What would you do if MAC became the computer standard?

[pomegranate]

I would be very happy, the Mac OS interface is far superior to Windows, I'm only stuck with Windows because of my passion for games. If I wasn't into games, I'd have a Mac, no question.

So if Macs (not 'MAC' btw) were the dominant home computer format for games, that would be perfection IMO.

 

[CptStern]

I would be very happy, the Mac OS interface is far superior to Windows, I'm only stuck with Windows because of my passion for games. If I wasn't into games, I'd have a Mac, no question.

that's exactly what happened to me ..sold my last mac a few months back ;(

So if Macs (not 'MAC' btw) were the dominant home computer format for games, that would be perfection IMO.

I agree

 

[Glo-Boy]

Macs are better computers than PCs. Oh, and you get get a 3, 4, or 5 button mouse on a mac, the factory one is just single click. Also, the video display is much better, and you definitely get more power for your money. PCs are the norm, so I'll stick with them until I finish college and begin real world work, my job will require a mac.

 

[StardogChampion]

oh come on you cant be serious ..in 10 years of using macs exclusively I had one problem ..one ...it was a faulty usb port on my keyboard that apple replaced ...never had a virus, spyware or software problem, not once

in the 3-4 years of using pcs I've had hundreds. Not to mention driver incompatibility, software that didnt work as it's supposed to, hardware that didnt want to work no matter what I tried etc etc etc

dont get me wrong I'm a pc convert but I'm not that one sided that I cant see that apple did things far better than microsoft

This thread is all about if Macs were the standard, which means that it would have plenty of viruses/spyware. Virus creators target the software that's used by the majority of people - XP and IE. Why would they make viruses for Macs when comparatively nobody uses them?

Hardware/software for Macs is generally "made for mac". Of course it will generally work properly, since it only has to be compatible with Macs. Software for Windows has to perform on 1000's of different PC setups, meaning there are bound to be problems with different graphics drivers and whatever else.

I use a Mac for about 6 hours a week.

 

[CptStern]

This thread is all about if Macs were the standard, which means that it would have plenty of viruses/spyware. Virus creators target the software that's used by the majority of people - XP and IE. Why would they make viruses for Macs when comparatively nobody uses them?

Hardware/software for Macs is generally "made for mac". Of course it will generally work properly, since it only has to be compatible with Macs. Software for Windows has to perform on 1000's of different PC setups, meaning there are bound to be problems with different graphics drivers and whatever else.

I use a Mac for about 6 hours a week.

as someone pointed out it is much easier to load an app onto a pc as compared to a mac ..and yes if mac became the mainstream they would be targeted more but at the same time, knowing this, apple would take steps to prevent it from becoming a problem. Oh and there are virii for the mac ..although I've never had to run anti-virus software as the Os got rid of it for me

 

[Jangle]

Macs are far better, the only reason I don't have one is because a lot of things (games etc.) can only run on Windows.

 

[JellyWorld]

Macs are pretty, and that's pretty much all they have going for them.

 

[Jangle]

Macs are pretty, and that's pretty much all they have going for them.

Ease of use?

 

[JellyWorld]

I don't understand what people mean by ease of use, I've never found any OS "difficult" to use (except Debian :x )

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

Define ease of use.

EDIT: JellyWorld beat me to it

 

[CrazyHarij]

the new macs are okay. we have lots of different ones at school, love the latest ones. they have scrolling and right click and all that, and look great. you get used to ctrl-clicking instead of rightclicking anyway and using the apple button for everything in programs.

edit: they work much better than PC's in most programs. the older ones suck at everything imaginable though..

I should probably switch to mac at home since I don't play any games anymore, music programs like Logic are supposed to be great on the mac.

 

[Jangle]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...=define:+ease+of+use&meta=&btnG=Google+Search

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

From what I've seen of the OS on Mac (granted it was an older version) it had the same learning curve for simple tasks (finding out use of keyboard shortcuts, configuring the workspace, finding where programs go when minimized and switching to them) as with Windows.

