Is Microsoft Windows better than Mac?
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Mac is better: no threat of viruses, well organized, easy usablility, and almost everything else. They are just a little more expensive though.
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I use a Mac, I used to use a PC but I found Macs to better cater to my personal needs. In general Apple is a very self contained company, Mac computers are made by Apple and only Apple so they are able to assure the quality and safety of their products. Unlike PCs which are made by a lot of different companies so quality control is often up in the air. Macs are almost (keyword is almost) virus-proof. Lately they have found a few viruses that can cause some issues on a Mac but Apple is determined to search out and find programs that can harm Macs and find ways to protect their product. That being said, many "career types" find Macs useful for all of the new editing programs, overall reliabilty and flexablity compared to PC's. The editing programs (some of them are even built-in) allow you to do some amazing editing of music, images and video feed. They are also converting a lot of the very common programs on PC that users are fimilar with to Mac (especially Microsoft programs in particular, like Microsoft Office.) There is even a new program called Virtual PC which you can install on your newer Macs and you have the power to have Windows on Mac and install "Windows Only" programs on Mac. It even allows you to switch back and forth between Mac and Windows interface when necessary. Its very powerful program with a lot of potential. One of the downsides to Macs is that they are a bit behind in the games department but with the power of Virtual PC that probably shouldn't be a issue for much longer.
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Will it?  Macs become so much like PC these days (e.g. finally Apple finally offer a 2-button wheel mouse) and Windows getting easier to use, more reliable and better looking.  I think at the end of the day they will converge to pretty much the same.
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the main difference between a pc and a mac user is what they do...\nmacs are (so ive been told) excelent for audio/video editing stuff...pcs are good for just about anything, but not really excelent...windows isnt the greatest os...linux isnt either, too many contributions and not enough collaberation.  with macs there is definately a "rich guy" thing because they are EXPENSIVE!!!  that is the main reason that i will not buy one...$$$$$$$$$\n\nas for the question, i am a pc user...and no i am not annoyed by mac users, just stupid mac users...\n\ni also do work on pcs as kind of a side job...and let me tell you...for the most part, pc users are not usually that knowledgeable......
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I have spent a lot of time using both, and there is no doubt that macs are much much better. Especially now you can run windows on one if you feel the need.
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The biggest difference between the two is preference.  But being a computer science major on a college campus, I've heard my share of the debates.  So I'll try to sum up what I know.\n\nMacs are good computers (and whether mac users like or not, a mac is a "pc").  Still, there are plenty of pc makers that make equally good or even better computers.  One of the biggest plus's for apple notebooks is the batter life.  However, when bying a Mac, know that you will pay roughly about 1.5 times what you would pay for a pc.  Straight up fact.\n\nThe operating system is very simple to use, though it is far from being perfect.  In fact, over the last two years, Mac OS X has have 3 security vulnerabilities for every one security vulnerability that Windows XP has had.  Note that only about 5% of all computer users have Macs, so if you are going to be doing a lot of collaboration with other people, you may want to take what use into account.\n\nSoftware, well almost any software that you will need is available on PC.  Adobe Paintshop, video editing software, all of these kinds of major products are usually available on PC.  The downside is that Windows gives you the control to bogg down your system with undesired programs (this is not the fault of Windows but merely that of the user) where as Mac does not give the user very much control.\n\nThat sums up a lot of things.  On a personal note, my next notebook computer will probably be a Mac.  I value the battery life, and they are well built computers.  However the only reason why I am considering getting a Mac is because they will be able to run the next version of Windows (which comes out in the later half of this year).\nI hope that this helps you.\n\nAnd for those Mac users that are offended that I said that Mac OS X has security vulnerabilities, here are the facts:\nhttp://secunia.com/
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Mac User Here :)\n\nI prefer the Mac OS in general because it is more stable and more efficient.  The last thing you want is a frozen computer or re-start in the middle of a project.  \n\nPrice is comparable now (if you compare apples-to-apples); granted, they sell PCs for cheaper, but the specifications on those are also significantly less.  \n\nThe new Intel Macs can now run both Mac OS and Windows.  That is what I currently use, so IF in the design world, some of your clients or partners "must" use Windows, your Mac can boot both operating systems.  I use the Mac OS almost 90% of the time except the occasional need to boot into Windows\n\n\nRecommended hardware (minimal):\n- Mac: I would recommend at least a 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo processor\n- PC: 3.0Ghz Intel processor or equivalent\n- As large of a hard drive as you can get (80GB miminum)\n- I would say at least 1GB of memory (RAM), and again, the more the better\n\nSoftware: Cannot beat Photoshop and the rest of Adobe's Creative Suite.  However, Adobe is planning to release CS3 in Spring 2007, and so the current CS2 may not be worth it unles you really need it.
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is it a windows? because windows suck. macs are much better.
