Mac OS X: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac?
- 8/15/08 3:00 PM
I meant that Apple is not a monopoly
by BeatleMegaFan - 8/27/08 4:58 PM In reply to: Overpriced AND monopolistic by benrauI was trying to point out that Apple isn't a monopoly, not the other way around. I don't think Steve is trying to position Apple as a monopoly anyway.
If they want to prevent others from doing the same, then why not? And if Microsoft wanted to make their own hardware, I think they would do so with the help of some of their vendors anyway. I think everyone learned a thing or two from the Xbox 360 hardware problems. At least, they should have. Microsoft is the ring leader for all of the other PC manufacturers, and if they wanted to put out their own unique machine, I'm sure they could get away with it if they choose. I could be wrong, but that's how I see that issue.
Apple won't be a monopoly for a while, if they ever evolve in that direction. As long as their increasing market-share and user base don't interfere with their product quality and customer support, I will be fine. We shall see.
-BMF
Apple is clearly not a monopoly...
by pxlmvr - 11/14/08 1:40 PM In reply to: Overpriced AND monopolistic by benrau...you obviously have no clue as to what constitutes a monopoly. An Apple monopoly would be when they are the *only* computer provider and also prevent others from selling theirs. This would have more aptly applied to MS since they own 95% of computer OSs and clearly used monopolistic practices to eliminate others.
Apple has only a 5% share! How could they be a 'monopoly'??? Because they choose to maintain a high quality experience by tuning *their own* hardware to *their own* OS X? That's actually smart because as you said, you don't have the problems of supporting a bunch of low quality parts or computers.
I will never switch to a Mac.
by 007nishant - 8/22/08 4:06 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
it just because for my privicy
(NT) Could you explain your statement?
by mrmacfixit - 8/22/08 4:55 AM
In reply to: I will never switch to a Mac. by 007nishant
(NT) No, I didn't think so!
by mrmacfixit - 8/22/08 5:52 PM
In reply to: I will never switch to a Mac. by 007nishant
(NT) ***?
by leonardobarba - 8/23/08 2:39 PM In reply to: I will never switch to a Mac. by 007nishantI use PCs at work, and Mac at home.
by Oakie77 - 8/22/08 10:34 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My experiences with both are why a Mac computer is the only kind you'll ever find in our home. It is far more user friendly, virtually 100% virus resistant, and they just don't crash. Our PC based network at work is seemingly in a constant state of repair or maintenance, and a source of frustration. The personal PCs I've used while visiting family seem downright amateur when compared to my Mac.
Not all PC's are amateurish.
by ny2nv - 8/26/08 11:35 AM In reply to: I use PCs at work, and Mac at home. by Oakie77It may depend on the PC’s you haved used, my friends new iMac has only 1 DVD drive, 1 Hard Drive.
My PC has 2 DVD RW drives, 3 Hard Drives, High Definition Video capability and built in DVR. I don’t feel it’s amateurish.
Never Will.
by Ed-duh-win - 8/23/08 1:00 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Look at the title.
loook at more than the title - read the entire question.
by benrau - 8/23/08 11:24 AM In reply to: Never Will. by Ed-duh-winThe question included "When did you switch over to a Mac" but the rest of the post offered all sorts of choices - including a Never will. This was posted on CNET, not the Mac OS Forum. Read the entire post before you correct someone.
I use both on a daily basis
by emshepherd - 8/23/08 2:13 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have been a Mac user since 1986 (beige MacPlus with external floppy superdrive as well as SCSI hard drive) and I still own an SE that works. I have a MacBook Pro for my home studio but I use a high spec Dell at work. I think at the end of the day, it all comes down to personal preference and what you actually use the machines for. I work in graphics and web design, prepare corporate presentation material and use music and video software as well as conventional graphics packages. The big Dell is perfectly adequate to these tasks but my preference would be for Mac simply because that's what a Mac does best and I am most comfortable in the Mac environment. The company I work for uses a tech supplier that does not support Macintosh, hence the Dell, so I swap between environments. I run the same software on both machines and have no problem with transferring work between them and I DON'T run Windows on the Mac. I do have to ensure adequate antivirus protection for the Dell and I'm not quite as comfortable using it but I think it's because I've only been working with PCs since 1994... Both Mac and Windows operating environments have changed, improved, become closer in look and feel over the years. You no longer have to be a technical expert to run a computer (although it helps!) and they all do much the same thing. You choose the best configuration of hardware and software for your needs and you don't expect a £400 machine to do the same as a £1000 one. Whether it's a Mac, a non-branded build-it-yourself or anything in between, the choice is yours.
