Mac and Windows, Who's got what?
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Speed King
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Ill never have windows again. Mac is that much nicer imo
Its 100% nicer.
I don't get why any one would want windows, one big F'en head ache.
kim windsor
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i have windows,I pad ,Mack book , I phone ,and I’m always lost just give me
that old telephone!
that old telephone!
Although I agree with the old phone...this thread is from 2010...most of the people who posted on here haven't been heard from for a long, long time...
Mythos
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I hava a mac because it used to be good for art. I guess it still is maybe. No I don't think I'd pay for a mac a third time at least not for personal use. You need to pay for the software by the month and the PCs have caught up. you don't need a mac and there's software that only works on a PC so I'll probably go with a PC when it's time to buy a new computer. It's beta v VHS again. Go with what people are using. It's sad but true.
What the hell is wrong with windows? Stay off the porn sights and you won't have a problem.
What the hell is wrong with windows? Stay off the porn sights and you won't have a problem.
Hayabusa Wannabe
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@Mythos a lot of the software like MS Office and the Adobe products have gone to a service for everyone, Mac and Windows included. There are hints that MS is going to turn Windows into a paid service. They all figured out they do not like the static model of selling software that someone can use for a decade and they force the issue by demanding a monthly or yearly payment, like the cell providers, cable providers, etc. When one considers that most households need no more features in an office package than Word or Excel from 1995, well, come up with your own personal opinion on this.
Things have changed in a decade and one escape from this moving forward is Linux. It has come a long way. Gaming is the most intensive PC operation and gamers are using Steam on Linux. Free browsers have solid e-mail applications. For graphics check out Blender. Where there is no corporate decisions on limited features to add, and to open source developers it is merely a task, thus they have thrown in the kitchen sink and even the tool shed sink in terms of an insane amount of drawing features. If you do not want to brave setting up the system, the regional computer builder businesses have Linux systems ready to go with compatible hardware.
If you must be extensively using MS software, emulators will run this just fine, but yes that would not necessarily be the best choice versus a Windows system.
Things have changed in a decade and one escape from this moving forward is Linux. It has come a long way. Gaming is the most intensive PC operation and gamers are using Steam on Linux. Free browsers have solid e-mail applications. For graphics check out Blender. Where there is no corporate decisions on limited features to add, and to open source developers it is merely a task, thus they have thrown in the kitchen sink and even the tool shed sink in terms of an insane amount of drawing features. If you do not want to brave setting up the system, the regional computer builder businesses have Linux systems ready to go with compatible hardware.
If you must be extensively using MS software, emulators will run this just fine, but yes that would not necessarily be the best choice versus a Windows system.
Mythos
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I'm not addicted to computers enough to pay for anything but the computer. I'll pay a reasonable price for the internet but I'll take limited use if that's more affordable. I'm not so addicted that I can't walk away. There are public computers and I actually lived a pretty full life before I ever touched a computer. I didn't have the internet at home for a year and a half and everything was just honky-dory.
Mythos
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There was a computer virus thread revived just this morning and I mentioned some years back on that thread that I have never (as far as I know) had either of my Macs infected by a virus. If Macs are still less susceptible to getting virus', that might be a good reason to own one instead of a PC.
Hayabusa Wannabe
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If MS Windows turns into a service the OS will be disabled if you do not continue paying whatever terms they command, with no access to files, application, Internet, synchronizing a smart phone, etc. When you said you can walk away from a PC did you mean that literally?
If MS does it, it will probably be something like a yearly fee.
Hackers go with the largest numbers and it is not necessarily segmented by OS anymore. Steam is on Mac, Windows, and Linux and has hundreds of millions of users. Boom! There are plenty of nefarious people targeting Steam for that reason.
Mythos
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Yup, I'll just bring my external hard drive to the library or school if I need to work on computer. I'd literally be walking away with my external HD or a thumb drive!
Of course, it's just expected that everyone have a cell phone now. That could be the case with a home computer too. Come to think of it, smart phones have an OS too, don't they. I guess we'll be paying for that as well as the phone usage plan now. I only use a flip phone now, I can use my computer at work or at the library, I'll resist paying for these things as long as I can. If work demands that I have these things, I would ask for a raise to cover them. If they said NO, I guess I wouldn't be walking away anymore at that time.
Mythos
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When I didn't have the internet at home during the school shutdown, my school provided me with a school owned hotspot device so I could do online classes. They would have given me a computer to use too. Fotunately I had a home computer already. The hotspot lasted about 20 minutes before the data expired. I had to knuckle under and get a Verizon Jetpack which cost me $120 and about an extra $50/month on the cell plan to get internet. I don't mind paying for the internet. I like having it at home but I probably would have never got it if it weren't needed for work. I also would not have renewed my Verizon cell contract if I didn't also need them for internet. Staightalk works great here. No contract, I think you can pay by the minute if you don't use the phone a lot. Maybe there will be something like Trackphone or Straightalk for computer OSs soon too. No contract and cheap as dirt as long as you can control your use.
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