Windows or Mac

juggernaut · 2005-05-10, 10:48 AM

there are good points an bad points on both OS. this arguement has gone for years. Me I perfer MS over Mac because thats just me. Mac has really good stable systems but they cost you and the software is not all there and repair if needed is not as easy to find. MS with xp has been really stable. I think once longhorn is out the OS will just get more rock solid. they are truly making leaps and bounds in their security issues. as far as macs are concerned i remember not long ago, about 1 year a virus did come out that affected mac users and symantecs made a boat load off of it. to many mac users felt they were safe. but in fact all it takes is one bright little AHole to write the code and mac is just as effected as MS or Linux. only reason more viruses on MS is simple. people have more access to an ms box and thus write the code for it. also ms is so intergrated with explorer IE office uses explorer, desktop uses it, there networking touches a part of it etc etc. and worse yet everything is placed in one central place. IE the registry (which is a nightmare in itself when it comes to os code) linux did it right in making everything a text file based. this way if a user does not have access permissions to a certain file then the virus can not spread like on windows. that problem with MS comes from the explorer kernal. anyway im going crazy with this and will leave it. lol.

Lunatic · 2005-05-10, 08:12 PM

Macs sound pretty cool, I'd be willing to try one out someday, but how is the software availabilty now? Are most PC applications available for Mac now? That's about the only thing I'd be concerned about for myself.

Cleo · 2005-05-10, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lunatic

how is the software availabilty now? Are most PC applications available for Mac now?

Much of the design software was writen for the Mac first.

Apple's page on 3rd party software
http://guide.apple.com/index.lasso

Couple of places that I buy software from. Amazon has been having good prices lately too.
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/...e/category.asp
http://www.clubmac.com/clubmac/shop/...e/category.asp

Here is something that will move all your PC files to a Mac for you.
http://www.apple.com/switch/howto/move2mac/

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2005-05-10, 10:48 AM	#1
juggernaut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Jersey! If I was rich and powerful I would dress as my avatar does. Posts: 1,448	there are good points an bad points on both OS. this arguement has gone for years. Me I perfer MS over Mac because thats just me. Mac has really good stable systems but they cost you and the software is not all there and repair if needed is not as easy to find. MS with xp has been really stable. I think once longhorn is out the OS will just get more rock solid. they are truly making leaps and bounds in their security issues. as far as macs are concerned i remember not long ago, about 1 year a virus did come out that affected mac users and symantecs made a boat load off of it. to many mac users felt they were safe. but in fact all it takes is one bright little AHole to write the code and mac is just as effected as MS or Linux. only reason more viruses on MS is simple. people have more access to an ms box and thus write the code for it. also ms is so intergrated with explorer IE office uses explorer, desktop uses it, there networking touches a part of it etc etc. and worse yet everything is placed in one central place. IE the registry (which is a nightmare in itself when it comes to os code) linux did it right in making everything a text file based. this way if a user does not have access permissions to a certain file then the virus can not spread like on windows. that problem with MS comes from the explorer kernal. anyway im going crazy with this and will leave it. lol.

2005-05-10, 08:12 PM	#2
Lunatic Ahhh ... sweet pity. Where would my love life be without it? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 200	Macs sound pretty cool, I'd be willing to try one out someday, but how is the software availabilty now? Are most PC applications available for Mac now? That's about the only thing I'd be concerned about for myself.