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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. --- WWIVToss v.1.50* Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (1:261/1304.0) SEEN-BY: 3/0 633/267 280 640/954 712/0 620 771 848 @PATH: 261/1304 1 266/512 140/1 261/38 712/848 633/267 |
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