Apple or Windows? Which is better?

[Pengu]

what sort of phone do you have? and what software have you got that supports 3gpp better than Quicktime!?

[eliezer]

i dont bluetooth. dont worry about the movie on phone problem. thats in another forum. i have a nokia 7600 btw.

im a regular home user, are you saying that the windows operating system is better than the mac one for regular users?



i thought this site would be full of people that love apple's and people that are trying to convert the whole world to using mac's. lol. i was wrong.


i really cannot believe that you people are telling me that the only thing mac is good for is graphics design!

[eliezer]

i have a nokia 7600 and i can view files converted to .3gp by imTOO converter for Windows, on my phone.

but not qt pro converted files


btw, to send files to my phone i use email. but now email is costing me money on my phone. so i don't want to use that.

i'm getting a bluetooth for one night tonight to what its like and if it works

[Randman]

All you had to do was search a little and you'd find plenty to back whichever train of thought floats your boat.
If OSX is too complicated for you, go back to Windows. Simple as that.

[fryke]

eliezer: Make sure you don't troll too much. Are you really interested in knowing why Macs are better than PCs? Or do you just believe it ain't true and won't listen to our arguments, anyway?

Well, I'll add mine, anyway: I don't have to worry about virus protection etc. on my Mac. I can actually _read_ my E-Mail without having to suspect it might contain something that will bring my computer to its knees. That lets me work instead of worrying. And I like that. Apple: Better.

[evildan]

eliezer, it's "Graphic Design" not "Graphics Design" and I don't believe that's what anyone is telling you at all.

What we ARE telling you is that for us, Apple is better. No one here is trying to convert you to liking something you don't. I think the reason you're finding it difficult to get a straight answer out of us is because we didn't join this forum to defend our decision to be on the Macintosh platform.

You're young - so let me give you a little lesson in life. You should never have to be told what you like or dislike, that's something you have to discover for yourself. This isn't third-period math class, where you're buddy has the answer to question #3 on the test. What type of computer you use, the vcr you buy, the car you drive and cloths you wear are things you get to decide on your own.

If you like PCs, use a PC; if you like Macs, use a mac - seems simple to me.

[Lycander]

How is it that he is jumping back and forth from typing like an English student, to typing like a, erm... 16 year old that he claims to be? Wow, mind boggling. It's like the Superman / Clark Kent effect.

I must have missed something, I didn't hear anyone say "Macs are only good for graphic design" except you eliezer, but it sounded more like a question than statement. Well maybe someone did say something, but I have a tendency to filter out things I don't want to hear/read

Anyhoo, I have one friend who is a musician. He uses his Mac to edit recordings and such. I'm tone deaf so I don't quite understand all the work involved. But yeah, he tells me Macs are great in the music and sound line of work. Especially when recording, you really don't want a noisy computer humming in the background.

As far as Windows vs. MacOS... Danger! Danger!

Originally Posted by eliezer

im a regular home user, are you saying that the windows operating system is better than the mac one for regular users?

i thought this site would be full of people that love apple's and people that are trying to convert the whole world to using mac's. lol. i was wrong.

Ahh, there's your problem. You assume to much. Don't assume. If the word "assume" makes you giggle, my apologies, replace is it with "presume."

Regarding your first statement, no one said that, you just presumed that on your own will. And as for your second statement... not every Mac user is a raving maniac. Saying things like you are saying just makes us look bad. So chillax.

[olivier.marian]

Zammy has a good point.

I have been using PCs for ages.
I have a mac mini for 10 days. I am happy because it's small, allows me to test the mac world, and because I found it easier to make some things: I created a DVD of my newborn child in 30 minutes. There are some PC applications allowing you to do so, but really to my mind Apple makes it simpler for many things.

I use CUBASE on my PC for audio recordings
I use Garageband on the mac and it's great for some parts apparently, and i'm just discovering it.
I play Farcry on my PC.
I will definitly use the mac for Pictures, and Movies management.

Back to Zammy's point: What do you do with computers ? then what is YOUR best choice ? or do you even have to make a choice ? I'll keep my PC for Farcry and will discover more easy things to do on my Mac.

It seems to me that the mac world is opening to many things, but still there seems to be some things missing in the mac world (games come late, application ?? i don't know... I have been looking for a USB Wifi dongle and there seems not to be much mac compatible...)