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Weblog:   When is Apple going to open up?
Subject:   Old school mythology
Date:   2005-10-04 17:52:33
From:   MattSherman
Although this is not the thrust of this article, I must answer the opening two paragraphs, which serve up some olde-tyme religion for the Mac folks.


(For the record, I am regular and generally happy user of XP, Panther and now Tiger.)


I haven't had a blue screen on any Windows machine I've used in probably three years. However, each Mac used by me or a member of my staff has failed in recent memory.


Be it the inexplicable scrolling console text instead of a login screen, a software update aborted due to permissions problems, or an iMac just plain overheating, the failure rate is much higher on Macs around here. And this is a design firm -- we've got the best Mac support talent around.


Add that to the multiple dozens of security fixes that Apple has offered in the past several months, and I don't see how these myths persist.
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  • Giles Turnbull photo Old school mythology
    2005-10-05 01:37:20  Giles Turnbull | O'Reilly AuthorO'Reilly Blogger [Reply | View]

    Useful perspective, Matt, thanks.

    Personally, I think there's a gulf separating "professional" Windows setups - those with plenty of skilled support on hand - and "non-professional" ones - those, including small businesses and home users, who lack guidance and backup when things go wrong.

    It's great to hear that the BSOD and related hangups are becoming a thing of the past, but in small business and domestic situations I've continued to see plenty of them in recent years.

    I agree with your other point - that Macs can and do fail more often that some people give them credit for.
    • Old school mythology
      2005-10-06 09:25:24  MattSherman [Reply | View]

      Excellent point, Giles. I've lost count of the number of rebuilds I have done for family members' Windows machines.
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