Edit: Windows not Window ><

 

[WhiteZero]

I would cry.
Mac is based on proprietary hardware.

Hope you like getting a brand new Mac everytime yours is a little out of date.

No thanks, I like to upgrade single components.

Not to mention the steep price of Mac hardware since it's proprietary. Theres no competition. With PC you have hundreds of vendors competing for the best quality and prices.

Oh, and the fact that PC runs multiple OS' (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.)
I couldent really give a rats ass if Mac OS is "easier to use". All that means is some computer illiterate Joe can pick it up and use it. Whoopy! That means nothing to me.

PC ftw

 

[CptStern]

I would cry.
Mac is based on proprietary hardware.

Hope you like getting a brand new Mac everytime yours is a little out of date.

No thanks, I like to upgrade single components.

Not to mention the steep price of Mac hardware since it's proprietary. Theres no competition. With PC you have hundreds of vendors competing for the best quality and prices.

Oh, and the fact that PC runs multiple OS' (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.)
I couldent really give a rats ass if Mac OS is "easier to use". All that means is some computer illiterate Joe can pick it up and use it. Whoopy! That means nothing to me.

PC ftw

pcs have a lifespan of a year or so (gaming) ..macs have at least 3 years (although now that gap is closing and soon will be the same as pc once the flood of pc games come to mac since switching architectures)

 

[CptStern]

I would cry.
Mac is based on proprietary hardware.

Hope you like getting a brand new Mac everytime yours is a little out of date.

No thanks, I like to upgrade single components.

Not to mention the steep price of Mac hardware since it's proprietary. Theres no competition. With PC you have hundreds of vendors competing for the best quality and prices.

Oh, and the fact that PC runs multiple OS' (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.)
I couldent really give a rats ass if Mac OS is "easier to use". All that means is some computer illiterate Joe can pick it up and use it. Whoopy! That means nothing to me.

PC ftw

pcs have a lifespan of 2 years or so (gaming) ..macs have about 4 years (although now that gap is closing and soon will be the same as pc once the flood of pc games come to mac since switching architectures)

 

[Sprafa]

oh come on you cant be serious ..in 10 years of using macs exclusively I had one problem ..one ...it was a faulty usb port on my keyboard that apple replaced ...never had a virus, spyware or software problem, not once

in the 3-4 years of using pcs I've had hundreds. Not to mention driver incompatibility, software that didnt work as it's supposed to, hardware that didnt want to work no matter what I tried etc etc etc

dont get me wrong I'm a pc convert but I'm not that one sided that I cant see that apple did things far better than microsoft

That's because Apple limits everything on Macs. Everything. Of course that's harder to have a problem on, but it's also harder for innovation. So sock it. M$ could very well invest all their money on a desktop PC line and discontinue standalone OS. Why don't they ?

 

[$kelet0r]

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i feel unloved *cries

 

[Nat Turner]

Macs suck, there's no way to escape this conclusion

 

[WhiteZero]

pcs have a lifespan of 2 years or so (gaming) ..macs have about 4 years (although now that gap is closing and soon will be the same as pc once the flood of pc games come to mac since switching architectures)

Capt. dosent like the edit button?
hehe

Anyway, depending on how you build your PC the first time around, you can get more than 2 years before needing some kind of upgrade to play the newest games.
Mine lasted me almost 3 years untill I recently got another 512 of RAM and a GeForce 6800GT. And that was only about a $350 upgrade, which I didnt even really need at the time (since I thought Obliv was comming out in 2005). So really, I could have waited untill recently, and gotten a 7800GS for the same price. *bangs head on deak* I knew I should have waited.

And I don't really see the fact that Mac using Intel now will make game developers want to come over more. Since the CPU is only one facet that Devs have to worry about. I'm sure Mac will get a few more games, but I don't see it being any notable change.

