Class Discussion

[LilKat]

I'm doing a disscusion in my Computer Science class on Apple computers. Can you please answer a few questions for me to help me out?

1) What are your likes and disikes about Apple computersand PC running Windows computers?

2) Did you try Apple and a PC running Windows?

3) Why did you buy the one you did?

Thank you so very much for your time and understanding,
Katharine

[Hack]

Welcome to the forums Katharine

Discussions on Mac vs Windows are actually pretty common around these parts.

Here are a couple of threads that you might find interesting reading.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=518652
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=514056

[mendhak]

1) What are your likes and disikes about Apple computersand PC running Windows computers?

Control. I like the control I have with Windows, I don't like the lack of it with Apple products.

2) Did you try Apple and a PC running Windows?

Yes, every day.

3) Why did you buy the one you did?

It's my job.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I can't say that I have recently used Apple products of any sort, so my information on macs is way out of date. However, I have three or four networked PCs running VB.NET programs. While I might be able to use some software on a mac to do the same thing, I'd have to be totally insane to dump my current investment to replace the same functionality just for a brand name.

[alex_read]

I've tried, and am impressed with both, but from a work environment point of view, I would say that users are generally more familiar with Windows environments (having learnt this in previous jobs or from colleges), and that (as pointed out above), you have far more admin tools to help sort issues with it (and furthering that statement, there's more Internet newsgroups when something does go wrong).

For those reasons I stick with Windows generally. The exception would be if I was managing a graphics/art/designer shop as many of those people will have trained on, and prefer Macs to do their work. In that case I would stick with Windows but give those people Macs specifically.

[Hack]

Graphics and desktop publishing folks seem to favor Macs in the corporate world.

In nearly all Corporate Communication departments that I've seen, or been in contact with, Macs are very prevelant.