Computers only "just work" in the drool proof four-colour glossies. Not in real life.
Touché. I know I can't extrapolate a meaningful generalization with a single data point. Lucky? That'd be a first, but I'll take it where I can. I did go on the high end, because I wanted a 5-year system that would not earn my hate prematurely. At this rate, I might just shoot for 10, assuming Leopard (or its kittens) don't eat my lunch.
iou98c
Oh, is that all? That, and the 6-month reinstall cycle, is why I converted to OS X three years ago. Never mind 80K+ viruses to defend against, or now the WGA POC.
I admin various *Nix systems for work, and used to be a slave to Windows as well. BSOD's, or the ubiquitous restart, don't scare me, they infuriate me. There is no reason on earth opening a document or application should trespass on the kernel (crappy drivers or no).
When I get home, I just want something that works, no matter how hard I hammer it (say by doing something silly like playing with Debian in Q, or something usefull like rendering my latest DV--while doing whatever), and is useable and intuitive for my wife and kids. I have NEVER had a system panic on my Mac--or been asked to "restart" (except for by a few patches, of course, and far less than Solaris or HP-UX in that area). Yes, there are occasional user-land hiccups, the app crashes, and you have the option to send a bug report. Not saying a system panic can't happen, just that it hasn't. So far, it really does "just work."
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iou98c
"...Windows just restarts..."
Oh, is that all? That, and the 6-month reinstall cycle, is why I converted to OS X three years ago. Never mind 80K+ viruses to defend against, or now the WGA POC.
I admin various *Nix systems for work, and used to be a slave to Windows as well. BSOD's, or the ubiquitous restart, don't scare me, they infuriate me. There is no reason on earth opening a document or application should trespass on the kernel (crappy drivers or no).
When I get home, I just want something that works, no matter how hard I hammer it (say by doing something silly like playing with Debian in Q, or something usefull like rendering my latest DV--while doing whatever), and is useable and intuitive for my wife and kids. I have NEVER had a system panic on my Mac--or been asked to "restart" (except for by a few patches, of course, and far less than Solaris or HP-UX in that area). Yes, there are occasional user-land hiccups, the app crashes, and you have the option to send a bug report. Not saying a system panic can't happen, just that it hasn't. So far, it really does "just work."
jm2c