Outdated and incompatible? Here I shall have to disagree, for Macs can run Windows Vista AND Microsoft Office.
Also, I must quote 'Wall Street Journal' writer Walt Mossburg:
"Nearly all of the major, visible new features in Vista are already available in Apple's operating system, called Mac OS X, which came out in 2001 and received its last major upgrade in 2005. And Apple is about to leap ahead again with a new version of OS X, called Leopard, due this spring."
you couldnt have said it any better, i know everyone bitches about how much more expensive macs are, but would you rather have just plain crashy Vista, or crashy vista for games and OSX for about everything else. Macs pwn PCs in everything except for games. Also, macs are SO MUCH more stable than PCs because theyre coded in UNIX unlike PCs and UNIX is a lot more stable than windows coding
Actually, the NT kernel is very stable; Windows itself isn't to blame for instability, it has more to do with 3rd party programs that either do not perform as intended, due to faulty coding, or, indeed perform as intended, but with malicious or unauthorized intent (Malware and the like.) That has little to do with Windows as an operating system; it just so happens that people make wrong choices installing software.
Install Windows with only a few programs and you'll see it's just as stable.
It's still pretty much a proven fact that UNIX is in fact more stable than any Windows O/S. Although it was the user's bad choice, it doesn't go like that for a mac user, almost every program you install works well with the O/S.
Yes, I don't deny that, for most users, UNIX based OSs will be a lot more stable, but, as I said, that has a lot more to do with the programs that people choose to run than the OS itself.
I actually like Debian a lot, and I use it for an OS on my servers and as a dual boot on my laptop, I just don't see why people bash Windows so much. They should be bashing software developers that need to learn to program better. :P
It's interesting that nobody could predict that iPods and iMovie and iWhatever would be almost the standard 23 years later, after wearing down the PC competition. They're still not there, but I remember going on Apple's site with a friend around 2001 and customizing a desktop computer by adding all the features we could. Came to around $50000. Did the same last month, $17000. Go Mac.
What fairy-tale world do you live in? Doesn't Mac have a global market share of right around 2%?
People are starting to wake up and realize that while Mac mass marketed the personal computer first, what they offer now is overpriced, outdated, and incompatible, literal and metaphorically, in today's world.
Kind of sad. The Amiga kicked it's ass. And, the voice-stuff was being done by the Commodore 64, already. Still, Apple had the printing and WYSIWYGs, all together, and everything was... orchestrated.
God, looks at Steve Jobs. I'm sure he's about to cry at the end. It's like he's at the birth of his new-born child. I think it's hard to imagine just what a leap this was.
makes me wanna make the switch to mac
rahul88051 5 months ago
It is 25th anniversary of Macintosh Today!
thmalex 3 years ago
Outdated and incompatible? Here I shall have to disagree, for Macs can run Windows Vista AND Microsoft Office.
Also, I must quote 'Wall Street Journal' writer Walt Mossburg:
"Nearly all of the major, visible new features in Vista are already available in Apple's operating system, called Mac OS X, which came out in 2001 and received its last major upgrade in 2005. And Apple is about to leap ahead again with a new version of OS X, called Leopard, due this spring."
CSIxxTwee 4 years ago
you couldnt have said it any better, i know everyone bitches about how much more expensive macs are, but would you rather have just plain crashy Vista, or crashy vista for games and OSX for about everything else. Macs pwn PCs in everything except for games. Also, macs are SO MUCH more stable than PCs because theyre coded in UNIX unlike PCs and UNIX is a lot more stable than windows coding
Fumples 4 years ago
Actually, the NT kernel is very stable; Windows itself isn't to blame for instability, it has more to do with 3rd party programs that either do not perform as intended, due to faulty coding, or, indeed perform as intended, but with malicious or unauthorized intent (Malware and the like.) That has little to do with Windows as an operating system; it just so happens that people make wrong choices installing software.
Install Windows with only a few programs and you'll see it's just as stable.
FarnhamJ07 2 years ago
It's still pretty much a proven fact that UNIX is in fact more stable than any Windows O/S. Although it was the user's bad choice, it doesn't go like that for a mac user, almost every program you install works well with the O/S.
Fumples 2 years ago
Yes, I don't deny that, for most users, UNIX based OSs will be a lot more stable, but, as I said, that has a lot more to do with the programs that people choose to run than the OS itself.
I actually like Debian a lot, and I use it for an OS on my servers and as a dual boot on my laptop, I just don't see why people bash Windows so much. They should be bashing software developers that need to learn to program better. :P
FarnhamJ07 2 years ago
True. Oh, for the record, look at how old my first post is.
Fumples 2 years ago
Haha, sorry about that :P
FarnhamJ07 2 years ago
what's the music in the background?
monishgandhi 4 years ago
The OST of Chariots of Fire, by Vangelis ;)
riauer 4 years ago
It's interesting that nobody could predict that iPods and iMovie and iWhatever would be almost the standard 23 years later, after wearing down the PC competition. They're still not there, but I remember going on Apple's site with a friend around 2001 and customizing a desktop computer by adding all the features we could. Came to around $50000. Did the same last month, $17000. Go Mac.
obviousypc 4 years ago
What fairy-tale world do you live in? Doesn't Mac have a global market share of right around 2%?
People are starting to wake up and realize that while Mac mass marketed the personal computer first, what they offer now is overpriced, outdated, and incompatible, literal and metaphorically, in today's world.
stupidsongs2 4 years ago
Kind of sad. The Amiga kicked it's ass. And, the voice-stuff was being done by the Commodore 64, already. Still, Apple had the printing and WYSIWYGs, all together, and everything was... orchestrated.
belovedconsole 4 years ago
my school has an old one of those
kingjowl 5 years ago
A moment in history. Thanks for posting!
RAMTV 5 years ago
*GASP* A FLOPPY DISK!!! OOOOOOOOO, SOUND! I WANT ONE!!! IT'S SO COOL! *FAINTS* (omfg that was creepy)
charliefreak666 5 years ago
i mean seriously, when was the last time your ipod spoke to you, or introduced your father on stage??
pinkelephants12 5 years ago
lol i have one of these the Macintosh Classic its awsome lol. i wish my ipod would talk to me :( maybe some one could wright an application for that
tylerlavite 5 years ago
i think i would give up my ipod 4 one of these... i really do
pinkelephants12 5 years ago
When you see the iPhone keynote, and this, you see the same face on Steve Jobs, the same glorified face, and the people are still standing...
Think Different
shossni 5 years ago
yeah the iphone keynote was great!
tylerlavite 5 years ago
God, looks at Steve Jobs. I'm sure he's about to cry at the end. It's like he's at the birth of his new-born child. I think it's hard to imagine just what a leap this was.
ikemstar 5 years ago
What is so special about the Macintosh? What about the Lisa that had graphics like the macintosh.
no1yankfan 5 years ago
It was nicer then the Lisa, and actually affordable for consumers. Basically it was the first real Apple GUI-based machine.
cbreaker 5 years ago
I thought the lisa had GUI?
no1yankfan 5 years ago
wow, really great
totalusafan 5 years ago