Windows XP versus Mac OS?
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I regret to say that you will not get there full explanation: the subject is not so simple.\nWhat do you intend to get from your computer? If - toying, mailing, browsing, XP will be enough for you. Note that last MAC operating systems are BSD-UNIX-based: they are professional OS'es. You can get with them everything you want -- but you will also learn a lot of (very interesting!) things...
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It depends on what you want to do. Windows machines are good for games, productivity, etc. Macs are good for video, audio, photos, etc. But macs can run windows now, because they're based on intel processors.
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ok i think i understand what your trying to say. is  you are running mac osx and want to start running windows xp inside your mac osx account.\n\nif this is the case you can either buy virtual pc which is a windows emulator made by microsoft so it works just as poorly as normal windows will. \n\nor you can buy Microsoft office PRO for mac which is also made by microsoft for mac this includes virtual pc and all the office applications.
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No. Apple wants to sell its operating system, so they've developed a way (a very classified way) of preventing people from wiping the system and installing Windows on their hardware. The only way to run Windows on a Mac is to use Virtual PC.\n\nOf course, the second I posted the above (which I read in this morning's San Diego Union-Tribune), I find a contradictory article stating the opposite. Truth is, Apple isn't going to make it easy to use Windows on their system; any more so that PC makers have made it easy to put OSX on PC machines.
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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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They are both Personal Computers, which confuses people as one is called Mac and one PC. The difference is simply in the OS which is run on each computer. Apple is the Mac and as such runs the Mac OS, and the computers refered to as PCs are Windows based OSs, like Windows XP or Windows 98,me,2000 and soon to come Windows Vista, which will also come in five flavors. \n\nNow, the Mac is the better PC. It is the older one and it has many features which out class the Windows based OS. The Mac does not have a Registry to muck up and make your system slow, it also does not have any need for an Add/Remove program as any program you want to get rid of you just drag the program file to the Trash and it is gone once you empty it. The Mac OS is much safer too, you don't need to run any Securtiy software on it as it just does not have much issues regarding viruses or other malware. Now, the problem with the Mac is that due to how inexpenisve the Windows OS is, Microsoft has virtually diminished its market share. Macs are more expensive due to how strong the OS is and all the goodies which make it such a secure platform. With the arrival of the Windows OS platform, computers suddenly became easy to own as they are much less expensive than the Mac, or at least they use to be. The cost of an Mac and Window based pc is coming closer to the same cost. \n\nWith that said, until the Mac become more popular again, due to cost going down, the most used comptuer is the Windows OS, and as such it uses Office software and other software which is widely used around the world and so it is more handy to own a Windows OS than a Mac, for compatibiltiy reasons. It is much easier to send a document or photo, or other material to other Windows users than to a  mac user. \n\nMy sister owns a Mac and we have to do conversions of our documents, files, music, photos, in order for what she send to me to be run on my Window based pc. It is a hassle for me to do this, as I am not as experianced with conversion as she is, so I prefer the Windows based pc so I don't have to do all the conversions when I want to send things to other people. The difference is especially singular accross the business world as the Windows OS is the most popular due to how inexpensive it is. Most businesses use Windows based OS, due to how cheap they are. \n\nThis is a personal choice each person has to make for themselves. There is good and bad in any OS, so base what you purchase on your personal needs. The Apple Mac is becoming less expensive each year and as such will make a come back to a larger portion of the market share. \n\nThe Mac OS and the Windows OS are very different and so if you are not familiar with the Mac you will have a learning curve to get past before you are able to use it effeciantly. But, there are a lot of qualities in a Mac which Windows don't have. Some I mentioned above, but there are others as well. Also, there is not as many software programs written for the Mac as the Windows OS due again to how popular the Windows OS has become. With the huge market share Windows has, it is more profitable for programmers to write Windows based OS programs, than for the Mac. Currently the Mac has about five percent of market share and Windows a huge share and Linex a smaller share.\n\nGood luck on making your decision on which OS to buy.
