Mac vs PC 101

2004-6-20 05:23:00

Thanks to those who commented on Macs vs PC's.

I followed Larry's advice on the search features on the XP and found a quick search feature I never noticed before. I was using the files and folder search. This seemed to work a little faster with more features. There are a number of search features on the Mac though I couldn't find here.

Adam's point about the open and closed platforms of Microsoft and Mac is well noted. It was indeed probably the biggest marketing blunder in history that Mac had a closed one. Even though I like Mac it is probably good that they did not succeed or computers would probably cost much more and less progress would have occurred.

It is interesting that Shakespeare operated on the same idea as Bill Gates. I have heard that one of the main reasons his writings became so popular is that he allowed copies to be circulated for little or nothing. Other playwrights who thought their writings were pure gold and demanded large commissions were left in the cold while the world promoted the Baird.

Some think that if he had not taken this approach that his writings may have been lost to history.

Mac users are a funny lot and I must admit they have almost a religious devotion to their product. Even in the days when Steve Jobs was gone, Apple was about to go under and the product seemed to be getting worse instead of better the faith of the users was undaunted. We all cringed at the idea of having to switch entirely over to PC's if Apple went bankrupt. When Steve Jobs came back on board it was like the Second Coming had occurred.

To be fair I must say that those who started with Macs usually prefer Macs (Larry being an exception) and those who began with PC's like them. I find it amusing though when I think back to the eighties when I had conversations with IBM users about Macs. They complained that the mouse was complicated and unnecessary and the Windows like system was hard to learn.

Then when Microsoft came out with Windows and Bill Gates declared it was good they all changed their minds and loved the mouse and windows.

The PC does run more programs. In fact that is why I have on hand for when there is a PC program I need that I cannot run on the Mac and also to make sure I can open various client files. 95% of the time you can find the program you need for the MAC and generally it is easier to use.

Even if a PC user wants to switch to a Mac it may be impractical for one often has more money invested in the software than the computer and to replace all software is quite expensive.

Good to take a break from the serious stuff now and then.

Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation. Kin Hubbard (1868 - 1930)