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<blockquote data-quote="tandaina" data-source="post: 354349" data-attributes="member: 28426">Let me start by saying.&nbsp; I love my Mac.&nbsp; And I really am learning to enjoy using this OS, its wonderfully designed.That said.&nbsp; I have run Windows OSes since 1995.&nbsp; 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP.&nbsp; None of them hung 3/4 of the time when shutting down.&nbsp; Since '95 ALL those Windows machines have had TWO viruses.&nbsp; TWO.&nbsp; (And I have never run active virus protection, just done spot scans a few times a year.) A bit of basic education (things like, DON'T use IE or Outlook!) and a few very, very simple usage rules and a Windows computer can and does work well for a long, long time.My father is STILL using the computer I built in 2000.&nbsp; Yes, it runs Windows.No OS is perfect.&nbsp; Not even OSX with all its great features (I discover more every day).&nbsp; All will run better if the user at the other side of the keyboard has educated themselves properly.&nbsp; I run 3 OSes, all three can and do run well with just a bit of care.I bought a Mac for the form factor (small &amp; light!), for the software available, for the OS features, etc.&nbsp; I didn't' buy it expecting it to be problem free.&nbsp; In fact in the first two days because of an uneducated user action I DID end up with errors and broken software.&nbsp; Once I educated myself it was easily fixed and back in action.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tandaina, post: 354349, member: 28426"] Let me start by saying. I love my Mac. And I really am learning to enjoy using this OS, its wonderfully designed. That said. I have run Windows OSes since 1995. 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP. None of them hung 3/4 of the time when shutting down. Since '95 ALL those Windows machines have had TWO viruses. TWO. (And I have never run active virus protection, just done spot scans a few times a year.) A bit of basic education (things like, DON'T use IE or Outlook!) and a few very, very simple usage rules and a Windows computer can and does work well for a long, long time. My father is STILL using the computer I built in 2000. Yes, it runs Windows. No OS is perfect. Not even OSX with all its great features (I discover more every day). All will run better if the user at the other side of the keyboard has educated themselves properly. I run 3 OSes, all three can and do run well with just a bit of care. I bought a Mac for the form factor (small & light!), for the software available, for the OS features, etc. I didn't' buy it expecting it to be problem free. In fact in the first two days because of an uneducated user action I DID end up with errors and broken software. Once I educated myself it was easily fixed and back in action. [/QUOTE]

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