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Originally Posted by Scottfab

I've actually sound this mac to be more inintuative. Disk images? Have to unmount my usb drive? No right click? Spotlight that doesnt search by name? Plus, there's less software, less games, less upgradeability, and the fact that everything is proprietary and expensive.

Are you actually serious, or are you just trolling? You need to unmount your USB drive on Windows too. It's just called "Safely remove hardware" or something like that. If you haven't been doing that, don't complain if you suddenly find your data corrupted.

Right click is there. Though it is often unnecessary. If you do need to right click, either CTRL+click or buy a multibutton mouse. I've got a 7 button mouse and all the buttons work fine.

With regard to software, that's just plain ... naive. I use loads of programs on the Mac that were from Windows. MATLAB and Office are the first and foremost that come to mind. They cost the same as they would on Windows. *shrug*. Then, there's all those open sourced applications you can install via fink/darwin ports/gentoo/manual installation.

On the other hand, there is software that is available on OS X that is not available on Windows or Linux or anything else. I've already mentioned this, but I'll say it again. Bibdesk and TexShop. No alternatives on Windows. If there are, tell me! I need to tell my supervisor so he can get away from the command line. None work as well, and none are as cheap (free).

Xcode is free on OS X. Last I checked, VS.NET costs a fortune. Loads of development tools are free on OS X.

I agree with you if you're talking about games. There are less games on OS X, and they tend to cost more. But the upside is only good games get ported, since developers are only interested in porting games that will sell.

And not to insult anybody, but I think alot of Mac users have an attitude problem. A need to prove their superiority or something. If I went to a windows forum and said I prefered Mac, I doubt I'd be attacked by an angry mob.

Instead of merely speculating, why not go onto a Windows site and say you love macs? My experience is that there are zealots and idiots in every camp. Macs/Linux/Windows/Solaris/$FAV_OS all have their share of nut jobs. These forums are among the best on the web for decent signal to noise ratios.