Article:		Windows XP from a Mac Perspective
Subject:		Is it time?
Date:		2002-02-13 19:52:28
From:		boussh
Hello All, I have been using Mac hardware for about 8 years as a graphic designer, There is no software I need that isn't avalible on the platform and have had a great run with the gear. I do however find that a large number of freelance contracts are asking me to perform my duties on a PC, as much as I try and resist this this and continue to show up with my Ti Powerbook, there are many occasions that just plain time constraints would make it easier to use the PC on site rather than design and then try to transfer files, or worse network the Mac! I have needed to learn more about the windows enviornment for a long time, but

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• Is it time?
  2002-02-13 20:18:52  boussh [Reply | View]
  
  
  Sorry,
  posted early due to a sloppy click!
  
  Cont... but have been unwilling to, If XP is indeed as easy to install and use as the article suggests it may be time to start.
  
  I am also sick of having to justify my Mac and explain to the vast amount of PC users I encounter, why I continue to use one. Miss information abounds on both sides of the fence, but making an argument based on fear or lack of info is not my thing.
  
  Thank you for this thread, untainted responses are hard to find!
• Is it time?
  2002-02-13 23:14:30  Derrick Story | [Reply | View]
  
  
  This is a good question.
  
  In my mind, the issue has never been do I choose a Mac *or* a PC (or Linux!!!). If I were forced to choose, then I say Mac OS X, hands down.
  
  I think the question for many of us is: Can I have a Mac *and* a PC? As computer prices lower, and as USB and FireWire devices become increasingly cross-platform, I think many professionals should consider having access to one of each.
  
  It's still a Windows-centric world (although OS X may have some impact on that), but let's face it, Mac OS X will soon become the OS we've been waiting for. And if you could see the talent in our open source community already pushing the envelope on the Mac, you might agree that we haven't seen anything yet.
  
  (Oops, sorry for the digression :)
  
  I'm a Web professional, and I like having the various platform/browser combinations to make sure my stuff looks good everywhere. So for the time being, I vote for both.
  
  PS: Guess which laptop I take home each night and which one stays at the office?
  
  PS2: XP installs easily *if* you start with a clean drive. Beware trying to upgrade over an existing Windows OS ...
• Is it time?
  2002-02-14 15:56:41  nfiniti9 [Reply | View]
  
  
  Mac OS X would have been a good os if htey would have developed it on the x86 architecture. However due to Apple's greedy nature they won't let anyone develop good hardware for the Mac without huge royalties or not at all if in direct competition. The software guys at Mac are great but the hardware is sadly fallin way behind due to the 1/10000th size of RnD cash as the x86 stuff.
  
  i9
  
• Sheesh...
  2002-02-17 16:38:22  simx [Reply | View]
  
  
  nfiniti9:
  
  Mac OS X is a great OS, and does not need to be developed on the x86 architecture. Motorola's 1 GHz chip got rated with higher marks in all 5 standard benchmark areas for processors, which just goes to show that Motorola can still make great chips. The G4 and the Velocity engine still have a big advantage over other processors– the argument that x86 processors are better is just false. Plus, Classic applications would most likely not be able to run on the x86 architecture.
  
  But that's not the point. Mac OS X is still the best operating system by a long shot. If you want to continue using a mediocre operating system just because you don't want to "switch processors", then do so. I guess you'll just be missing out, but it's your own fault.