PC vs. Mac

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Might interest some of you:

http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,68501,00.html

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Try Front-Row sometime. Try Sherlock sometime. Try Expose sometime.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

it could run windows, just not on it's own, at boot. using "virtualPC" emulation software you could run it. and it's based on unix //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

No need for VirtualPC anymore - BootCamp makes it native on Intel procs.

Virtual PC was a piece of shit.

* written by ms.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

Integrated camera, optical audio, firewire standard, high-quality display standard, sudden motion sensor standard, remote control, standard.
.. wireless, standard.

spotlight, sherlock, how about terminal, chess sure beats solitaire, mail.app integrated with iChat (oops, not included w/ your PC.) for videoconferencing, address book integration, iCal (not on your PC)

pfft.

one thing a mac can do that a PC can't?

run without crashing.

Read both types of media, natively.

Execute unix commands, natively.

voice recognition, natively.

shall i continue?

how about no viruses? malware?

you lose.

Actually they have viruses, but no malware. Of course this is only due to their relative rareity... I run windows and have 0 viruses and 0 malware by simply running firefox and not being stupid enough to open random emails...

Integrated camera - Some PC's do

optical audio - Most if not all PC's do

firewire standard - Many do, if you wanted it, PC's use USB 2.0 which is on the same level as firewire

high-quality display standard - So, you can choose a choose a high quality display for any PC

sudden motion sensor standard - ?? any logitech PC webcam has this software

remote control - Windows Media center has one

wireless - If you want it

spotlight, - ??

sherlock, - ??

how about terminal, -- ??

chess sure beats solitaire, - yah but chessmaster 3000 is in the bargin bin

mail.app integrated with iChat -- ??

(oops, not included w/ your PC.) for videoconferencing, -- got it (netmeeting)

address book integration -- got it (outlook express)

iCal (not on your PC)

So your argument for mac's being better is the inclusion of random included hardware and various built in mac functions???? pffft... All that can be had standard in PC's.... except the mac programs.... which can be had for $5 for a PC.

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

most programs on windows have something that works the same on linux. ie photoshop on windows is a close equivalant to The Gimp.. and OpenOffice, etc

Yeah I actually have some art I made in The Gimp in my cube ;P But it doesn't compare to Photoshop. And you're right there's great open source productivity software out there, but still from games to communication there's just less problems on Windows.

Also the reason I use AIM instead of GAIM or Trillian. I get annoyed at not being able to direct connect to people or read profiles. Sometimes you gotta bite the bullet (or the audio Jamster buddy list ads >_

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

No need for VirtualPC anymore - BootCamp makes it native on Intel procs.
Virtual PC was a piece of shit.

* written by ms.

i know it was a POS, just stating a fact.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

most programs on windows have something that works the same on linux. ie photoshop on windows is a close equivalant to The Gimp.. and OpenOffice, etc

yah for office suites and random productivity stuff but not games...

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

Yeah I actually have some art I made in The Gimp in my cube ;P And you're right there's great open source productivity software out there, but still from games to communication there's just less problems on Windows.
Also the reason I use AIM instead of GAIM or Trillian. I get annoyed at not being able to direct connect to people or read profiles. Sometimes you gotta bite the bullet (or the audio Jamster buddy list ads >_

i see it as i have an xbox for gaming, no need for the pc to play games. and don't let this spawn the argument about gaming on pc being better, i've heard it plenty of times.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

i see it as i have an xbox for gaming, no need for the pc to play games. and don't let this spawn the argument about gaming on pc being better, i've heard it plenty of times.

that would do the trick... I ran both a windows box for gaming and office suites and a Unix box for programming/database stuff for a long time...

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

ohh yah, and it's easier to pirate software for PC's

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

^^ both good points acidic

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Nevermind argument over. Mac > PC

::walks off in awe..."remote control....wow..."::

agree, or disagree... thats classic

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

haha yes software piracy > all. I can't believe I left that out in my rantings.

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

do you mean easier to pirate software on windows or software FOR windows?

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

do you mean easier to pirate software on windows or software FOR windows?

for