vdbucks

I see that your reading comprehension is about as bad as your ability to write and form coherent sentences..

I never said OS X is a superior operating system. Nor did I say Windows is superior. Nor did I say Linux is superior. Nor did I say any of them are inferior. They are what they need to be for those who use them.

That doesn't change the fact though that Windows is the most widely used and popular operating system. It's used by more home, gaming and business users than any other OS. It's simply a fact. And since it's the most popular, it is also targeted more by hackers and people who write virus'.

OS X is more or less used by media professionals. Yes, these days, all the media creation programs work equally well on Windows as they do OS X, but as L-Pink has pointed out, there was a time when things really only worked well on OS X. And because of that, people stick to OS X in this regard. And that is perfectly normal and acceptable. Also, the more popular OS X becomes, the more people start using it over time, then the more it will become targeted by hackers and people who write virus'. Just because that isn't happening right now doesn't make OS X a superior operating system. It just makes it less popular and therefore less targeted.

*nix is for server usage. No other OS even comes close. If Adobe were to release their suite for *nix then I personally think that move, along with increased gaming support, would be what really stands a chance of knocking Windows off the top of the hill.

That is where i stand on the OS side of things.


Macs are pretty. I've never said otherwise. But that's it. Hardware wise though, there is nothing inside that makes them perform better than PCs. The hardware is the same. Hardware is the most important thing to me. And I don't find paying double or more for the same hardware in my PC just because Macs come in a pretty case to be worth it. And if I really wanted, I could buy myself a Mac Pro chassis online and put all my hardware in it. Also, not everyone finds Macs to be pretty, or visually appealing. It's all personal preference.

A pretty case also has absolutely no impact on the functionality.

A lot of PCs look bad ass. A lot of them look like garbage. That's just how things are. Doesn't make Macs better than PCs. PCs are more popular and widely used, therefore there are thousands upon thousands of different components made by hundreds of companies. Choice is power and choice is the reason the PC world will always reign as the most popular. This is not counting the mobile movement of course, Different market.

When it really comes down to it though, Macs are not better than PCs of the same caliber, nor are PCs better than Macs. The only real difference is price - and I'm not talking about or comparing the budget line of PCs - and I just don't see spending 2-3 times what I paid for my system to be worth it, when at the end of the day all you really get is a PC with an Apple logo and in an (arguably) pretty case.

If you think Macs are worth it, then by all means. Thats what works for you.

I personally find that building my machines myself is the best value for my money. I like knowing exactly what's inside of my system, that way if/when something goes wrong, I don't have to take it to some 3rd party place because I can do it myself in a fraction of the time. This is what works for me.

But don't sit here and try to proclaim that Macs have better hardware, are faster than PCs with equal specs, or that "Mac = Ferrari, PC= Hyundai" because it is, quite simply, factually incorrect.


Lastly, the operating system a machine runs on does not define the class architecture of a machine.
PC != Windows
Mac != OS X

In fact, there are 4 primary classifications: Personal Computer, Business Computer, Workstation, Server.

So, consumer level Macs are indeed Personal Computers, otherwise known as PC.
Business level Macs are indeed Business Computers.
The line between workstation and server these days is pretty thin, but the same remains for that class of computer. Workstation/Server level Macs are indeed that, Workstation/Server.