petvas
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Of course no one should judge an OS by its ability to run an application but I think a point was made here: One should choose the OS that runs the applications he/she needs/wants to use.
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Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7
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Of course no one should judge an OS by its ability to run an application but I think a point was made here: One should choose the OS that runs the applications he/she needs/wants to use.
You missed the joke. The fish is a "betta fish," which implies that Windows 7 released so far has been betas. The final RTM version will have a different default wallpaper.
FX120
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That's what I was going for. Saying that 7 is a failure because it doesn't run Apple's OS X exclusive applications hardly seems fair.
steveza
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I think if you are talking about feature changes then you are correct. For cosmetic changes feedback and telemetry are being used to improve the user experience. There have been a few blogs from the engineering team where they have highlighted improvements that have been made based on feedback. They are putting emphasis on this aspect to show that lessons have been learnt from the Vista fiasco.
steveza
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I think this was Paul's follow up on that post: http://community.winsupersite.com/b...-re-listening-to-your-windows-7-feedback.aspx.
I don't really agree with him but that's just my opinion. If you compare the amount of visibility that we have of SL vs W7 I think Microsoft's approach is better if not perfect.
Pika
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While OS X has seen continual growth, from 4.21% in Jan 2006 to 7.31% in December 2007 at the same time, Linux's percentage has risen from only 0.29% to 0.63%. The reasons? 'Apple has Microsoft Office, Linux doesn't; Apple has Adobe Creative Suite, Linux doesn't; Apple has easily accessed and easy to use service and support, Linux doesn't; Apple is driven by someone who has some understanding of end-user needs, Linux is not,'. 'Early in the decade it seemed that if you wanted a Windows alternative, Linux was it. Nowadays, an Apple Mac is undoubtedly the alternative and, with its resurgence and its Intel base, a very viable one.
TSE
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cdcastillo
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Well, not all of us, my Macbook only goes to sleep in the night. I rarely restart it; now that I thhink about it, this has been the case with all my Macs (3 iBooks, 2 Powerbooks and this macbook).
Why shut it down? if it barely spends energy while sleeping...
Anuba
macrumors 68040
Ha! MacDailyNews! I almost forgot about those clowns. They're just scary. The Baghdad Bobs of the Mac Community. They way they tweak their messages to fill every single word full of utter contempt for everything non-Mac is straight out of Russian hate propaganda from the Stalin era. "See the enemy flee like the dogs they are, on what was to be another day of glorious victory for our brethren in the Communist Party..."
Yes, Karen is an actress (duhh). But this chick who is lying through her teeth about a PC "devouring half her paper" was, of course, a "real user". Not of Macs though, but definitely something you smoke or inject.
MacDailyNews is a very nice website. It's saying the truth and always brings the latest Apple news.
Except that Microsoft's ad supposedly was about a "normal person" who wants to buy a computer. They couldn't just go there and find someone in the streets, they had to find an actor.🙄
Apple's ads are there to show that celebrities use Macs (which is true).
Beerfloat
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Anuba
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Priceless. I joked about how they sound like Baghdad Bob, or Russian communist propaganda through newspapers like Pravda (which means "the truth") and you respond by stating that MacDailyNews is "saying the truth".
If that bizarre site is your daily news source, I understand now why you appear brainwashed. I always suspected that the site was started by someone who wanted to create a parody on rabid Mac fanboys, because their PC hatred is just so over the top it's surreal.
Maybe if the sound had been off, but her ridiculous story is a turnoff on par with Bruce Vilanch in a bikini. "The PC went beep-beep-beep-beep and half my paper was gone"... yeah, right before the pink elephant humped the purple sheep...
Bizarre site? Why, because it criticizes Windows?
I also find surreal the impossibility of PC fanboys to accept the reality, it's really...depressing.
steveza
macrumors 68000
I think some might find that site bizarre because the editorial comments are so biased against MS that it does not really deliver on the facts.
Microsoft has been doing nothing but stupid things. It's normal for MacDailyNews to criticize them.
Beerfloat
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On a separate but related note, I would like to call for restrictions on Internet access in kindergartens.
Wow, the psychiatric hospitals are really suffering from the World Economical Crisis, they are forced to let a lot of patients out.
SkyBell
macrumors 604
Likewise, I find it hard to believe that you can't accept the fact that PC's are the right choice for some people. Macs are clearly not for everyone.
SkyBell
macrumors 604
...What? Are you saying the only people who should have Macs are those who can't afford them?😕
dukebound85
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really?
how may i run my design modeling software and the like....you know, the software that has no mac equivalent?
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Most of the software IS available or has a valid alternative.
Otherwise, just run it with Crossover or in some Windows Virtual Machine.
But the better way would be to switch to another software. Runs better than Windows software.
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