I spent my life on DOS, OS/2, Windows and such and when Vista came out, I knew it was time to go to MAC. I haven’t regretted it as the interface is far cleaner than Vista and while there are less apps, I can run XP in a virtual window for those 4 missing apps I use.

Windows 7 is what Vista should have been even with all its nonsense. Most of my friends use Vista and XP and run both under “classic windows.” Interestingly enough, classic windows is closer to many linux GUI’s and to some extent, Mac.

Mac’s OS is not without flaws – still no real blu-ray support (though I guess a 3rd party could remedy this) and some trivial items such as “get info” where the window pops up all the way to the left side of the screen rather than near where the file/icon etc. is that you are inquiring about. If you have a 24″ or larger screen this is annoying to say the least.

I have had friends and family members who are on windows watch me navigate through Mac’s OS and are amazed at how simple it is. There are no “heuristics” like Vista or Windows 7 that get in the way. SImply stated – it is far more straight forward and less “fluff” which I find gets in the way.

People should use what they find is easier for them. It doesn’t matter if it is Mac, Linux or Windows. I happen to prefer Mac and Linux. To me, they are real operating systems (though both are getting bloated like Windows).

last – my quote –> Microsoft OS’s hold the hardware hostage while Apple Hardware holds the Mac OS hostage. Take your pick..neither really does the consumer any good.

It’s a matter of preference and a set of tasks that needs to be completed, the different OS’es all have some stronger points and weaker points which go well with some tasks but not with the other.

Because Windows does not have these things natively, this does not mean that 3rd party tools are a bad thing. I can mount ISO’s on my Windows just fine with a 3rd party tool with no problems. This is not a very good reason that macs are better. Sometimes native support is nice, but many computer users are not always looking for these tools. These tools are widely available for windows.

Windows is way more languages than Mac has, believe it or not. Have you ever looked at the language settings in Windows?

Windows Virtual PC Exists

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PC is more ideal for a business, as some computers do not need all the features of others.

and theres free mail and calendar programs that are just as good as mac software.

oh, and…

Macs can’t play any good games.

It just depends on what you like I guess — My Windows machine can do anything a Mac can do.