Yes folks, it is my weekly "pre coffee, can't be bothered to get out of bed" post!
applepissue said:
it is a much more open platform for 3rd party hardware and app's.
Just that fact make windows much more advanced.
No it does not. It means that windows is the dominant desktop platform.
applepissue said:
It has less vulnerabilities the mac OSX
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB2005.html
Dont even bother with this winodows has more viruses and spyware blah blah.
Read the FACTS osx/unix/linux has many times the vulnerabilities of Windows.
just because more people are killed in cars deaths every year does not mean motorbikes are safer, there is just more cars.
No it does not. Instead of looking at the summary, look at the vulnerabilities. First off they group all *nixes together so that number includes a large volume of things that do not effect the Mac. Second look at the updates, their nature and their frequency. I know it can be difficult to read them, but try before you say over generalized (and false) statements like that.
Hint: Linux kernel vulnerabilites don't effect the Mac.
Hint2: When a single vulnerability gets updated 9 times it is still a single vulnerability being fixed by multiple distributions.
applepissue said:
Window handles 3D and Open GL better then Mac osx, you cant deny that.
Better handling of Open GL? Nope.
Allowing software a lower level interface to video to be faster for the app? yes (not a perfectly accurate statement, but windows does handle OGL requests from apps in a more efficient manner.)
applepissue said:
Windows is streamlined and easier to use, you dont have to remember so many short cuts or use one hand on the keyboard and one on the mouse, like you so often have to do on a Mac.
You are kidding, right? Really. This is a joke, right?
applepissue said:
First thing i done on my Mac was to set up the right click so i could run OSX more like Windows.
So you plugged in a 2 button USB mouse. Got ya.
applepissue said:
Windows Media centre is by far more advanced then Front Row, which does stuff all if you ask me, how about doing something usefull like recording HDTV? and use it as a PVR?
True. Very true.
applepissue said:
just other small things like haveing to use a shortcut or go to the file menu to open another seperate page in my browser.
or have to do the same thing to close a app.
yes <cmd>N (for New) can be difficult to remember when you first start.
same for <cmd>T (for Tab) and <cmd>Q (for Quit).
Tell me how this is worse than the equivalent Windows operations again? The only argument I can see is Quit since Windows users are used to using the X button in the title bar. OS X made a conscious and deliberate decision to do things in a way they felt better. Some people agree, others do not.
applepissue said:
Also the lack of a proper uninstall utility, its great when Apps have them but what about when Apps dont have them? draging a program from the HD to the trash is pretty low tech and lame.
So you are complaining about the complexity of the operation? Or the idea that it is counter intuitive? If it makes you feel better you can select the application and type <CMD> <Delete> to uninstall. I must confess the idea that the uninstall is too simple seems novel to me.
applepissue said:
Also all Windows Apps install the same and are easy to do, with mac osx some apps are easy to install, but some i am left wondering what i am supposed to do? Drag the unpacked App from the desktop to the Apps folder?? thats just stupid!! should be just one universal simple way to install apps.
Again, complaining about the simplicity of the process because you are used to a more invovled process. You are a man of truly subtle wit, I see that now. Genius.
applepissue said:
Also Windows XP Pro's networking capablities are far superior to mac OSX
No they are not. Since you do not give anything of substance, neither will I.
applepissue said:
That will do it for now, i sure there is still more and all this from a OS that is 5 years old.
Yes a 5 year old OS that I have no problems with and think a good, even superior, choice for many things. The above list is either comedic genius or tripe though.
applepissue said:
So what Make the Mac OSX so advanced?
The L&F and user experience are subjective elements but I generally find OS X (with QuickSilver) to be much more pleasant and intuitive. And before I get branded a Mac fanatic, I have had my Mac now for 13 months so I am hardly a died in the wool Mac user. I jump between Windows, Linux, and OS X every day on the desktop and like certain things in each. Overall I just find the Mac the most intuitive.
Better security infrastructure (yes both have flaws)
Consistent and pervasive command keys.
Consistent and pervaisve preferences format.
Cleaner and easier systems preferences.
*nix infrastructure
Much more powerful command line
Better system wide search
Open GL accelerated desktop. (at the cost of efficiency of OGL in a single app)
And finally an EXTREMELY subjective and opinionated statement but I also find OS X developers to be more inclined to think outside the box. Quicksilver, Butler, Endo, SubEthaEdit. Not earth shattering, but each brings an element of out of box thinking that I do not see as much in Windows. Linux has the same crtivity, but not the polish IMHO.
