The only real good reason I can see for having a Mac, or eMac, or whatever the heck they choose to call it now, is for video editing and the like. The downside to those things is that when you want a better computer, you have to throw it out and waste more money buying a new one. Other than that, I guess Macs are alright, but I wouldn't use one regularly.
I still prefer Linux. It's on PCs, it's free, and open source, which means THOUSANDS of advantages over Microsoft's products. It still has to catch up with it in combatibility, though.
I think that when people get used to the navigational aspect of Microsoft Windows, then they like it better. If u use a mac for a while, u would most likely like it better cause thats what ur used to. What I hate: they are anti-piracy monkees (like someone said before) they were idiots with the ussue when someone made "Mikerowsoft.com" and Microsoft was angry that the website was so similar. I hate some of XP with all of their damn popup messages, so i turned everything back to old school windows style. What I like: I've had windows for years and enjoyed it. I wouldn't be able to get used to a Mac or any other type of system for a long time so naturally I stick with Windows. No system can be perfect. But I like Windows 2000 and some parts of XP like the new sign-on system.
well so far in 2 years nothing serious has gone wrong with XP im happy i get new updates all the time antivirus scanners etc so yer i like it
Me and my friend were in the mall and we touched the mouse of one computer on a stand that was showcasing XP. A blue screen of death instantly popped up and we couldn't stop laughing. Much like that clip. I haven't had any prolbems with XP on my computer, though. Microsoft, although monopolizings b*stards, are ok.
And a need to buy that new RAM of 256mb Microsoft supports and Intel's new P4@ 3.6 GHz and that ATI radeon 9999 at 512 MB Microsoft gives just for $500 with the newest WInXP pack.
Linux has been free for ever. It's the different versions (i.e. Red Hat, SuSE, etc.) that you have to pay for. [/b][/quote] You can get allmost every dist free, but the most one have packets to buy, so you can get support and ..
You can get allmost every dist free, but the most one have packets to buy, so you can get support and .. [/b][/quote] True. Most Linux distributers have their latest versions on their sites in ISOs.But they include only the plain program.
True. Most Linux distributers have their latest versions on their sites in ISOs.But they include only the plain program. [/b][/quote] If you just want to try Linux, i can recommend Linux Knoppix (can be found on http://www.knoppix.net) It's a dist that boots from the cd. The system just exists when the computer is turned on. When the system is booting it recognizes all the hardware automatic, and you will get a full graphical linuxsystem