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It ain't that simple either... (Reply to this comment)
by jetaero
I wish that people on both sides of the fence would be a little more honest and factual about these comparisons...
Macs do have more beautiful and better quality cases, keyboards, monitors, and mice. And many (though not all) accessories made for Macs, such as Harmon Kardon speakers, meet the same standards. OSX includes many useful and extremely high quality applications and utilities, such as those you mentioned. And in general, the interface is also more beautiful, more elegant, less cluttered and easier to understand than Windows. Most essential apps are indeed available in Mac versions, including MS Office which has full cross platform compatibility and is actually better than the Windows version.
But that is not the whole story. Not even close.
"the myths about bad mac costumer service are all wrong. the new help on OS x is enough, but they also have a line you can call that has never let me down with any questions"
Apple only provides 90 days of fee support, and calls cost $50 a piece after that. That sucks.
"macs make games that are better than any pc game"
Excuse me?? Name one.
The best games out there, Half-Life, Jedi Knight II, Medal of Honor, etc., are NOT available for Mac. Those games are the raison d'être for high end video cards, which are largely wasted on a Mac.
"all other applications ( word, photoshop ect.) work beautifully"
Yes, Word and other Office apps work great on a Mac, provided you want to spend $500 to get them. Most PC users have two or three copies of one version of Office or another, and an upgrade to the latest version can be had for $100 or via a new PC purchase. Without Office, a Mac is shut out of the rest of the business world.
Thankfully, products like Photoshopdon't cost more for Apple, but you still have to pay for them, again if you want to go from a PC to a Mac. The bill can get really high very quickly.
Macs still lack some of the usability and features found in Windows, such as standardized and extensive support for a 2 button mouse and scroll wheel. Experienced users don't relish going to a menu or performing acrobatic keyboard/mouse maneuvers to duplicate the functionality of a second mouse button.
And bottom line, Macs cost a mint. Just admit that and we'll leave it there. If you disagree that Macs are too expensive, I'd be happy to illustrate.
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Jun 14 '03
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