Why do Window users hate macs?

[EmperorDarius]

Tiger is the only thing you need to consider here. Since 2005 Microsoft have made HUGE improvements to their software.

Ok. Just what the hell are you talking about? Can you call Vista a huge improvement? Can you call Office 2007 a huge improvement? Visual Studio 2008 a huge improvement? These are the most problematic piece of software Microsoft has ever made since at least 2000! Sorry but it looks like you are looking at the "Improvement Graph" backwards.

Since 2005 Apple have gone in completely the opposite direction, taking their OS from the pinnacle of speed and stability to the point where program hangs, crashes and kernel panics are much more common.

Complete BS. OS X is more stable then ever. Maybe you're confusing Leopard with Vista and Tiger with Xp?

You only need to use Windows 7 for a few minutes to realise just how much faster it is than Leopard. You can launch software and it's running instantly, whereas on Leopard you'd be staring at the icon bouncing in the dock.

BS again. Leopard is FASTER than Windows 7. While the icon in Leopard bounces on the dock, the application hasn't even appeared yet on Windows 7. You're perhaps comparing a fresh/not very used Windows installation with a quite used Leopard one, like uberamd said. For that matter, my Windows 7 in my 35 GB Boot Camp partition is much faster than Leopard. Why? Because the only thing installed is a damn game. Try actually using Windows 7 as much as you use Leopard, and come and say that it's faster. That's pure BS.
Windows 7 has never got any chance to be as fast as Leopard (not even speaking about snow leopard) as long as it has the registry. The registry just keeps growing and you cannot stop it without risking to delete something important aka causing corruption. Not to mention the still not-well-functioning memory caching.
Windows in general may "FEEL" faster than Leopard in some cases because of the minor Visual effects (Such as minimizing) and it certainly IS faster if it's got very little programs installed. But otherwise, there's simply no contest.

 

[No1451]

You are starting to see their point? Rather, don't you fully agree with that point?

It's clear to me that you don't choose to use Apple. Fair enough. I don't like beets, other people love them. I don't badmouth beet-eaters though.

BTW, it is my considered opinion that Leopard will remain better than Windows 7, SL notwithstanding. "Better" being defined as "better for my needs".

I think his point is that a lot of people see things this way, they look at the Mac and for them it has absolutely no benefits over a Windows machine that they can adequately quantify and so they think it is needless. Some of these people end up hating because they think it is a useless product on the market and feel the need to bash on it.

Keep in mind that for a lot people for a home machine it doesn't matter in the least which they buy, all they need is some web browsing and maybe the ability to do their taxes on the machine. Maybe they like email, who knows. Point is: for them a Mac is a needless extravagance because you can buy an EEE Box or something similar and cover your needs just fine for under $400.

 

[three]

Most Windows users haven't even used Macs, so they just randomly assume that Macs sucks.

 

[djellison]

Most Windows users haven't even used Macs, so they just randomly assume that Macs sucks.

They read the lies that Mac users say about windows, see the lies that Apple themselves perpetuate in the advertising and, quite understandably, do not feel compelled to try that particular brand of vodka. They're in this thread "Ooo - the registry" "Arrhh - the Virusses' "Oooh nooo the BSOD". I don't get them on my workstation at home, or the 6 machines I look after at work, or the 20+ laptops we use for medical school exams. My Dad doesn't get them on his £450 17" Dell laptop. It's utter crap, and windows users know, from experience, that its crap. So when they see this 'other' side just talking absolute balls about the system they're actually fairly happy with - what motivation is there to trust those same people and buy in (and, lest we forget, buy in at a very very high cost compared to PC's) to an entire new OS? There is none.

It was a massive MASSIVE leap for me to even think about buying one. Even then, I found the cheapest possible Mac product I could use - a refurb white-book . It was not a revelation. It's good - it's not perfect. Nor are the machines I've bought since.

Some will often say, tongue in cheek, that France would be a great country if it were not for the French.

Mac's would be great - if it were not for Mac users.

 

[EmperorDarius]

They read the lies that Mac users say about windows, see the lies that Apple themselves perpetuate in the advertising and, quite understandably, do not feel compelled to try that particular brand of vodka. They're in this thread "Ooo - the registry" "Arrhh - the Virusses' "Oooh nooo the BSOD".

Lies? Sorry, but you Windows users are the one who are not admitting the truth.
Stability is and has always been a problem with Windows.
The registry is horrible, it's the main cause of slowdowns and problems (as well as a good place for malware to hide).
Malware is another problem.
The BSOD thing is overused, but you've got to admit that when Vista came out it was a huge problem (incompatible drivers). Not to forget rootkits and similar malware which can cause BSODs too.

I'm sorry, but Mac switchers are mainly users who have used Windows for a lot of time, and have realized how awful it is. Now, you can go on and say that Windows is very stable, that you've been using it for xx years and never had any malware etc., but really, it's all BS.

Have Mac users exaggerated the problems of Windows? Yes. Does that mean that Windows is good? No. It may be good for people who use it a little, but its definitely not good for "power users", and people who like to try new programs.