Fairly new to mac
by grecht - 8/23/08 4:18 AM In reply to: I use both on a daily basis by emshepherdI switched to Mac in May this year, buying a Macbook Air for travel use, I fell in love with the design and the OS straight away. It was quick to pick up and felt far more natural to use than Windows Vista. After using it for a little while I deceided to switch fully to Mac and treated myself to a gorgeous 15" Macbook Pro 2.5ghz. I've never looked back since while initially tempted to install Vista onto the MBP i have abandoned the idea as everything I need is on OS X. The Apple computers are they only machines I still look forward to using. I have linked my MBP to a 22" external monitor for photographic and video editing which is handy.
The mac does everything I need without complaining, yes it has the odd spinning beachball of death but it's not that often and the mac never needs a reboot.
WOuld I be tempted back to Windows? Answer No way.
Steve owes you and maybe I will too.
by david kurland - 8/24/08 3:32 PM In reply to: Fairly new to mac by grechtI am a bit older and only now am I just beginning to understand my father's frustration with the first video recorders. (A measure of my lack of sophistication.)
We have been using PC's since the mid-1990's, upgrading whenever the whiz kids, who maintain these things said to do it. (I do not feel taken advantage of, strangely enough.) The ads on TV certainly stopped us cold on Vista, so we languished. Not after these notes from CNET folk but especially yours, and the one following. Maybe, the whiz kids knew they'd be out of work so it "colored" their advice. "Vista is almost there!"
My thanks and do write Steve; he should know! 10 Apples to be picked quite soon.
Thank you all.
5 years and counting
by minimalist - 8/23/08 8:54 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
And I haven;t looked back. Now my household has two mac laptops and an iMac. My family and friends who ask me for tech support have mostly switched over to Macs (Leopard's screen sharing is a godsend for those of us who are asked to support the non tech savvy). There have been a few minor problems (had trouble upgrading one machine to Leopard so I had to do a clean install) but all in all its been very smooth for the last 5 years.
I still use Windows XP at work and it works fine. And from 1998 to 2003 I used Windows 98 and XP at home. But I got tired of dealing with all the maintenance issues (AV and malware protection software that bogged everything down, confusing windows updates that may or may not install correctly, having to reinstall the OS because the machines bogging down, defragmenting hard drives, hunting down drivers on the net, uninstalled programs that left bits and pieces all over my machine, a seemingly endless stream of annoying pop-ups, etc). My time is worth to much to me to fuss around with all this crap anymore.
Glorious view through Windows
by albizzia - 8/23/08 7:02 PM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
From the very beginning, Macintosh was an expensive proprietary system with the Apple arrogance of "we know what's best for you". I've built several systems, done maintenance and upgrades since DOS 4 and Win 3.1 up to Win XP, but "do-it-yourself" was impossible for the early Macs. Eventually, Apple relented a bit and allowed add-ons and even internal expansion cards, but even then it was mostly proprietary and incompatable with anything else, until high costs and rapidly shrinking market share forced Apple to finally add standard PCI slots and USB ports. Ironically, USB was standard on Win 98 machines BEFORE it arrived on the Imac! Even today, if you want to "Build your own" and customize, it means PC, not Mac.
Yes, I have tried the Mac, but found it riddled with peculiarities that made things difficult for someone used to Windows - like the lack of a right mouse button for convenient pop-up context menus. Also, there is the Apple insistance that you use whatever style and appearance Jobs currently thinks is best. Windows, on the other hand, allows an extraordinary degree of cusomization, you really can do Windows your way, your style. Sorry, Mr. Jobs, but Windows has always been much more colorful and attractive than the austere "elegance" of the Mac. Apple would never issue something like the MS Tweak UI program, let alone give it away for free.
But the biggest reason is that the Mac has always been more expensive and the PC has always given the best bang for the buck. That's critical for someone on a budget.
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