Re: OT-- Mac VS PC
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11498981#post11498981 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kyleighsdaddy
I know that Windows Vista has had alot of problems
This is a really nasty (not to mention untrue) rumor that seems to get recycled every time Microsoft releases a new OS.
The simple fact is that I run Vista on literally every machine I own (4). One of my roommates also runs it on his two computers, and my other roommate runs it on her laptop. We all love it.
Where this perception of Vista being defective is just the same group of users that are "LOL MAC 4 LYFFFEE!!", "LOLZ M$ SUCKS! USE LUNIX!" or "LOLZ ANY OPERATING SYSTEM OTHER THAN (previous Microsoft Operating system release) IS TERRIBLE AND SLOW!"
I've been dealing with this garbage ever since Windows 95 came out. When Win95 came out it was supposedly buggy and slow, they said to continue using DOS/Win3.1. When 98, they said it was buggy and slow and to continue using 95. When 2000 came out, they said it was buggy and slow. Continue using 98. When ME came out, they said it sucked (and, to their credit, it did). When XP came out, they said it was buggy and slow. Continue using 2000. It's the same old thing over and over again.
I think a lot of the issue is with a psychological bond to the status quo (they don't want to have to deal with the fact that they might have to change to something new, as opposed to something comfortable and known), or the perception of slowness comes from the fact that we forget that when XP came out, we were running on 1GHz machines, and now we're running on the processing equivelent of 4GHz or higher. So when XP came out, it was running "slowly", but now we're running on machines that are 4 times faster than they were, so that perception of "slowness" has gone away. New operating systems with better looking interfaces and more features drive the hardware industry forward. In turn, new PC's sold pays for the new release of the operating system. It's a neverending cycle - you might not like it, but that's life.
In addition, EVERY operating system that is released, has bugs. They get ironed out over time. Even Apple, who have a reputation for releasing "perfect" operating systems had its share of bugs with their latest release:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osx_leopard#Criticisms
The bottom line is that if you want a Mac, go get a Mac. They're great computers, they look nice, and they have a nice little "niche" to go along with them. You'll pay a lot more for one, but that might be worth it to you. But don't let a small vocal group of people screaming about how Vista is a wreck (when it's definitely not. Chances are, they don't even own a copy) stop you from buying a PC.
And before I get labeled as a person who has something against Macs, they are actually on my shortlist of things to buy. I really want one, and almost bought one when I bought my laptop - I just had a hard time justifying $1200 for a 13" Macbook when I bought my Gateway with equal specs for literally half that.