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I would use microsoft. If you dont know much about computers you can go with Mac. But Way more programs run on windows because it is more popular than mac. If you get mac some programs wont be compatable. But I like mac, it has a very easy and nice design. It really depends on what you want to do with the computer.\n\nGo to this website which has plenty of Info.\n\nhttp://www.xvsxp.com/
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what are you talking about mac still exists www.apple.com they are still around and very popular the only time one has sued the other was when mac sued windows because microsoft office wasnt mac compatable which i think is bullshit but the same claim makes mac computers windows xp compatable so watever i guess im happy.
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1)Reliability.  Macs have the lowest out of the box failure rate of all companies.\n\n2)Support.  Apple support is far superior to any support from any other company. If  I have a problem with my Mac, I go on the internet, schedule an appointment at the genius bar at the nearest Apple store, Go there and an Apple Genius fixes it right before your very eyes and if I have questions, the questions get answered.  I do not sit on the phone on hold for hours and then end up with a person who speaks English poorly at best.\n\n3) Vista ( the next release of Windows OS) has  many MAC OS X like features because OS X is clearly a better, friendlier operating system.  Oh, BTW, The next version of Mac OS will be out months before Vista, putting MS behind once again.\n\n4)Apple controls it machine configurations, the software is tested on specific hardware.  It is optimized for that hardware.  Windows has a wider variety of hardware to pick from,  and it is called Plug n Pray for a reason and that is it may not really be as easy to install as one thinks it would be.\n\nWindows might be needed because some of the companies don't write for the Mac OS, because the customer base is not as large. I have only found 1 program that I want that is Windows only and I found a suitable substitute.  Many people are concerned about gaming on the Mac, but hey, do you want a good stable reliable computer with great service or a violent game?\n\nMore and more people are buying Apples with a good reason, they are easier to use and more reliable.  You may spend a few dollars more upfront but you get what you pay for.  \n\nIn 2005 Apple won notebook of the year, desktop of the year and server of the year. I think that says it all! Oh and don't forget the iPod!
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I recently switched to using a mac, and I love it. I immediately noticed that I was more productive. I can spend 3 hours on my newer PC P2 2Ghz, then spend 3 hours on my mac g3 333, and somehow on my older mac I have written 50+ pages or completed a research project in the same time I may have finished 10 pages on the PC.\nWith a mac everything really does "just work" I haven't had to spend hours looking for drivers, downloading many many programs to find one that works well, I haven't had as much reason to worry about viruses, all my work is encrypted and saved for only me, even though there are several others who use the mac regularly they can't access my work.\nOn my Mac I can use graphically attractive font's like "Adobe Garamond" which was used in the printing of harry-pottter books.\nand I don't have to spend any extra money for a font-pack. \nWith the i-life suite from apple, I can handle itunes music, make my own music, handle photos, edit home-videos. And with the literally hundreds of small things that help you at every moment when using the mac, like spell-check inside of almost every editor, integrated search functionality with spotlight and limitless other little things.\nSo for me the new i-macs are perfect offering every functionality I could possibly need, and with the support for windows integrated I don't need 2 machines anymore.\nIt's also amazing to me that Microsoft couldn't create anything new with windows vista. Vista is a lesser copy of Mac OS X, and I can imagine that after vista is released and apple releases jaguar in a month or 2 apple will show they have innovated, they didn't have to copy anyone.
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New Macs are based on the Intel x86 architecture. That's the platform that Microsoft Windows is compatible with. Microsoft still gets all of the profit from those who put Windows on a Mac. It doesn't mess anything up. You see, Mac Os X originally was built for Mac hardware. It wasn't the x86 standard that AMD and Intel chips bring to the table. Now, Apple has a deal with Intel so all of their new hardware is based off of Intel chips. Hence, you can now run Windows on a Mac. Mac has made some moves as well so their new Operating System OS X Tiger can run on x86 platforms as well. So you can have Windows on a Mac and Mac OSX on a Windows machine.
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loaded question.\n\nThe crazy thing is that you can run all three on the same hardware!\n\nMac and Linux are both more secure than windows.\nWindows has more avaiable applications than mac and linux.\nLinux is harder to use (for more than webbrowsing and              document creation) then mac and windows.\nMac is probably more stable because they have a very small pool of supported drivers than linux and windows (could also be a con, with less drivers).\nMac and Linux are used than less people, so less likely to have viruses.\nEveryone uses Windows and have to use microsoft stuff to work with the rest of the world.
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I use Windows. Never used a Mac. I hear good things about them but I don't want to try it.
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Depends on what you need it for. \n\nIf you can afford it and don't need specific windows software, I would say the mac is the better computer. \n\nBecause Apple controls both the hardware and the operating system it just works and is more stable. Besides they look good.
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ok i suggest this for alot of companies cause its cheaper when you consider there is no licensing fees and after using the unix linux and microsoft alternatives its easier. Try an apple xserve and osx server they can help you with this stuff and yes they are completely compatable with windows. i find alot of companies i work with use the macintosh backbone and install windows machines for the end user so they have the power stablity and easy of use that comes with mac without having to retrain all their employees