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Sunday, September 1, 2024
Apple's cost more up front, but they normally are easier to use, less prone to viruses, have more features and last far longer. I've used both, and although both PC's and Apples have their faults, I'm still using apples and not Dells or Gateways.
" less prone to viruses" -- Bullshit. I don't know why people still spout this nonsense. Apple computers are just as prone to viruses as PCs. The difference is that the bulk of computers out there are PCs, and hackers will go after the largest pool of targets to maximize their payoff. Buying an Apple computer simply tells me that you have more money than common sense, or that you're trying to make some kind of fashion statement.
My first home computer was a very early Apple II, but I worked with x86 machines starting in the early 1980s. My first Windows machine at home was a 486-33, and I moved to Apple's Mac in 2006, because I got tired of having to reinstall device drivers every week or two.
I still have a Windows 7 machine at home, because it's got some licensed software that I used at work that is Windows-only, but my daily driver is the 2021 MacBook Pro that I bought to replace my 2011 MacBook Pro, which had died.
Working with computers since punch cards in the 1960s. Now retired. Apple products are not just for signaling as the above comment claims as they are long lived and stable. The Mac OS is the epitome of a GUI and built on UNIX, the least buggy of OS Systems. I have a Mac Studio that has never had a hiccup in two years of use and behind me on a second desk is a 27 inch iMac from 2011 that just keeps on working which I use for running a proprietary program related to my previous occupation. My experience with Windows which goes back decades is not so clement.
Ditto. When I began a new job 14 years ago I was given the choices between a Mac or a Dell, and between a BlackBerry or iPhone. Based on my career usage to that point, i chose Dell and BlackBerry, thinking that Apple products were for kids and grandmas. The first month i walked into a meeting with twenty or so highly technical network engineers and software engineers, and only one other guy in there was using a PC. That got my attention. I subsequently learned all abouthow Mac is built on Linux and how powerful the terminal app, XCode, Brew, Automator, Workflows, etc. are. Also how much better iPhone is than the competition. Never looked back.
Useful life of a MacBook Pro is 6-7 years. Bought one in '11, another in '17 and one 3 months ago. With the migration feature, I keep the new one at home & the old one at work (1 member LLC). When both are together, I run that program, and VOILA! All data syncs.
I was forced to use an iPhone at work. I have never had any Android or windows machine shut down hard and be unusable because the A/C wasn't cool enough for them.
Apple vs PC -- each has their own issues. I have used both.
I now use Linux and Windows. The major problem I have had with MS Windows on the hardware it runs on is that some of the programs I use have left the particular version I like in the dust though it is adequate for the job. Linux is generally very stable these days with good performance. There are occasional hiccups but some are my own fault for trying to run bleeding edge versions of applications. I also like building my own platforms to perform the tasks I need and Linux/Windows compatible hardware is upgradable. One of my current PCs which runs Linux is essentially 13 years old. I have added more memory to it and upgraded the CPU in its lifetime (it is the one I am working on to post this comment).
Apple has a very good UI and they hide a lot of the machinations of the OS. I have seen that Apple essentially outdated some hardware by OS upgrades. Also there is very little to no ability to upgrade the hardware with such features as soldered in memory in some of if not all of their desktop/laptop offerings and generally no source of third party hardware add-ons. I only know of this through reports on some blogs. Since I am not a "Mac Person", I have seen reports that some applications that don't kowtow to Apple get banned on their platforms. If an Apple platform does the job for you then more power to you to use it.
" less prone to viruses" -- Bullshit. I don't know why people still spout this nonsense. Apple computers are just as prone to viruses as PCs. The difference is that the bulk of computers out there are PCs, and hackers will go after the largest pool of targets to maximize their payoff. Buying an Apple computer simply tells me that you have more money than common sense, or that you're trying to make some kind of fashion statement.
ReplyDeleteMy first home computer was a very early Apple II, but I worked with x86 machines starting in the early 1980s. My first Windows machine at home was a 486-33, and I moved to Apple's Mac in 2006, because I got tired of having to reinstall device drivers every week or two.
ReplyDeleteI still have a Windows 7 machine at home, because it's got some licensed software that I used at work that is Windows-only, but my daily driver is the 2021 MacBook Pro that I bought to replace my 2011 MacBook Pro, which had died.
I'm surprised Apple hasn't mandated a subscription plan just to turn the damn thing on.
ReplyDelete- WDS
Walled garden crap from Apple. "Pay me 30% of your revenue or else!" https://www.thurrott.com/apple/307869/apple-broke-a-key-spotify-connect-feature
ReplyDeleteApple's long history of this behavior is why I will have nothing to do with their products, and even my antique 30GB iPod was HP-branded.
A pox on the Crone of Cupertino, I say.
Working with computers since punch cards in the 1960s. Now retired. Apple products are not just for signaling as the above comment claims as they are long lived and stable. The Mac OS is the epitome of a GUI and built on UNIX, the least buggy of OS Systems. I have a Mac Studio that has never had a hiccup in two years of use and behind me on a second desk is a 27 inch iMac from 2011 that just keeps on working which I use for running a proprietary program related to my previous occupation. My experience with Windows which goes back decades is not so clement.
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Ditto. When I began a new job 14 years ago I was given the choices between a Mac or a Dell, and between a BlackBerry or iPhone. Based on my career usage to that point, i chose Dell and BlackBerry, thinking that Apple products were for kids and grandmas. The first month i walked into a meeting with twenty or so highly technical network engineers and software engineers, and only one other guy in there was using a PC. That got my attention. I subsequently learned all abouthow Mac is built on Linux and how powerful the terminal app, XCode, Brew, Automator, Workflows, etc. are. Also how much better iPhone is than the competition. Never looked back.
DeleteAt my previous employer, all the work was done with Unix, and later, Linux.
ReplyDeleteWindows was for the office drone machines.
i knew you had to have a flaw
ReplyDeleteUseful life of a MacBook Pro is 6-7 years. Bought one in '11, another in '17 and one 3 months ago. With the migration feature, I keep the new one at home & the old one at work (1 member LLC). When both are together, I run that program, and VOILA! All data syncs.
ReplyDeleteI was forced to use an iPhone at work.
ReplyDeleteI have never had any Android or windows machine shut down hard and be unusable because the A/C wasn't cool enough for them.
Apple vs PC -- each has their own issues. I have used both.
ReplyDeleteI now use Linux and Windows. The major problem I have had with MS Windows on the hardware it runs on is that some of the programs I use have left the particular version I like in the dust though it is adequate for the job. Linux is generally very stable these days with good performance. There are occasional hiccups but some are my own fault for trying to run bleeding edge versions of applications. I also like building my own platforms to perform the tasks I need and Linux/Windows compatible hardware is upgradable. One of my current PCs which runs Linux is essentially 13 years old. I have added more memory to it and upgraded the CPU in its lifetime (it is the one I am working on to post this comment).
Apple has a very good UI and they hide a lot of the machinations of the OS. I have seen that Apple essentially outdated some hardware by OS upgrades. Also there is very little to no ability to upgrade the hardware with such features as soldered in memory in some of if not all of their desktop/laptop offerings and generally no source of third party hardware add-ons. I only know of this through reports on some blogs. Since I am not a "Mac Person", I have seen reports that some applications that don't kowtow to Apple get banned on their platforms. If an Apple platform does the job for you then more power to you to use it.
I miss Steve. Clean and lean then now bloated with useless features and bloat.
ReplyDeleteIf I hadn't switched to Mac 15 years ago windows would have made me go mad.
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