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I still think Macs suck for a couple reasons.
1) The notebooks do not display "millions of colors" as the spec sheets claim (anyone for a class action suit? I'm in!). Why does Apple have to lie to people, hasn't Job's gotten enough ego-stroking lately?
2) Too many keyboard keys: Ctrl + Alt + Command (or is it "Apple" key?) why so many? On windows Ctrl+V, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Z, etc. On Mac, you have the identical application (say MS Office) and its "Cmd"+V, Cmd+C, Cmd+Z (and there isn't even a key marked "Cmd" on all but my latest Mac. And using Final Cut Pro, gosh, is it Shift+Alt+ left-mouse or what?
3) Worst mouse in U.S. history. One-button mouse was crap from the start; the fake two-button mouse with one-button and a left/right side is problematic at best. So I ditched it for a Microsoft mouse and I've never been happier. And the one-button mouse is yet another reason there were/are so many keyboard "control-style" keys. Try operating a Mac with one hand, can't be done.
"Look, I've been a life-long Windows user and now have 4 Macs. I still think Macs suck".
But who would buy 4, if they suck... Hmmm.
"Try operating a Mac with one hand, can't be done."
Why are you operating with one? -- Ohh... I just figured that out.
Yikes
- by BenOvermyer April 15, 2008 10:39 AM PDT
- I've always been very amused by the Mac VS PC debates, but in light of today's growing trend towards interoperability, it's become even more pronounced.
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Showing 2 of 2 pages (32 Comments)In the end, the question is really just this - which computing platform best suits your personal style?
The endless arguments about price, form, and function are just semantics. Linux, Windows, and OS X all do the same thing - enable the user to solve problems. How the user chooses to do that is up to them. There is no Universally Better option, and there never will be.
I have a custom-built PC running Windows XP and Ubuntu 7.10. I have a laptop running Windows XP. I plan on purchasing an iPod Touch for mobile computing, and am trying very hard to get a Mac at work. Why? Because they all solve specific problems in ways I like.
That's the point, ne?