Mac OS, Windows (PC), and Linux/Unix (PC) each have their uses; something that their good at.
I really think it's foolish to have a solid fandom to just one, because then you missing out. It really only shows ones ignorance in computing.

 

[Gorgon]

I would be really sad,

 

[Parlez]

I would be very happy, In my mind mac is so much better than windows.

 

[CptStern]

That's because Apple limits everything on Macs. Everything. Of course that's harder to have a problem on, but it's also harder for innovation. So sock it. M$ could very well invest all their money on a desktop PC line and discontinue standalone OS. Why don't they ?

yes but apple doesnt make most of it's parts ..they buy them from makers like samsung, sony etc

why dont they? because there isnt a heck of a lot of money in having a hardware devision, not for the money they dish out ..that's why M$ doesnt make xbox360's either other companies make it for them


also ..if mac os worked on pcs, apple's hardware line would be long gone

 

[Cole]

If MAC became the computer standard I'd go off saying how much Windows is better in secruity and how Apple is always stealing Microsofts ideas and how Apples being very non-competitive and how apple needs better customer support and how im going to pirate the next apple version and how Linux just beats everything...

Thats what would basically happen to most people...
Whatever is the biggest is whats going to have the most bugs, hardware issues, most people saying it sucks, worst support, most viruses, etc...

Then if Linux became the biggest or an open source OS, then the paying ones would be considered for the "High Class".

It's how the world works.

oh come on you cant be serious ..in 10 years of using macs exclusively I had one problem ..one ...it was a faulty usb port on my keyboard that apple replaced ...never had a virus, spyware or software problem, not once

in the 3-4 years of using pcs I've had hundreds. Not to mention driver incompatibility, software that didnt work as it's supposed to, hardware that didnt want to work no matter what I tried etc etc etc

dont get me wrong I'm a pc convert but I'm not that one sided that I cant see that apple did things far better than microsoft

Lets think about this.
1)If you making a Virus are you going to target Macs, Linux, or Windows? Who can you affect the most? WINDOWS. Except if your stupid but you can somehow make a Virus, you arn't going to write it for Mac or Linux.

Of course theres going to be Driver Incompatibility.
Infact lets go very broad on this and work our way in.
The Windows API has to much much MUCH better than Apples. Why? Because there needs to be an easy to for Hardware Manufactures to make drivers for it, for Game Developers, for well everything compared to a mac. The API has to be extremely more flexible and flexibilty can only be streched so far before it starts creating holes.

Now, obviously theres going to be driver incompatibilty but that is not Microsofts fault in any way. Thats the people who made the drivers fault. If Apple had tons of hardware to support they would have the same damn problems. They would have to expand there API's make them far more flexible to support much much more and have the same holes.

What OS has Apple offered to match Microsoft? Im talking in terms how much went into the OS. Apple has never had to do anything near what Microsoft has had to do for an OS. They have had to make it appeal to millions of more people, hire people all across the globe and have speakers for tons of languages, make an API to satisfy programmers of all types, offer an insane amount of Flexibilty and Compatibilty, offer a Graphics API, Provide Extraordinary support for Hardware and Stability.

Considering how much Xp has to handle it is by far put under alot more stress than the Mac OS and offering the extreme amount of Stability it already does im extremely impressed with Microsoft.

In terms of how much work has to be put into an OS, Apple dosn't come anywhere near Microsoft. Microsoft has a much bigger task, and can only concentrate on so many things at once.

 

[WhiteZero]

also ..if mac os worked on pcs, apple's hardware line would be long gone

qft

 

[Codcommando]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA that was the funniest thing I have ever seen IN MY LIFE!
http://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...=define:+ease+of+use&meta=&btnG=Google+Search
and is it just me or does Mac give you very little bang for your buck.
dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 processor

1.25GHz frontside bus per processor

1MB L2 cache per core

512MB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200)

250GB Serial ATA hard drive

16x SuperDrive (double-layer)

Three open PCI-Express expansion slots

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB GDDR SDRAM

for a grand total of 3,300$