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You have to remember, Windows Live Essentials (what they call it) doesn't come standard with windows. You need to download it. That said, Apple has long been ai
by ntkachov 15y ago
You have to remember, Windows Live Essentials (what they call it) doesn't come standard with windows. You need to download it. That said, Apple has long been aiming at standard users and not power users. Apple knows that everything that power users need power users will make themselves or they will find.
i/OS/X is geared toward the average consumer. ie. someone who knows nothing about how it works and probably won't find a feature if it isn't on the desktop.
Don't confuse "features" with selling points.
- wolfgke 15y agoI believe Microsoft doesn't add this by default, because otherwise it would get into trouble with cartel authorities.
- bwarp 15y agoYou are probably right. I prefer an additive process i.e. install what I want from a clean install. Every time I grab a Mac, I have to remove all the crap from it (Garageband, iPhoto etc). It's easier to drop the restore CD in and reinstall it from scratch without all the junk (and don't tell me to just leave it there as it takes up valuable space on an Air SSD).
- evilduck 15y agoFirst, deleting iLife apps is as simple as dragging the particular app you don't want to the Trash and then emptying the trash, no significant uninstall process required. I'd hardly call that a significant issue to whine about. Second, you claim you have an Air and that you're dropping in a restore CD. Does not compute. Easy with the hyperbole.
- bwarp 15y agoUSB CD drive. TBH we lost the little restore stick in the sofa!