Subj : Re: Apple-ing
To   : Nightfox
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Wed May 07 2025 09:45 pm

-=> Nightfox wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

 JA> Not to bash on Windows, but Apple does have a tendancy to be 'it just
 JA> works.' I used to use Windows all the time, and you CAN do stuff, but
 JA> historically, from my experience, Mac has been DTP and media centric and
 JA> Windows more business... Even the local newspaper used Macs back in the
 JA> OS9 days for their stuff.

 Ni> I've heard that..  I've been using Windows a long time, and in the past
 Ni> I'd occasionally have an issue, though in recent years (especially
 Ni> since Windows 7 onward, I think), I can't really think of a time I've
 Ni> had a significant issue.

I used to work in a school district that was all Windows. You couldn't
just 'migrate a user' and expect it to work. You couldn't clone a device
unless all the hardware was the same. Etc. That's what I mean by 'it
just works,' and note I said TENDANCY. :-)    Nothing works 100% all the
time. :-)

That being said, when I was in the Windows world exclusively, I had
no desire to work or own a Mac. Now that I'm there, I love it! :-)

 Ni> I've used Macs before, and they have their issues too.  I don't think
 Ni> Macs always "just work".

You're right - they do. But MOST of the time, I can get them to do what
I want with less effort. :-) Being built on UNIX is a plus, too. :-)



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