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Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by Retric »

cstejerean wrote: post #7
richtaur wrote: post #6

It totally matters. Just ask any Mac or Linux diehard. Personally, I use all three of the primary operating systems: Windows XP, Mac OSX and Linux (Ubuntu in this case). I have separate uses for each and can't imagine getting rid of any of them.

I'm curious what you use Windows for. The only things I can imagine myself using Windows for are gaming or testing in IE.

Windows seems to work better as a media center PC. Streaming video to an 360 or a PS3 is really easy to setup with Windows and getting the hardware / codec's to work is simple.

Note: I have heard that Linux is getting better for this stuff but windows is cheep enough that I don't really care.

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by Hexstream »

raganwald wrote: post #2

Is Mac vs. PC becoming irrelevant because of the maturing of the internet as a platform and cloud computing? What I find very interesting about this is the possibility that it cuts both ways for Apple. If the two are interchangeable, you can buy based on price and features, which can be an advantage for Windows, since there are many manufacturers who can offer a larger variety of form factors and feature combinations…

Perceived security? How many hundred thousand new pieces of malware for the mac this year again?

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by astine »

weegee wrote: post #9

Sure it does. I prefer the Mac over a PC. Windows generally treat the user like an idiot (you have unused icons on your desktop!!) while the Mac tends to be a little more user friendly. Sure I have a PC as well, I don't know of a good alternative to EAC for ripping a perfect copy of a CD. And playing games on the PC is great too, not to mention the hardware is more often than not a lot cheaper. But I've been a Mac Us…

There are easily as many Mac users on HN as there are Linux users. If you're getting voted down it's because you say things like this: Windows generally treat the user like an idiot (you have unused icons on your desktop!!) Never mind the poor grammar and complete non-sequitur, it takes all of two seconds to remove those icons. Just delete them and find something more substantial to complain about.

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by shard »

cstejerean wrote: post #7
richtaur wrote: post #6

It totally matters. Just ask any Mac or Linux diehard. Personally, I use all three of the primary operating systems: Windows XP, Mac OSX and Linux (Ubuntu in this case). I have separate uses for each and can't imagine getting rid of any of them.

I'm curious what you use Windows for. The only things I can imagine myself using Windows for are gaming or testing in IE.

Many EDA and FPGA software packages are Windows only.

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by rickd »

Retric wrote: post #11
cstejerean wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm curious what you use Windows for. The only things I can imagine myself using Windows for are gaming or testing in IE.

Windows seems to work better as a media center PC. Streaming video to an 360 or a PS3 is really easy to setup with Windows and getting the hardware / codec's to work is simple. Note: I have heard that Linux is getting better for this stuff but windows is cheep enough that I don't really care.

I use Connect360 (http://www.nullriver.com/products/connect360) for OSX->360 and I couldn't be happier. The only annoyance is that it won't stream drm'd content from the itunes store. I think that SUCKS. Otherwise, it couldn't be easier to use and it's quick and clean.

No connection to them other than I'm a happy customer ;)

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by sysop073 »

raganwald wrote: post #2

Is Mac vs. PC becoming irrelevant because of the maturing of the internet as a platform and cloud computing? What I find very interesting about this is the possibility that it cuts both ways for Apple. If the two are interchangeable, you can buy based on price and features, which can be an advantage for Windows, since there are many manufacturers who can offer a larger variety of form factors and feature combinations…

I saw "perceived security" and actually physically winced, bracing for the mac fans' incredulous "how DARE you"s

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by timcederman »

cstejerean wrote: post #7
richtaur wrote: post #6

It totally matters. Just ask any Mac or Linux diehard. Personally, I use all three of the primary operating systems: Windows XP, Mac OSX and Linux (Ubuntu in this case). I have separate uses for each and can't imagine getting rid of any of them.

I'm curious what you use Windows for. The only things I can imagine myself using Windows for are gaming or testing in IE.

Offline files. The only thing I still use XP or Vista for.

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by Retric »

rickd wrote: post #16
Retric wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Windows seems to work better as a media center PC. Streaming video to an 360 or a PS3 is really easy to setup with Windows and getting the hardware / codec's to work is simple. Note: I have heard that Linux is getting better for this stuff but windows is cheep enough that I don't really care.

I use Connect360 ( http://www.nullriver.com/products/connect360 ) for OSX->360 and I couldn't be happier. The only annoyance is that it won't stream drm'd content from the itunes store. I think that SUCKS. Otherwise, it couldn't be easier to use and it's quick and clean. No connection to them other than I'm a happy customer ;)

Yep, it almost works but that just means it's only slightly broken.

Re: Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?

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Post by raganwald »

Hexstream wrote: post #12
raganwald wrote: post #2

Is Mac vs. PC becoming irrelevant because of the maturing of the internet as a platform and cloud computing? What I find very interesting about this is the possibility that it cuts both ways for Apple. If the two are interchangeable, you can buy based on price and features, which can be an advantage for Windows, since there are many manufacturers who can offer a larger variety of form factors and feature combinations…

Perceived security? How many hundred thousand new pieces of malware for the mac this year again?

An astronomer, a physicist and a mathematician are on a train in Scotland. The astronomer looks out of the window, sees a black sheep standing in a field, and remarks, "How odd. Scottish sheep are black." "No, no, no!" says the physicist. "Only some Scottish sheep are black." The mathematician rolls his eyes at his companions' muddled thinking and says, "In Scotland, there is at least one field, containing at least one sheep, at least one side of which appears black from here."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_joke

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