Please don't flame me, you all know where my alliance lies...
but I can't help but wonder about the major windows flaws.
1. Crappy code. Mac OS X is a cheetah (jaguar? lol) compared to Windows.
2. Conflicts. Most crashes are caused by conflicts between programs or accessories.
3. Vulnerability. Windows is plagued by security holes.
Since Apple only has 5% of the market share, there aren't very many viruses that are written for them. I'm sure if people would put forth the effort, there could be viruses written to easily destroy Mac systems. Also, not as many security holes are found simply because not as many people use them in the same way as PC's. Now what about the conflicts? If the amount of programs and accessories were written or made for the mac as the PC, then wouldn't it be fair to say that we would be succeptable to just as many conficts as the PC's are? I admit that since Apple makes both the operating system and the software everything runs a lot smoother out of the box, but what about after lots of upgrades?
I agree that Macs are fundamentally superior and far easier and more pleasing to use than PC's, but what if we had 80% of the market share? Would we be the "bad guys" with the "inferior" product?
Just food for thought. Macs still rule and I will NEVER go back to a PC.
-Pete
but I can't help but wonder about the major windows flaws.
1. Crappy code. Mac OS X is a cheetah (jaguar? lol) compared to Windows.
2. Conflicts. Most crashes are caused by conflicts between programs or accessories.
3. Vulnerability. Windows is plagued by security holes.
Since Apple only has 5% of the market share, there aren't very many viruses that are written for them. I'm sure if people would put forth the effort, there could be viruses written to easily destroy Mac systems. Also, not as many security holes are found simply because not as many people use them in the same way as PC's. Now what about the conflicts? If the amount of programs and accessories were written or made for the mac as the PC, then wouldn't it be fair to say that we would be succeptable to just as many conficts as the PC's are? I admit that since Apple makes both the operating system and the software everything runs a lot smoother out of the box, but what about after lots of upgrades?
I agree that Macs are fundamentally superior and far easier and more pleasing to use than PC's, but what if we had 80% of the market share? Would we be the "bad guys" with the "inferior" product?
Just food for thought. Macs still rule and I will NEVER go back to a PC.
-Pete