Apple vs. PC

[_Rave_]

Now clearly I am a PC Fanboy but for any of you devs out there the Win Phone 7 has 90% of the coding the same for the phone, the PC, and the Xbox.

Apple doesn't.

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[Flying Ace]

Iphone ftw

PC ftw  if you are a hardcore gamer and going to spend a lot of money on gaming you will use a pc not mac, macs suck at gaming

also macs can't even open an EXE. WTF!?!

[Sirrus]

I have yet to have problems with my Mac, though I know it is possible. Most of you probably haven't had much PC troubles, but your PC be troublesome.

I'm an intelligent person, I can recognize when my computer isn't operating like it should. I think it's funny how people always post pictures in Mac vs. PC threads yet rarely propose an intelligent argument supporting their opinion.

Here, I'll give you five big reasons PCs are better than macs.

Versatility.
PC runs on just about any system ever, and they don't lock there OS down to their own hardware. Hell, I don't even think Microsoft makes computer parts. They even allow their OS to be run on Apple's hardware (which is another point all in its own, if Macs are so damn great why do you need boot camp?)

Compatibility.
Windows runs more software, period. Windows is compatible with more hardware. For every program that is written exclusively for the Mac, Windows probably has hundreds of variations of the same software. Some professional by major companies that cost bookoo bucks, some by indie developers for $10 and probably a lot of freeware. Also, I shouldn't need to mention games but Windows runs thousands if not hundreds of thousands of games. The games that can be run on a mac are eclipsed thousandfold by the ones that can be run on a PC.

Ease of use.
Yeah I said it. I think PCs are easier to use than Macs. This may be a more personal thing, but if you're willing to invest two seconds of brain usage into the learning how to use a PC, then it will work just as fine as your mac. "Everything just works", you make me sick. Besides, a great deal of Mac vs PC ads on TV are based on PCs as they were 5-10 years ago, or when you buy a PC through a store like Best Buy. A lot of the problems with PCs are problems only for the lowest common denominator of PC users.

Power/Price Ratio.
Even buying prebuilt, you can get a computer that is way more powerful than a Mac, and if you decide to build your own computer, than you can destroy Macs in specs. I mean, the cheapest iMac is $1200. With that kind of money, I could build a computer that would be able to max several current games at once.

Peripheral Interface.
Projectors. Monitors. Keyboards. Mouses. Cameras. You name it, and it will work better with a PC than it does with a Mac. For everything that you would expect a normal PC to hook up with, there is a $20 ($50 if it's an official Apple peripheral) to let your Mac hook up to it.


Good?

[_Rave_]

Good?

Good.

[Moybus]

You shouldn't be offended by pictures, especially if you think that they're wrong.

Once again you're plucking words out of thing air, just as in the previous "Mac vs. PC" thread. I never said it offended me.

You haven't made an intelligent argument either.

???

Woah

Anyways, this is dumb. Even PC users know that Microsoft almost completely ripped off Apple's GUI design. Apple's marketing campaign is vicious, but that's life in the big city.

Also, Apple isn't "restrictive". They have these things we call copyrights to protect their ideas. (My magnetic no-trip laptop charger has saved my ass a ton, and they know it. They're going to keep that idea to themselves, it's just logical.)


Anyways, Microsoft makes great products and so does Apple. If you're going to insult Apple because they name a product "iPad", I really think you should atleast TRY to get some better arguments. (LALLALALA I CANT HEAR YOU doesn't count)

If you're going to go "No that's not intelligent, it supports Apple stupid!", then there's really not much I can do.



Fake edit:

Many people dual boot with PCs. It's an option that Mac's would fall short on if they didn't have. And many people pose PC's ability to dual boot as a pro. So "Macs must suck because they let you run Windows" is a considerably flawed argument. (Don't believe me? Go take a quick look through the last Mac vs. PC thread)

Despite PC's larger program-base, I really don't find myself going "Darnit, if only I had a PC!" too often. (And for when I do, VMware Fusion!)

I've used Windows years before Mac, and still do use it occasionally. It's not difficult to use, but I really do prefer Mac. Just like you, that's a personal thing.

I can't and won't try to deny Macs are pricey, lol.

Projectors - I actually did buy a cable to hook up to one, but that's only because my computer is simply too thin to house a VGA port. On thicker models and desktops, you don't have the problem. It was 30 bucks from Apple, btw.
Monitors - Same cable
Mice & Keyboards - I've never heard of a mouse or keyboard that uses something non usb/bluetooth. And if you mean those dinosaur mice that have those circular plugs, don't even start. I don't even think a modern PC has that port.
Cameras - Never seen a camera that doesn't use mini usb, and they all come with mini usb to usb cables.


But yeah, that's good.

[Oasis]

You haven't made an intelligent argument either.

???

:D

[Sandvich]

PC = Games
Mac = research

Yes

[dkamm65]

Apple should just stick to making MP3 players.

[Inv3rted]

I like how you didn't touch on the biggest flaws of Macs: hardware incompatibility and overpricing.

Until that's fixed OSX will always be inferior.

[SWSOE]

A friend of mine crashed 4 or 5 macs in one class period last year.  The lab with those macs were soon replaced with machines with Windows on them.

[JakDaStripR]

That's nothing. I once downloaded craploads of research onto every computer at my school. I had the research as a background, and everything. But when they got Windows, that was blocked.

[_Rave_]

That's nothing. I once downloaded craploads of research onto every computer at my school. I had the research as a background, and everything. But when they got Windows, that was blocked.

I feel my allegiance is swaying because of that.

Just kiddin.