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Originally posted by nota
minus's COST and limited programs
mac's cost about 2x the same speed and power in a PC
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Simply not true. In the past part of the cost comparison issue was trying to compare PowerPC chips to Intel/AMD. Sure you can find a cheaper PC but then again I can go buy a Kia instead of a Hyundai instead of GMC instead of a Porsche instead of Ferrari. They are all cars, four wheels, internal combustion etc... but are they REALLY the same?
http://kurafire.net/log/archive/2006/04/25/debunking-the-price-myth-apple-vs-dell
The software thing is not true either. I've asked before, name one commercially available app that the average consumer needs that is not either cross platform (available for both) or does not have a comparable alternative. Last time someone reponded with "you can't get Computational Fluid Dynamics apps for Macs".
links to the non-existent Computational Fluid Dynamics apps for Macs.
http://aaac.larc.nasa.gov/tsab/tetruss/mac/
http://www.pointwise.com/gridgen/index.shtml
In terms of shear numbers of software available it's true, problem is most of it is crap. Maybe it's just me but I'd rather pick from a smaller pool of quality software than an ocean of garbage.
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Much of the "fiddling" with PCs I consider customization that just isn't possible on Macs.
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OSX is based on Berkely Unix. Probably the oldest most flexible operating system on the planet. You wanna fiddle? Just launch Terminal and you have all the power that you need to do whatever you want. Unless your idea of "cusomization" is changing the GUI then you're right, can't do it on a Mac but then again why would you want to.
Next someone will throw out the limited market share is why there are no Mac viruses. Anyone with an understanding of how operating systems work knows why that's bull. It's not impossible or even difficult to write a .nix virus. What's nearly impossible is to write a virus for a Mac that will actually be able to self replicate and spread.
In fact you'd have a near improbable chance of writing a Mac virus that makes it past the user account to infect the core OS.
Some educational reading.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/06/linux_vs_windows_viruses/
http://lists.apple.com/archives/fed-talk/2004/Nov/msg00018.html
Scott