Anyway I have to buy a desktop now and I would like from an objective user if he recommends PC or Mac thinking in the best way to pass to 64 bits and the RAM limitations that I suppose will soon affect to the 32bit machines without troubles, being able as I need to have access to some multimedia resources with some flexibility (in this I am totally lost in view of the XP and Vista control panels in comparison with the maybe outdated, but at least for me more accessible and comprehensible previous OSs multimedia control) and of course hoping that most of the time to work with a computer tool is not to devote to the computer itself but to the thing you have to do.

Thanks, for what I can learn here…

Openly hostile for no reason? You must be referring to Mac haters, not me. The only reason that someone would think that what I say is unreasonable is if they have never used a machine with a Microsoft OS. Microsoft has gotten worse over the years, more problems, more of a hog on resources, more security flaws and then Vista flat out was not compatible with much of anything. I am not going to waste any more time with Microsoft.

As far as paying 75% more for a machine that does 25-50% less, I think you left off the “1″ and mistakenly used the word “less,” because surely you meant “125-150% more!” On top of that, the computers I purchase with MS operating systems have never been cheaper than an Apple machine. I don’t buy the cheap stuff, so if I am going to pay the same price I would rather have a machine that works. The only reason I haven’t done this previously is because I have so much invested in peripherals and software, but since those are not compatible might as well get a machine that works.

Like the new Mac commercials so appropriately say, the hype associated with Windows 7 has all been heard before, and there are always problems. So do yourself a favor and take this opportunity to move over to a Mac!

-Gene

…5 years after the abandoned some of their dumber business practices and their more insidious side has started to show clearly through. You might ALSO wanna look at the premier Office suite for Mac a little more closely; Redmond has it’s mark on the Apple platform too, and has had it for years so you’re not going to escape their “clutches” as easily as just switching OS’s.

For someone who encourages innovation you might also wanna look at what Apple does if you try and use their OS on other hardware; say, a processor that wasn’t made by Intel.

Have fun paying 75% more for a machine that does 25-50% less!

Windows 7 – Best operating system of all time..”

Let me guess – you held a Windows 7 release party. How much of the “best os in the world” koolaid did you serve up?

“people who required notebook had to go with Mac”
What? If they were using Windows, they could’ve stuck with XP in their notebook.

You sound like a Windows apologist that has never even touched a Mac. While Snow Leopard may have been an update, it focuses on improving performance, efficiency and reducing its overall memory footprint compared to its predecessor Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard”, rather than new end-user features. In some cases, as much as 7 gigs were freed up after the upgrade. While there are a few interface tweaks and additions, there is improvement in the 64 bit architecture, MS Exchange Support added, and improvements in the use of multicore processors. Besides, the quality of Leopard means that Snow Leopard did not need the the kind of major overhaul that is Windows 7. In my book, puts Snow Leopard well ahead of Windows 7. Enjoy your Vista Service Pack 7.

You say that you are a: “writer for a widely-read computer website”

You don’t say? Really? I would never have guessed that to be the case in a million years! You prove my point. Thank you.

You say: “it seems that there are not many readers”

Believe what you want, but in this niche I have far more readers than most, and whether you like it or not this is an extremely influential blog that readers a readership you couldn’t possibly imagine.

I think it is clear who needs to do some fact checking.

-Gene

Apparently you haven’t heard that Microsoft allowed any users the oppurtunity to test Windows 7 before launch, something you won’t see Apple doing anytime soon. I don’t have to defend Vista to a Machoholic, you’ve made up your opinion about Microsoft. Luckily, it seems that there are not many readers or commenters here, so your anti-Windows rubbish will reach very few. As a writer for a widely-read computer website, I think you’d be curious to know that I consistently receive nothing but praise concerning Windows 7 from both Mac fanboys and Windows users. I guess not everybody who uses a Mac is as biased as you appear to be.

Believe what you want, but I am a Vista user and I hate Vista. I know no one who has used Vista that likes Vista. The fact that there are any supporters of the obviously flawed Vista is astounding. Are you all getting paid by Microsoft to go around and promote Vista and Windows 7?

Others can believe what they want, but it is extraordinarily curious that folks are saying how wonderful Windows 7 is and how they have used it and love it even BEFORE it has been released. So either they are lying or they for some reason had access to Windows 7 prior to release, which would suggest they are beta testers, tech reviewers or Microsoft cronies who were given early copies for the purpose of promoting the release.

I will also just point out “Fact Checker” that you did not address any of the flaws I mentioned in my response to Toby. So your comment here is really much ado about nothing, and not based on any factual reality.

-Gene

One more thing I don’t think that Win 7 release will help Apple’s sales in fact I think its gonna hurt in the notebook sales. Vista wasn’t good with notebook and Linux isn’t use friendly, that’s why lots of people switched to Apple, people who required notebook had to go with Mac. But now things has changed. Windows 7 works fine with notebook, so nobody needs to spend $1,100 on Mac when they can get much faster notebook with Windows 7 on half the price. Its just common sense specially in this tough economic time. Why would someone who isn’t die hard Mac fan will buy it when notebook with Win 7 is available on half the price.

Besides new version on Snow Leopard sucks, its more like a Service Pack, which Microsoft offers as free upgrade.

Problems with Vista? Don’t tell me you are a Microsoft defender? No need to Google anything. Vista is horribly flawed as an operating system for many, many reasons, including the fact that cut and paste does not reliably work, Internet Explorer crashes constantly, many peripherals are not compatible with Vista, much software is not compatible with Vista, customized software business software I need for patent searching is not compatible with Vista, Vista machines have destroyed several external hard drives, Vista machines have destroyed a series of wireless mice and a series of keyboards, Toshiba prevents access to be able to downgrade from Vista, there are extreme security holes, Vista unnecessarily hogs tremendous resources and on and on and on…

If you need me to explain the problems of Vista you obviously have never used a Vista machine, or perhaps you have never used a non-Vista machine, thereby having nothing to compare to.

I have no intention of paying $2,000 for a computer, and thankfully that will not be necessary when I purchase an Apple. I will, however, get a computer that will last for many years longer than a PC using the MS operating system de jour.

So tell me, why exactly does my preference for an Apple computer or just a computer that reliably works without bugs cause you so much distress?

-Gene