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Story: Apple warned over 'misleading' Power Mac speed claim

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Posted by: Phill Kenoyer (Saturday 12 June 2004, 12:23 AM)

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It's very funny to me how people will fight over what platform is better.

I use both Mac and WinTel every day (I run an ISP). I can tell you without a doubt that Mac's with OS X are many times better than the WinTel systems. But that's just me.

I come from a Unix background, and because of that I know how to use my computer efficiently. You just can't do the things you can do with Unix on WinTel. Simple things like changing your IP address is a chore in Windows. Even XP, although it's a lot quicker without the reboot.

As far as speed goes. I believe that the Mac's are faster than any other computers. Maybe not with some programs that are not optimized for the Mac platform. But when it comes to getting your work done, using the right tools, your going to be done quicker than a Windows user.

Another thing that I don't understand is the Windows users that are so against Macs, usually have never used Mac with OS X. Yet they still put them down. I guess that's called Faith.

Put it this way. I once had a job where I had the task of going to work at 5am to reboot all the Windows servers before the rest of the employees came in so there would not be any problems that day. Where I have a Linux system that has been running for 315 days serving 145 web sites on a 233MHz system with 128MB RAM. Stick that in your WinTel box and smoke it. (Mac's are just like FreeBSD/Linux but with a sane GUI.)

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Story: Apple warned over 'misleading' Power Mac speed claim

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  2. I believe it's a the Advertising Standards Authori... Terry Bain
  3. I think that that Apples G5 clime on the 64 bit pr... Anonymous
  4. There seems to be a preoccupation with telling App... Anonymous
  5. 'bout time! Anonymous
  6. Maybe the reason some people have a preoccupation... Brian Bulthuis
  7. You gotta wonder just how much flak this will caus... Kurt "I don't do Windows"
  8. Apple is still around? I thought they disappeared... Ben Kunz
  9. Car analogies again. Guess that what Mac users ar... Anonymous
  10. Found it funny that folks get all bent out of shap... windows ho-hum whatever
  11. If the Mac runs Windows better than half the PCs i... Anonymous
  12. Not 4GB, any 32-bit can address that much address... Anonymous
  13. Mac's suck anyway, who cares. Lance Collett
  14. >Apple is still around? I thought they disappeared... Anonymous
  15. >Mac's suck anyway, who cares. All computers suck.... Anonymous
  16. When Microsoft released the Vista Beta, there... iMac600
  17. I have to admit, I don't understand this case at a... Thomas Morrisey
  18. FREE - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. For 360 days. ht... Russ Williams
  19. It's very funny to me how people will fight over w... Phill Kenoyer
  20. Mac Users = Small Man Complex They are always tryi... Anonymous
  21. Hmmm...its been a year now since the introduction... Anonymous
  22. Reminds me of the little brat in the school-yard "... ebenezer scrooge
  23. *shrug* Mac and Linux still exist for one reason:... Tom
  24. I like macs because the GUI is so colorful and the... Anonymous
  25. Mac G5 = $1995+, Dell Dimension 8300 = $995+ See... Anonymous
  26. where did windows get its idea from?... oh ya - ap... pc's r 4 squares
  27. Dell= betta; sure,thats why they are such class le... James Hunt
  28. I don't know about Dell in the states but here in... Mike Donovan
  29. First off, any AMD Athlon 64 CPU can access OVER 4... Anonymous
  30. sherlock? chooser? its a telling clue to talk of g... Owen Smith
  31. This 'rejection was based on the PREVIOUS systems.... Anonymous
  32. there's no doubt that the AMD 64 is better value... Mike Donovan
  33. rofl g5 fast!!! no really im on the floor here,plz... thanos
  34. If you think those two "wins" are reason to cheer,... Jonny Wishbone
  35. > where did windows get its idea from?... oh ya -... Jonny WIshbone
  36. > I like macs because the GUI is so colorful and t... Jonny Wishbone
  37. Why do people think this is a winnable argument an... Ben Silverstein
  38. First of all I want to say that I'm a computer eng... Anonymous
  39. I use a Mac and a PC in everyday use, I find the M... Pete Smythe
  40. For many years now I have designed, developed, eng... John Doe
  41. Athlon 64 processor???? Thats in the home computi... Anonymous
  42. Well all said and done, Steve coundn't buy this ki... No Body
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