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echo: bbs_carnival
to: Eric Oulashin
from: Jimmy Mac
date: 2013-12-24 17:04:54
subject: Re: IBM

EO> I'm a Windows/Linux PC user, but I think the Mac platform has its merits.
EO> One thing I like about OS X is that most Mac applications are
EO> self-contained, which has a couple of advantages. One is that there is no
EO> "DLL Hell" like there is in Windows and Linux. Also,
software management
EO> is a lot easier than on Windows or Linux. Typically, to install software
EO> you just copy it to the Applications folder; to un-install it, simply
EO> delete it. Some software does have an installer, but the majority of Mac
EO> software doesn't (at least from what I've observed).
EO> 
EO> I've owned a couple Macs, briefly, but I've never really found the Mac
EO> platform compelling enough to switch over from Windows/Linux. I like to
EO> be able to customize my PC more than Macs allow, and not having to pay
EO> Apple lots of money to fix little problems.

Great points! That does make it easier. I'm just very resistant to being
forced to support different products that I don't have certifications in.
My biggest gripe though is that MS has made such a drastic change to the
GUI in Windows 8 that most of my clients don't want it. 


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