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Hello.
I have a assignment based on comparing, OS X, and either Windows, or LInux.
Could someone please give me some information on the following.
I do not now much about OS X, I have used it and thefor have a understanding of it.
It would be a great help.
Many thanks,
Jacob.
OS X-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
I am biased. I have been a Mac guy since I bought my first one in 1984, before there was Windows. II occasionally use the Windows machines at work, and they are horrible. The software is poorly written, uncreative, unintuitive, and soul crushing. I think it really makes people stupider when they use Windows machines. It's like listening to pop music.
Item | Mac OS X | Windows |
Connectivity of portable media | Simple and Intuituve. Plug and play. Connect media, it appears on the desktop. | Complex, difficult, frustrating. Connect media, you have to hunt for it. |
Associated Utilities | see below | see below |
Cost | $19.99 at the App store | $199.99 from Microsoft |
Support for user | Free online forum vs. Applecare, local geniuses at Applestore Genius Bar. | No geniuses. |
security | robust. Viruses rare. Antivirus software unnecessary. | thousands of viruses. Antivirus software a must. |
ease of management | easy | want to kill myself when I have to use the windows machines at work to try to do simple tasks. |
By "Associated Utilities" I am not sure if you mean software in general or "Utilities", which are more maintenance or system software related items. There are definitely more Windows Software Titles, but there is no shortage of good software for macs these days. Also PC software can run on a mac in various ways, with emulation software, or macs can just boot directly into windows; the converse is not generally so true. Most (not all) professional audio, video, and commercial art is done on Macs. Windows still rules the corporate non-creative world because the machines needed are cheaper and less powerful and Apple doesn't make lower end cheaper machines. Microsoft Office is the mainstay of that corporate world; there are Mac versions of the Office Apps that communicate well with PC's.
I am biased. I have been a Mac guy since I bought my first one in 1984, before there was Windows. II occasionally use the Windows machines at work, and they are horrible. The software is poorly written, uncreative, unintuitive, and soul crushing. I think it really makes people stupider when they use Windows machines. It's like listening to pop music.
Item | Mac OS X | Windows |
Connectivity of portable media | Simple and Intuituve. Plug and play. Connect media, it appears on the desktop. | Complex, difficult, frustrating. Connect media, you have to hunt for it. |
Associated Utilities | see below | see below |
Cost | $19.99 at the App store | $199.99 from Microsoft |
Support for user | Free online forum vs. Applecare, local geniuses at Applestore Genius Bar. | No geniuses. |
security | robust. Viruses rare. Antivirus software unnecessary. | thousands of viruses. Antivirus software a must. |
ease of management | easy | want to kill myself when I have to use the windows machines at work to try to do simple tasks. |
By "Associated Utilities" I am not sure if you mean software in general or "Utilities", which are more maintenance or system software related items. There are definitely more Windows Software Titles, but there is no shortage of good software for macs these days. Also PC software can run on a mac in various ways, with emulation software, or macs can just boot directly into windows; the converse is not generally so true. Most (not all) professional audio, video, and commercial art is done on Macs. Windows still rules the corporate non-creative world because the machines needed are cheaper and less powerful and Apple doesn't make lower end cheaper machines. Microsoft Office is the mainstay of that corporate world; there are Mac versions of the Office Apps that communicate well with PC's.
Many thanks Arthur. That's helped me out, its for a Merit anyway so I am sure that I will get it with that helpful
information.
Thanks again,
Jacob 🙂
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