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I'm a PC/Mac user, I find Mac is easier and safer to use. with less faults and glitches
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It depends on your plan of use. If you plan to use if for office, then its better to use windows because it has programs like word, powerpoint, excel, etc which is really useful in the office. but if you are in the magazine or publication then its better to use a mac os because of the sound and picture quality is very good.\n\nanother difference is that with windows there are a lot of softwares and programs available in the market  that can be compatible with the os because windows comprise almost 80% of all the computer in the world. but the downside is that because of this there are also alot of people familiar with windows already hence the proliferation of alot of viruses, bugs, worms,etc that can infect your computer. On the other hand, even though that there is not alot software/programs for an apple or a mac because it only comprise 15% (5% all other os) of the world's computers, you can be sure that your computer has less possibilty of being infected by viruses. \n\nAside from being more user friendly, there is this fact that you cannot clone a mac. everything i done by apple. there are no spareparts for an apple thus increasing the security of a mac computer.\n\npricing also does make a very big difference. due to the exclusiveness of a mac computer, its very expensive compared to a windows computer. but if you think you cant handle viruses and your computer crashing, so i think a mac is a very good investment.\n\nthis are some of the point i can share with you about a mac and a windows os. now its up to you to make the choice.
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I would pick apple.  In my experinces, I've had far less problems using mac os x than with windows.  Sure, there is more software for windows, but all of the major names work with mac os x (even micrsoft office).  The operating systems are about equal in terms of ease of use if you're a person who is moderately good with computers.  One thing about mac os x is that you don't have to worry about viruses as much and you wont have to worry about spyware or adware at all.  I went mac 3 years ago and I highly doubt if I will ever go back to windows.  For me it just works better.  You'll get some people who are die hard mac fans/microsoft haters and some who are microsoft fans/mac haters.  I think both operating systems have their advantages and disadvantages.  For me mac os x advantages outwiegh it's disadvantages.
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Mac OS X is unix based, so u can do unix-like things with it. windows has nothing at all to do with unix, so there is no unix terminal in windows. if u like doing unix things on ur pc, maybe you should give linux a try.
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Adobe programs work best on macs.  But they do fine on Xp as well.
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Buy an intel mac then install windows too and dual boot you can run everything plus osx is beautiful and really never crashes but neither does xp if you have enough memory. You'll need windows for alot of stuff though. The guy who said something about the mouse - try the Mighty Mouse it right clicks and has a scroll ball that lets you scroll in multiple directions - ITS AWESOME
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Yes you can run both Windows XP and Mac OS X (not at the same time) on the newer Apple computers (macbook, macbook pro, Imac, mac mini).\nThey now use Intel Processors, so you can install XP on them, then choose which one to boot from.\nTo do so, you can download and install a program called BootCamp (about 85MB or so)  on the Mac, which allows you to boot from either XP or Mac OS X. \nYou can also buy macs with XP preinstalled already at macmall.com.\nYou can't install Mac OS X on a Windows PC, however.\n\nHope this helps.
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Mac's have good applications for movie making, journalism, graphic design, etc. Windows is more popular and some applications availible for internet download are only availible on windows. More recently Mac's have gotten more and more windows applications, so it appears to have extras with iMovie, Garage Band, etc. I use both of them, Mac's for techie stuff and windows for basic stuff.
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There isn't. Mac OSX is entirely different from Windows and there is no chance the download would work on Windows. Plus those programs are mac exclusives so there's no PC Windows version either.
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Windows XP can get all the viruses, but they wont effect Mac OS (unless you get some really evil virus that overheats your computer of does some hardware damage).  They are on seperate partitions, and the viruses still can't effect OS X.  But Windows will still be the same old windows.
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If you're considering buying a laptop now, wait a couple of weeks until after Macworld Expo in January. There are rumors that an Intel-based laptop will be announced then. The Intel-based Macs, according to Apple reps themselves, will be able to run Windows (though Apple won't support that configuration), and then you can have the best of both worlds.\n\nAs far as the price difference, the lack of headaches from viruses and spyware should go a long way toward bridging the gap. Personally, I just prefer the interface of the Mac OS. I've used DOS, Windows from v.3.1 to XP, and Linux OS in addition to Mac from OS 6 to X, so I have the experience to draw on to say that.