No I meant, thick wooden objects get snapped. Some of the moves can be very rough.
Who operates and loads the aircraft? Gorillas and Elephants?.
Sounds like the RAF needs better pilots and crews.
They were not using anything more complex than Quark or Photoshop, but Windows has needs and got in one's face far too much.
I'm still not getting a picture though (namely in terms of the actual hardware and OS/server configurations if present). Basically, was it on enterprise hardware (gets more validation testing than the consumer grade gear), and what sort of IT customization may have been in place (or not), as well as the configurations (single machines vs. networked, or even if clusters were involved). Granted, for the applications you've listed, I'd expect it to be rather simple, but the details help immensely. Time frame would as well (i.e. past versions of Windows were horrible, as things did tend to break often).
One commentator has described the difference between Windows and OS X is like that between a boy scout with a lifetime supply of chocolate covered coffee beans and a well trained English Butler.
I like it.
As per now however, I don't even see the budget boxes as the Boyscout with chocolate covered coffee beans - more like a soldier with plenty of ration cans, but no way to open them.
But this tends to be due to the hardware selected in my experience (drivers suck/unstable signals, and result in all kinds of aggravation).
Yes quite often the human factor is the weakest link, but again we live in a real world rather than a theoretical one and Windows just has far too many shortcomings for me ... and many others. Cheaper yes, but at what price?
As mentioned previously, "You get what you pay for" comes to mind, and I definitely believe in this one. But this is applicable everywhere, even within the Windows world (i.e. enterprise vs. consumer gear, particularly the cheap consumer boxes). The differences in my experience are incredible - they've been that drastic, though admittedly, it was more obvious in the not too distant past (can still happen, but the companies that produce gear like this is shrinking from what I can tell, due to the ODM system).
But this applies to the electronics industry in general, not just computers, let alone those that run a particular OS.
But hey, we're drifting to Windows vs. OS X. A battle that can't be fought as there simply is no good or bad, no right or wrong, no silver bullet.
I agree.
It's up to the user to figure out the best fit for their particular needs. Not always easy for those without the skills/correct information pertinent to their requirements though, and seems to be a big part of why these sorts of threads/discussions come up.
And all these PC user haters saying "you bought a Mac, you idiot" just don't seem to get that. Inferiority complex or something like that, I don't know.
Unfortunately, this goes both ways (Mac users' statements can be seen as a Superiority Complex without any regard to the specific circumstances/needs).
