Vista only on a Mac - want to remove OS X

[solvs]

IE7 is really not that different. I would guess you have never done web development before.

Yes it is and yes I have.

 

[androvboy]

silly, ignorant, misinformed, or...?

You do come across a little ignorant.

Thanks guys - always nice to make a potential crossover user from Windows to Mac feel welcome over here. Glad to see you are not endorsing the opinion that Mac users are all elitist and blinkered.

I am posting in the "Windows on the Mac" part of the forum after all.

The more I get bullied into being made to feel I should use Mac OS the less I want to try it again. Frankly if it is going to make me have the attitudes of some of the people here, I think I would rather be a Windoze user.

I know from my own website stats the % of users on Apples and PC's, so I know which users pay my bills. And it is not the Mac punters.

And no I am not a web developer, apologies if that was implied, but I do update my own e-commerce websites and that takes maybe 5-10% of my working life. I am a jack off all trades. I am not a computer whizzkid - just a humble user that is happy with Windows and not seen anything in the Mac OS that justifies the extra time and expense of switching everything over.

There may be some nice bits in the MAC OS, but it will also restrict me in many ways as well.

 

[yellow]

There may be some nice bits in the MAC OS, but it will also restrict me in many ways as well.

Regardless, driver updates and firmware updates will require OS X, so you should REALLY keep at least a minimum installation handy.

 

[elppa]

And no I am not a web developer, apologies if that was implied, but I do update my own e-commerce websites and that takes maybe 5-10% of my working life.

That explains a bit more.

I would be a bit alarmed if someone who was a professonial developer was that dismissive of the Mac platform as it can run a lot of great software for web development, some of which comes bundled.

Ignorance is not always a bad thing (ignorance is bliss!?) — I know I am ignorant about plenty of things.

Many Apologies and Happy computing!

elppa

 

[wyatt23]

C'mon guys. I have a MacBook Pro 17. Had it for 12 months now. I purchased because the hardware reliability is excellent on all the reviews, and I wanted strong reliable kit.

I love the hardware, but cannot get on with Mac OS. I only boot into the MAC OS for bootcamp upgrades.

Steve Jobs got most of my cash and Bill Gates got a little bit. I have too many Windows programmes that I cannot be bothered to track down in Apple format and because I work on website development it is more important that I spot possible errors instantly for the 95% of website viewers that are using Explorer.

It does you guys no favours to always moan on about MAC OS is better, especially in this part of the forum. Thou doth protest too much.

i hate to break it to you, but according to the browser usage share ratings, internet explorer is dwindling from it's former grace...

these companies publish their results of the percentage of visitors to a group of web sites that use a particular browser.

the (edit: most recent) results: (according to cited sources on wikipedia)

w3 counter - 66.67%
net applications - 78.34%
adtech - 77%
thecounter.com - 83%
onestat.com - 85%

make way for gecko and webkit!

 

[thekiller]

Shame on you!

lol,,,,but that's his mac