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I bought a mac book because it could run windows. I installed windows on it and i have tried unsuccessfully to get into the mac side of things. The dvd player
by fnid2 17y ago
I bought a mac book because it could run windows. I installed windows on it and i have tried unsuccessfully to get into the mac side of things. The dvd player doesn't work under windows, so i boot to mac to watch movies and such, but I always go back to windows.
Under Mac, I don't like the way the mouse moves. I don't like the window resizing. I don't like that I can't maximize a window. I don't like it isn't really all that stable. I get the spinny rainbow wheel. I've seen other people's macs lock up in the middle of a presentation. I find the mac constricting.
You may disagree with me, which is fine. But to say that people use windows because they are forced to isn't true. I use windows because I prefer it. Maybe it's just familiar. I dunno. I started out on Apple IIe's decades ago, but I don't really have a problem with windows. I think most microsoft issues are religious. When you add up the hardware and the software for a PC, they're much cheaper than macs. The hardware is nice, but I probably won't buy another one for myself.
EDIT: I do wonder sometimes if I'm "holding myself back" by not learning another environment. I do understand the advantages to *nix and another reason I bought the mac was the underlying kernel for the OS. Perhaps I just got locked in. I don't find it unsettling though.
- Zak 17y agoMuch of the dislike for Microsoft is historical. At various points, Microsoft has beaten competitors by means other than making the best product at the best price, and some of us don't really like doing business with that sort of company. There's also the fact that some versions of Windows have been less than shining examples of the art of computer programming. Perceptions of a brand take a while to improve. 7 doesn't seem too bad, but Vista wasn't exactly universally loved, and some of us still remember Windows ME. As for price - my Thinkpad was only cheaper than a Macbook Pro because it was refurbished. I don't think it's fair to compare either to a lower-priced consumer-grade PC with similar specs on paper.
- ewams 17y agoBecause Apple does not throw its own weight around? Ok.
- Zak 17y agoI'm not defending Apple here. I'm explaining why people don't like Microsoft.
- fnid2 17y agoPerhaps you're also describing why people will come to dislike Apple in the future?
- Zak 17y agoPerhaps, but I think people dislike Apple now (and probably in the future) because of their insistence on a locked-down and controlled experience regardless of what users and third-party developers want.
- bitwize 17y agoI find the mac constricting. It's like new underwear: At first it's constrictive, but after a while it becomes a part of you.
- fnid2 17y agothat's what i wonder. if I just dive in and say no more MS forever, i'll feel better about it in a few years.