c_canuk said:
you're saying that macs don't have a centralized configuration database? wrong, they don't have a centralized configuration database you can access.
No, Macs have no centralised configuration database. They use .plist files for each application to regulate user preferences for that application. That's a huge difference in complexity from a relational database like the Windows registry.
c_canuk said:
it's not 1980s anymore either but that doesn't stop macs from using an operating system that was developed back then, flaws with _nix machines are plentiful and they've been hacked every day all over the world.
Both the Windows and Mac operating systems have their roots in the 80's. Ever hear of DOS?
c_canuk said:
Anyone who knows anything about their computer goes into the bios at some point, the point of the matter is with a PC you can if you want to, with a mac you can't, that is a big problem.
Actually, you can access the BIOS with a Mac, you just rarely need to.
c_canuk said:
The issues with windows have nothing to do with earlier versions, it has to due with bad 3rd party drivers/hardware/support. the current windows model is the same used as Unix based systems unlike versions pre win 2000 and NT.
Your point would be much better if Win2k based operating systems didn't have the same driver problems as Win 9x and DOS.
c_canuk said:
I like the fact that my windows box recovers from a hard boot unlike every _nix box I've ever worked with, I like the fact that I don't have to recompile the kernel just to add a new device and hope to god it doesn't throw an error, I like the fact that while it's easy to break windows, it's also easy to grab it by the nuts and bend it to my every will at a whim
I rarely have issues recovering from a hard boot. Even if I did that's a filesystem type issue, not an O/S issue.
I'd also like to point out that its a lot easier to mount a Windows filesystem on a Mac than a Mac filesystem on a Windows box.
Recompiling the kernel is pretty much a Linux and BSD thing. You're not even allowed to recompile the kernel on the commercial *nixen like SunOS , AIX and HPUX. Or a Mac for that matter.
I've also found it difficult to break a Mac. The worst thing I've ever heard of was someone losing their encryption password to FileVault.
c_canuk said:
so you convert your mac into a PC when you have to... ie when you want to do something more than mac will let you. why not just start with a PC with twice the power for the same cost. only pay for one operating system... and if you really want a _nix operating system with dual boot, add linux or BSD on a second partition with dual boot and forget the boot camp crap. Or run a virtual machine with any operating system you want...
Two major reasons:
i) I usually run a Mac for 4 years. The price difference between a Mac and a Windows system works out to about 8 hours of work for me. That means the Mac pays for itself in the first year, sometimes the first 6 months in terms of time saved.
ii) Sometimes I have to run Windows for things like SQL Server, because it's a Microsoft product that they only release on Windows. Or I need to check code comaptibility with a Windows system. Nevertheless, when I'm done with the Windows things I'd rather just shut it down and have Windows go away.
c_canuk said:
the answer is because you are a novice user that can't be bothered to figure this stuff out on your own and want an appliance that is already set up to do what you want not a computer and you don't mind paying a premium for said appliance.
Actually, I've been building computers since I was in junior high. I'm just tired with having to do things like fix the BIOS settings when what I really want to do is write code or whatever. With a Mac, I can just do what I need to when I need to do it, without all the other BS I have to put up with on a Windows system.
When you have over two decades of dealing with this, maybe you'll feel the same.
c_canuk said:
As for mac gamers, they don't exist. Photoshop isn't a game.
The games I want are available on the Mac. One of the 2 major ones I'm waiting for (Starcraft 2) will be released for OS X at the same time as PC.
c_canuk said:
sounds like you haven't re certed since then either
Haven't needed to. The major changes since NT 4 have been in DNS design vs WINS. The actual OS is pretty much the same.
c_canuk said:
of course it isn't, macs are re badged PC componets with the configuration utilities removed and the price jacked up.
You rarely need to configure the components, because they come pre-configured to work with all the other components that have been used. That integration has a cost associated with it, along with certain benfits. If the benefits aren't worth the cost to you, then don't buy a Mac.
c_canuk said:
you are a smart car lover trying to get gear heads to give up their corvettes because the smart car is easier to use, wondering why we give you weird looks and don't "get it". Yes we know you get 60 MPG and don't have any issues with setting the timming or fuel mixture, good for you. Enjoy your car appliance we are gonna get back to tuning our cars OK
If you like tuning cars sure. I gave up my old car because tuning it was too much work compared to what I'd rather be doing.
