Dvorak Praises the Mac
Pigs fly, Hell gets chilly and Jobs wears a different shirt
Monday, July 30, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
For years now, noted PC technology columnist John Dvorak has had nothing but pure disdain for the Macintosh platform, and Apple in general. He didn't like the idea of the OS, the entire philosophy behind the design, and don't get him started on the one-button mouse. Dvorak has made a bit of a career out of antagonizing particularly fanatical portions of the computing universe (he likes to poke at Linux users a lot too), but finally decided to quit his complaining and actually USE a computer he had spent so many years tearing down.
The result? He actually liked it! For a job he took recently, he was given the option of having a PC or a Mac, he went with a Mac, and after several months of use is ready to share his thoughts.
Reply #2 Monday, July 30, 2007 11:44 AM
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Reply #4 Monday, July 30, 2007 11:23 PM
ANY OS, is better then Mac OS. Mac OS has potential, but like Linux on desktop, it has a LONG LONG LONG way to go. (Linux is closer to the goal then Mac OS X)
I would guess that our dear old friend was paid by Apple to say their product is good.
Reply #5 Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:00 AM
Yes and no to your statment.
I have been using windows since 3.11 and are currently using both Vista and XP Prp.
I am just as well using Linux, currently the Ubuntu 7.06 system, and I have had some experiences with MAC OS X.
I agree with you in that MAC OS is VERY far from being eanything we want to use dauly. But when it comes to producing something, MAC still does a good job, then again, its actually a Linux now
Well in any case, here are my experiences with the 3 OS we talk about::
Windows - Easy to use, works with everything we want it to, and good for gaming
Linux - Nice to use for those whom does not mind learning how to do most things themselves, but if you do VEEEERY nice to use.
MAC - hmm good for music pr pictures creation and editation.. but nothing else. looks good, thats just about it.
But mind you though, MAC have never proclaimed to be a HOME machine, its a PRO mashine. Problem is that the people normally using it is FAR from pro
Thats all I have to say, and please... instead of making a big drama about the differences in OS, why not see what we can use and try to combine them instead
Best Regards
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Reply #1 Monday, July 30, 2007 10:59 AM
Not the dark side!