I am upgrading from my g3 powerbook and so
even the low-end models will be a significant performance.
And I am glad that I have waited and not upgraded my
PC-based system that is only rarly used for quake 2, although its newer than the powerbook.
All true, but nevertheless most companies use MS groupware or Lotus Notes and so it is
easier for their employees to use the same software at home. That is a factor that should not be underestimated, especially that many people like to take some work home with them nowadays.
Also there will ALWAYS be some compability issues.
Just try to export a complex slide in Keynote and open it up again in Powerpoint or synchronise your PDA with iSync at home and Lotus Notes at work. It always costs me some extra time to make it work and I am the kind of person that likes to figure out stuff by myself not the average user that calls support as soon as something does not work with the first mouseclick!
Even if I don't use ms office a lot personally, this
would really be a big problem for apple,
cause for many people ms office compability
on the mac is one of the key requirements
for buying. And discontinuation would have
a significant effect on sales.
Do you really think a $3000 Powermac is the right
machine for a first-time user? Your comment may apply
to the low-end iMacs that are targeted at educational
and private usage. But I don't see a reason for apple
not to offer a multi-button mouse for professional usage.
Personally I prefer context-menu based cut 'n paste over dragging an icon all over the screen, while at the same
time holding down the option key. In my experience dragging is also very error-prone for casual users, because when u accidently release the button while dragging it can be unclear where the file has ended up.
Thats why I am glad that OS X in combination with programs like File Buddy provide the context-based cut n' paste operations in the finder that where lacking in Mac OS 9. In combination with a multi-button mouse it makes things really easier.
Keeping courts busy with unnecessary and pointless
lawsuits, thus blocking "real" and important cases and wasting resources is its own form of spam: judicial spam!
<quote>They did not throw him in jail for making those statements. They didn't censure him. </quote>
Censorship start long before throwing someone
into jail. And using economical pressure (like cutting funding) to silence critical voices or stop projects and organisations that are legal and valuable for the public, but unpleasent for the administration, can surely be seen as
a form of censorship.
Although I agree that it might impossible to PROVE a
unconstitutional act in the given case, it doesn't mean
that its the correct policy for a goverment that calls itself
democratic (oh wait this administration is republican...).
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I for myself am a big fan of OS X (and all the great apps that come with it - FOR FREE! Windows doesn't even have a descent terminal), so this is one of the key reasons to buy a mac - since it wont run on PC-hardware (no matter what u pay and how it performs).
But I know a lot of people that will stick to MS Windows. Either because they use an app thats not available on Mac or just because they are used to it
Whatever the reasons: I think the new G5's are competitive machines. I am upgrading from my g3 powerbook and so even the low-end models will be a significant performance. And I am glad that I have waited and not upgraded my PC-based system that is only rarly used for quake 2, although its newer than the powerbook.
Just my 2cent!
All true, but nevertheless most companies use MS groupware or Lotus Notes and so it is easier for their employees to use the same software at home. That is a factor that should not be underestimated, especially that many people like to take some work home with them nowadays.
Also there will ALWAYS be some compability issues. Just try to export a complex slide in Keynote and open it up again in Powerpoint or synchronise your PDA with iSync at home and Lotus Notes at work. It always costs me some extra time to make it work and I am the kind of person that likes to figure out stuff by myself not the average user that calls support as soon as something does not work with the first mouseclick!
stefanEven if I don't use ms office a lot personally, this would really be a big problem for apple, cause for many people ms office compability on the mac is one of the key requirements for buying. And discontinuation would have a significant effect on sales.
Isn't that the new G.W. Bush memorial...
Do you really think a $3000 Powermac is the right machine for a first-time user? Your comment may apply to the low-end iMacs that are targeted at educational and private usage. But I don't see a reason for apple not to offer a multi-button mouse for professional usage.
Personally I prefer context-menu based cut 'n paste over dragging an icon all over the screen, while at the same time holding down the option key. In my experience dragging is also very error-prone for casual users, because when u accidently release the button while dragging it can be unclear where the file has ended up.
Thats why I am glad that OS X in combination with programs like File Buddy provide the context-based cut n' paste operations in the finder that where lacking in Mac OS 9. In combination with a multi-button mouse it makes things really easier.
Keeping courts busy with unnecessary and pointless lawsuits, thus blocking "real" and important cases and wasting resources is its own form of spam: judicial spam!
<quote>They did not throw him in jail for making those statements. They didn't censure him. </quote>
Censorship start long before throwing someone into jail. And using economical pressure (like cutting funding) to silence critical voices or stop projects and organisations that are legal and valuable for the public, but unpleasent for the administration, can surely be seen as a form of censorship.
Although I agree that it might impossible to PROVE a unconstitutional act in the given case, it doesn't mean that its the correct policy for a goverment that calls itself democratic (oh wait this administration is republican...).