Android-Apple-Microsoft

I bought my iPad 4 w/OS6 and two weeks later Apple came with OS7. I said oh******every time I buy something new it out dated a few days after I buy it. A few days later I open the iPad and bingo I have a notice that OS7 is available for FREE to down load. WOW! Every time I wanted the latest and greatest Windows version I had to buy a new computer our some high dollar software. Seems kinda strange how the two company's differ in their new releases.

Thanks to all who replied. I didn't know I was going to need a referee when I started this thread, but to say that I am still not sure which way to go is an understatement. Many like each of the platforms (Android, Apple, Microsoft) so I will need to see if there is way to try each of them out before making purchase.

Thanks again.

I bought the Microsoft RT to replace my desktop and have been very pleased with its performance. Black Friday sales had it going for $249 Can. Including the keyboard. For browsing and versatility I'm pleased with it.

1775 wrote:
Before buying a Microsoft Tablet right now - read this article (posted on another thread on this forum) -

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/26/microsoft-kill-windows-rt-larson-green

This link didn't work for me but this one did: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/26/microsoft-kill-windows-rt-larson-green

This could mean some killer deals for the "surface" products. There is every reason to believe that MS did not make the same mistakes with the RT operating system they did with the "full" versions (video and other I/O on ring zero_ that led to the security issues that have plagued the system and spurred an entire industry.

Time will tell.

Craig

Before buying a Microsoft Tablet right now - read this article (posted on another thread on this forum) -

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/26/microsoft-kill-windows-rt-larson-green

wa_desert_rat wrote:
I don't want to call you a liar... but my experience running a network engineering and computer consulting business for 19 years would say that you are the most unusual Windows user I've ever heard of.

My experience in computer programming, engineering, networking etc. dates back to the 1970's. Have used or owned everything from decades before Windows or the internet thru current Windows, Unix, Linux, Apple etc. OS's. Have never had any virus or malware on any of my Windows PC's although others at my work have but then, they've have Macs end up trashed with destructive malware as well. It tends to be operator related. Certain people tend to repeatedly have their PC's or Macs trashed. Knowing what to click on or open is key. My companies Macs overall have NOT been any more or less reliable than Windows PC's. However, the Windows PC's are easier and cheaper to repair and maintain.

The original poster asked about tablets. My only tablet is a 2 year 2 month old iPad 2. It has worked flawlessly since new. I keep thinking about getting a new one, but my old one works fine. I have had exactly zero issues with updates and like the new IOS7 quite a bit. I have played with a Nexus 7 and it is a slick 7" tablet that costs next to nothing and has a very good screen, as does the iPad 2. By far the iPad is a nicer looking device. It is "jewell like" in appearance. The Nexus 7 looks like it costs a lot less.

In my humble opinion the key with tablets is having apps you need/ want. Apple has a lot and so does Android. I have the Allstays iPad ap as well as the Android Allstayes ap on my Android phone. Both work well. Windows tablets so far have a lot less apps.

On the other hand regular computers come in Windows, Linux, and Mac flavors. I have used all three. They all work and have advantages and disadvantages. Windows big disadvantage is that it's OS gets slow after a year or two no matter what you do to clean defrag and so on. MS has never fixed this issue as they have no motivation to do so and it is in their interest for people to need a new computer more frequently.

I currently have three Microsoft laptops. I Vista, 2 Windows 7. The old Vista one still works fine as my wife hardly has ever put any programs on it. I do have to de virus /spy it. It has Norton on it again and is staying pretty clean. Firefox got infected by a Trojan not too long ago and I just could not get rid of it. So removed FF and put in Chrome. Problem solved. My 3 1/2 year old Sony W 7 laptop was a high end machine and I have used it a lot. It is pretty slow now and to improve it much would have to re-install Windows. A royal PITA. My 2 year old mid range Toshiba works pretty good still. Somewhat gummed up, but I have never put a huge amount of programs on it. I also have a seven month old Mac Book Pro. All solid state. Without a doubt the best laptop hardware I have ever owned, by a mile. Apple makes superior hardware. IMHO better than anyone else. But it has Apple OS. This is fine for many things but not so great for work that uses Windows documents like Word and Excell. And some /many programs will not work on Apple OS. I know about boot camp. But why add something I know to cause problems to something that does not have them. In the less than a year I have had this computer it has run flawlessly. No anti virus or anti spy software on mine. No problems.

I have also used Ubantu Linux on a couple of computers. It works quite well. Free. But most programs will not run on it. Hard to find good photo editing software for it that is easy to use like Picasa. The Libra Office works slick though. Better than the Apple stuff for MS docs.

Google also makes sort-a laptops. They are only on line. These are very limited machines.

All this stuff is valid. None junk. None perfect. The best tablet might be an iPad with Android on it. And the best laptop might be a Mac Book Pro with MicroSoft W 7. I own stock in all of them. They are all making money.

Where is my popcorn?

ReadyToGo wrote:
Desert rat: you are funny. Maybe you protest to much? Why does Apple constantly ship security updates? Why is their browser the first to be cracked at all the hacker conventions where money is involved for the last 3 or 4 or more years?
Why doesn't Apple tell you there is a security breach ie the flashback breach for 2 or 3 months after it was found?
And how many times has Itunes been conpromised? at least twice I believe. But that must be because they use Windows for their OS? This might be true as business know that the only business OS is Windows.
100 percent on Windows? Wow, that means there are non on Macs? Talk about hyperbole.
Have your opinion, but at least make an attempt to keep it truthfull.

Again, arguing that Apple can be cracked does not answer the question about Windows. Nor is arguing that Linux can be cracked a defense. Every time someone brings up the insecurities of Windows the answer is "well, Linux has been cracked" or "Apple's OSX has been cracked". Like my wife's argument that I snore is why she doesn't rinse her plate, it is not an argument; it's an evasion.

Why is it that you can download Malwarebytes in its current form and load it onto Windows XP as easily as Windows 8.1 and have it operate in exactly the same way; looking for exactly the same malware?

Why does Microsoft produce - and offer free for a download - an add-on product that removes malware instead of making their operating system less susceptable to malware. Why wouldn't they just fix the OS? And why doesn't MS include that product with their OS instead of making users discover it, download it, and install it themselves?

But, since several of you have brought up specific OS-X problems there is this: "... the Sophos survey, which is based on 100,000 users of its free Mac OS X antivirus software. Notably, Sophos found that only 2.7% of all scanned Macs harbored Mac-compatible malware, adware, or other suspicious software. (In comparison, some studies that estimate that nearly half of all Windows machines harbor such software.)..."

And really... try to actually respond to my points rather than simply point out problems elsewhere. Although, frankly, my wife can't do it, either. :)

Craig

Desert rat: you are funny. Maybe you protest to much? Why does Apple constantly ship security updates? Why is their browser the first to be cracked at all the hacker conventions where money is involved for the last 3 or 4 or more years?
Why doesn't Apple tell you there is a security breach ie the flashback breach for 2 or 3 months after it was found?
And how many times has Itunes been conpromised? at least twice I believe. But that must be because they use Windows for their OS? This might be true as business know that the only business OS is Windows.
100 percent on Windows? Wow, that means there are non on Macs? Talk about hyperbole.
Have your opinion, but at least make an attempt to keep it truthfull.