Why Macs are better than PC's?

[H2SO4]

Because that is what maximize is: make the window big enough to fit all content. Otherwise it should read 'fill screen'.

Ignoring we’re even talking about computers, I read the word ‘maximise' to mean as big as possible. Even if we take your definition it’s still worong.
Open text edit on a system that runs the old way. Type 4 lines of text. The window expands to more than the size needed for those 4 lines.

 

[crjackson2134]

It's funny to watch. All these MS/Windows advocates wasting their time posting on a Pro Mac forum. I think I'll pop over to some windows-centric forums and start wasting my time by trash talking a bunch of Windows lovers. Yeah, that's productive and useful.

If you guys hate Mac so much, then remove the thorn from your side and stop using it.

 

[bladerunner2000]

It's funny to watch. All these MS/Windows advocates wasting their time posting on a Pro Mac forum. I think I'll pop over to some windows-centric forums and start wasting my time by trash talking a bunch of Windows lovers. Yeah, that's productive and useful.

If you guys hate Mac so much, then remove the thorn from your side and stop using it.

You're the first person to use the word hate in this thread. There's no trash talking here either. I think your only trying to MAKE trash talking and hate actually happen in a thread where pros and cons are being discussed in a pretty civilised manner.

 

[tony3dd]

Interface with those while running OSX or booted into Windows? Macs interface with nowhere near as much industrial process as PCs do. The difference in this field is staggering. This is todays equiopment too, if you’re talking legacy process control and business software the disparity is even worse.

Really. I want you to name specific manufacturing processes that the Mac cannot interface with, because in CNC numeric control that simplest does no exhist.

 

[ilikewhey]

Interface with those while running OSX or booted into Windows? Macs interface with nowhere near as much industrial process as PCs do. The difference in this field is staggering. This is todays equiopment too, if you’re talking legacy process control and business software the disparity is even worse.

hence why i said his situation is a case by case example, i used to perform physics calculation and experiments for engineering and the lab only have pc.

 

[zone23]

OSX is better because I can compile Android ROMs on it. You can also use Linux, but you can't use Windows.

 

[Sko]

Even if we take your definition it’s still wrong.
Open text edit on a system that runs the old way.

If 'old way' refers to the days before Mac OS X, I'm not. It's just a different approach to window handling. And I'm sad Mac OS X abandons it bit by bit.

 

[H2SO4]

Really. I want you to name specific manufacturing processes that the Mac cannot interface with, because in CNC numeric control that simplest does no exhist.

Know what I thought was funny. Seeing those new Mac Pros being made on processes using PCs and not Macs.

 

[\-V-/]

Viruses. Case closed.

If you're even mildly competent at using computers in this day and age, this is really a non-issue for Windows. Macs may not get viruses, but they still get various malware. I've had to remove said malware from friend and family Macs because they aren't the aforementioned mildly competent computer users I spoke of. They like to click on and download everything under the sun without thinking about it. And like another used said ... this entire topic is subjective. You use what works best for you.

 

[tony3d]

Know what I thought was funny. Seeing those new Mac Pros being made on processes using PCs and not Macs.

Get real here. Give me a specific manufacturing process the Mac can't interface with! Or can't you think of any? Do actually know anything about manufacturing? I worked with CNC controllers for the past 25 years, and can guarantee you there is not one controller made today that can't be interfaced with a Mac!

 

[ilikewhey]

Get real here. Give me a specific manufacturing process the Mac can't interface with! Or can't you think of any? Do actually know anything about manufacturing? I worked with CNC controllers for the past 25 years, and can guarantee you there is not one controller made today that can't be interfaced with a Mac!

i don't get the point of this thread anymore, are you here to argue with your boss's kid ( which i don't recommend since he is your boss's kid, i'm not dumb enough to go piss off my boss's kid but thats just me) or are you here to vent to us with this debate that has been going on since the beginning of mac vs pc. literally you will get this argument with very similar answer if you google mac vs pc.

 

[gpzjock]

I run a Hackintosh with Yosemite on it, I prefer Mac OS X to any Windows OS. That is only my preference, everyone has their own. I may dual boot Win 10 on it too, so I can use Solidworks for work in the future.

 

[skaertus]

There is no simple answer. And probably there is no better. There may be a better for you.

If you want to play games, or use an office suite, then a PC running Windows is probably your best choice. If you want to edit photos or videos, then perhaps you would prefer a Mac. If you are browsing the Internet, you can use either, you may prefer the "Mac experience" or you may go with a touch-screen PC, for instance.

