Switch From Microsoft to Apple?
We've been using MS computers for 18 years now, but I'm thinking of switching to Apple. The reason is I get so many confusing software updates & problems. For instance, MS recently wanted to install...
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I have been using computers for a long time (took a FORTRAN class back in 1965) so have a little experience with the OS religious wars (Windows vs MAC vs LINUX vs a whole host of other OS's).
Fell in love with Microsoft when I put an IBM DOS floppy into an early clone and it actually worked. Never seen anything like that before.
For years I used Windows as my desktop machine and flavors of Unix for a backend machine. Tried flavors of desktop Linux such as Red Hat and Ubuntu. Like Windows for the front end, just did not run across a unix front end that matched it for general use. The unix systems would work great till I wanted to add some new capability. Then I had to put on my geek hat and make it happen. Could do what I wanted, but this was not a task for the person who just wants to write a document, edit a picture, or get the bills out.
Finally, gave in last year and bought a Mac because I just haven't bought into Win 8 (not so much a critisisim of Win 8 as of me).
Have to say I like the Mac. The change over was relatively easy. I love having the terminal where I can go into Unix shell as opposed to the DOS shell. Still have a Windows 7 laptop that I can use if I need windows (not sure why I would want to pay enough money to add windows to my Mac, that I could buy a cheap laptop and network the two together).
Bottom line is I like my Mac. It is more expensive, but I now think it is worth it. Moving off of Windows was not that hard and it has not been a one way move. Can always go back. Will this be my last change, who knows? Ten years ago, I was really happy with my 18' bumper pull, now I have a Bounder Gas and am happy. May decide I "need" a DP someday. Life is full of these sort of changes.
Fell in love with Microsoft when I put an IBM DOS floppy into an early clone and it actually worked. Never seen anything like that before.
For years I used Windows as my desktop machine and flavors of Unix for a backend machine. Tried flavors of desktop Linux such as Red Hat and Ubuntu. Like Windows for the front end, just did not run across a unix front end that matched it for general use. The unix systems would work great till I wanted to add some new capability. Then I had to put on my geek hat and make it happen. Could do what I wanted, but this was not a task for the person who just wants to write a document, edit a picture, or get the bills out.
Finally, gave in last year and bought a Mac because I just haven't bought into Win 8 (not so much a critisisim of Win 8 as of me).
Have to say I like the Mac. The change over was relatively easy. I love having the terminal where I can go into Unix shell as opposed to the DOS shell. Still have a Windows 7 laptop that I can use if I need windows (not sure why I would want to pay enough money to add windows to my Mac, that I could buy a cheap laptop and network the two together).
Bottom line is I like my Mac. It is more expensive, but I now think it is worth it. Moving off of Windows was not that hard and it has not been a one way move. Can always go back. Will this be my last change, who knows? Ten years ago, I was really happy with my 18' bumper pull, now I have a Bounder Gas and am happy. May decide I "need" a DP someday. Life is full of these sort of changes.
