(November 4, 2011 at 11:01 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Also, to anyone who knows an ounce of technical knowledge, the difference between a Mac and a PC is like the difference between Adidas and Shoes.
From a hardware point of view, that is absolutely true, though in the Mac world the hardware is far more homogenous than in the PC world. Nowadays, hardware-wise, a Mac is nothing more than a PC with better-than-average design and construction - and you can certainly buy a PC of equal quality if you're willing to spend the money (which I'll note, most people aren't).
The real difference between the two is the operating system and the universe of software that runs on MacOS / Windows / Linux etc. MacOS has one advantage in that the operating system and the hardware are both produced / designed by the same entity. There isn't the huge variety of hardware in the Mac universe as there is in the PC universe - and the resulting quality control advantages should be fairly obvious.
I don't personally have a ton of recent experience using a Mac. I'm no Windows fanboy either, but I can say that a Windows PC can "just work" - provided one follows safe computing practices. Everyone around me seems to have a plethora of problems, I don't. Then again, I don't blindly install software of dubious origin and utility just for the hell of it either. If it ain't broke, I don't fuck with it.
As I said, I am no Windows fanboy. In my opinion, Windows 7 was the first version where Microsoft finally approximated doing it right, at least from the my perspective as the family helpdesk. I get far fewer cries for help from those who are using 7 than XP, and it's certainly not because they're more technology literate.
So yeah, comparing the two is a bit like comparing Adidas to shoes. What's the best tool for the job? The one that runs the software you need it to run - which means that unless you are a gamer or have specific application needs, either will do just fine. (For some definitions of "fine", that is).