 

[sartrekid]

Get real here. Give me a specific manufacturing process the Mac can't interface with! Or can't you think of any? Do actually know anything about manufacturing? I worked with CNC controllers for the past 25 years, and can guarantee you there is not one controller made today that can't be interfaced with a Mac!

I don't see where H2SO4 said that you couldn't do these tasks on OS X. He/she just said that Windows was defacto used - at least in part - during the manufacturing process for the new Mac Pros a few years back. Perhaps they simply preferred the software available on Windows (XP it was) for these particular tasks at the time. It could be for a number of reasons. That particular software preference doesn't translate to it being the best or only option. It simply means using that particular software on Windows XP was their choice then. Who knows what they're using now? It could be a native solution.

The answers in this thread - and others like it - just demonstrate clearly that a truly persuasive argument for or against one operating system versus another can't be had due to its highly subjective nature.

Your best argument when confronting your boss' son is to not have an argument at all.

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

As you know my opinion by now, both operating systems are now so similar. Split view, virtual desktops, minimalist browsers, closer to the metal graphics APIs, Exposé animations, translucent effects, dark mode, fast searching, online stores.

Now it's all about apps not OS. But there is one very major thing that keeps me productive on OSX. The Finder is so much easier to navigate than File Explorer and colour labels are part of the office/studio workflow.

 

[sartrekid]

As you know my opinion by now, both operating systems are now so similar. Split view, virtual desktops, minimalist browsers, closer to the metal graphics APIs, Exposé animations, translucent effects, dark mode.

Now it's all about apps not OS. But there is one very major thing that keeps me productive on OSX. The Finder is so much easier to navigate than File Explorer and colour labels are part of the office/studio workflow.

Combined with the Alfred app/Powerpack addition it's an even greater experience!

 

[dukebound85]

One thing I HATE about windows is that when you get the system update prompt, there is no way to ignore it to install at your own pace. It is either now, in 10 min, or 4 hrs and in my experience, selecting 4hrs will still have it pop up again after 10 min. I hate that

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

Combined with the Alfred app/Powerpack addition it's an even greater experience!

It's all about Solitaire

 

[lowendlinux]

I can't help but wonder about these so call "IT" guys now a days. Please pardon me as I'm only of average intelligence. First when I click the so called green button all my apps go full screen not sure what your talking about. Second I can resize a window by grabbing on any side just like your beloved windows. My fonts look fine not blurry at all. And last apps that are running have a little dot under them. Maybe you should step back and rethink your actual "IT" level, stick with windows.

It's fairly recent that that is the case.

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Simply put Macs aren't better than PC's but that really doesn't matter

 

[crjackson2134]

It's all about Solitaire

You nailed it

 

[JCrz]

and why would you be worried about virus on your work computer, are you going on fb and inappropriate sites at work?

It's common knowledge that there are plenty of ways to get viruses other than "[Facebook] and inappropriate sites".

 

[JCrz]

Never had one in all the years I’ve been running it. Most of those without virus protection.

So you're sure you don't have any viruses even though you've never done a scan? That's right—because viruses always pop up and announce themselves so you know they're there.

 

[JCrz]

It's all about Solitaire

And Minesweeper!

 

[JCrz]

Windows is better because machines come pre-installed with 30-day trials of dozens of different software. It's fun to manually uninstall each one and look for places they've left fragments behind (like the Registry and file system).

Windows 8 also has two user interfaces—one with tiles and the other one that looks like the older Windows 7. Launch an application and maximize it so you can wind up in the old interface. It's fun to wonder why everything suddenly changed.

You also get to purchase a virus scanner which gives you friendly reminders every day or every week to update. And you don't have to worry about going full-speed (dangerous!) because that scanner will slow you down and interrupt you (when it's not crashing your system but that's okay because the boot screen is cool). There's probably a free 30-day trial already preinstalled when you bought your Windows machine; just pay for the full version.

Also, you learn a lot by trying to figure out how to do regular backups in Windows. It's great. Digging around and Googling for basic information is fun. Or just spend more money and buy a backup tool.

 

[ron7624]

Ok guys, I need your best arguments why Macs are better than PC's. Going over to my wife's bosses house tonight, and her kid is a PC NUT! Already was warned that he will rip me apart the moment I walk in the door. I need really good ammo! Not the normal stuff. This kid is an avid gamer, and he probably has me there. OMG MY GOD I'm dreading this! LOK!

Yeah, agree with others here in that Windows is better for gaming. So compliment him on his abilities as a gamer and let him know that the Mac is better for the work environment that you live in. Then let him know that there is room in this wonderful world for choice and using the os and computer style that suits your lifestyle. There is no right or wrong, just use what works best for your needs. Hopefully that will shut him up. Lol