Windows Better than Mac

rocco it isnt visita its vista i have vista used to have mac it rubbish vista is alot easier and faster if you have a good pc but if you have some old one it wont run properly

I used windows for 10 years, and then i switched to mac. Im staying here. However I want to know why some people still think that windows is better. Dont say more ppl have it because thats not a reason and it makes no difference since files and networks are compatible for both.

Mac would do much better if they made things cheeper. I think that if pc and mac were the same prices that people would use mac. Has anyone tryed Linux? It is Great for the price!
Cheers!

“i think mac is better because no viruses and windows has a ton!@@# So yeah”

I love how ignorant Mac users are, Mac has viruses, period. To think that with the ever growing popularity in Macs that no hacker has made a virus for their OS it ludicrous. Actually there are thousands now. The thing is windows admits this is a problem for their OS so they find viruses and fix them, also there’s a wide range of security and anti-spyware software available to windows users. Mac is the only OS that refuses to acknowledge this problem, they think they are immune. Even the more secure OS’s like Linux, BSD, Solaris, and Unix have anti-virus software. You know what happens when you call in to apple saying you have a virus on your iMac? The operator laughs at you and calls you an idiot. The problem with apple is that they’re greedy as !@#$ they made the executive decision for us that we don’t need the ability to choose what we do and do not want. You can’t use any other brand of computer with their OS, there’s infinite problems using any apple product with anything other than a Mac. Quicktime is the biggest culprit with all the bugs and blue screens. Plus you only get 1 free support call to them then you have to start paying them to get help because their product is faulty. They just don’t care about their customers. Sure they have sexy sleek and cool products but what good are they when they break and you’re left helpless or with empty pockets?

P.S. – I have never supported Apple by buying one of their products all this info is from seeing every apple product my friends and family have bought being broken or buggy and seeing them try to get it fixed. The only time they receive help is when their extended warranty with Futureshop or BestBuy covers their problem

Macs are for ignorant computer users with a lot of money.

Windows is far better than Mac because Windows is the most widely used and it allows for better programming. NASA, the US Army, just about every major company, or corporation in the world is using Windows. MAc is for the art losers who just need to do things like modify pics, make lousy home videos, etc.

ok…mac isnt better, not because more people use windows, or because its more reliable…i would say both os’s have their major faults when it comes to reliability…however i say windows is better cause its filing system is more user friendly, it makes more sense than a macs…and the files of course can be stored and organized faster, and easier! im not saying macs filing system is bad…just absolutely rediculasly confusing. ive also noticed, when you delete a file on mac, its gone, forever! no getting it back! windows runs faster, look at the benchmarks people, and everytime i use leopard…yes i own mac safari, garage band, and imovie constantly goes no responsive and i find myself looking at help files every 3 seconds…i also found out that safari RUNS SLOWER than explorer. MAC DROLL AND WINDOWS RULES

Okay, Mat, shows how much you know because Solaris is more used as a server not an OS. Linux and Unix are basically the same thing and BSD is a Unix/Linux distributor.

Viruses are created by the same companies that make the anti-virus programs. Macs do have viruses, but not nearly as much as Windows. Like Conor says, it’s because Windows has more users.

And the fact that Windows has more users doesn’t mean shit because there are tons of operating systems out there that are better than both Windows and Mac and the majority of people haven’t heard of. And by the way, the US government and NASA may have Windows in their offices, but they tend to store and do more important things on Linux/Unix.

Anyway, neither is better than the other. I have a Mac Leopard and Windows XP (have and will eventually again dabble with Unix/Linux) I prefer Mac, but that’s just because of the kind of work I do, which is art and music. Macs have better sound and graphics. It also provides less problems because it doesn’t have all that extra crap running that Windows does, which makes it simpler to use. Plus, I prefer the Mac GUI to any other. However, Windows is more compatible, so gaming is the main thing it’s good for. And like the topic of this, Windows is more secure because it has so many security programs pre-installed. (Then again that could also be a drawback because it could block a lot of things you do and slow processing time.) I generally use my Mac for anything art, picture, music and video related and Windows for gaming, websurfing, and word documenting/Excel/Powerpoint.

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One more thing. I also read a news article that said that research showed that Mac users are smarter (with higher education) and more computer savvy.

It also said, Mac users have a higher income, so that might also be why.

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Just thought I’d throw that out there.

macs>windows. most people who hate macs have never tried them? User friendly windows? pfft windows (especially vista) is a bugging piece of crap compared to OSX. FIght all you want, as a windows user for 17 years, I recently switched to Mac and honestly wish I would of earlier. I also have windows on the new macbook but I rarely ever need it, maybe off and on for a windows-based program. that’s it.

well rocco you’re not too bright. a Mac can run any windows processing system, including xp and vista, unlike windows which can only run itself.

Parallels supports windows system on a Macintosh computer. I have it, I use it. Its simple and easy. You can have both and not worry. And believe me, its hard to make a virus for a mac. I cannot even find a working extension to make one work. the closest you can get to doing anything similar to a virus is using Script Editor. And that cannot do much. My opinion: Mac is good, Windows is good. Windows has more virus’s but Macintosh is overpriced. Just buy Parallels if you have a mac and have both. Then you can use Windows on your mac. Simple.

oh just a little addon i really like blue’s comment i wish mac and pc would merge and stop all this os war

alright, the way i see it is mac is good, i have only used it once so im not going to say im an expert but a lot of people are either big mac fans or big windows fans
but unlike windows mac makes its own computers so they know what type of hardware will actually work and theres no constant lack of RAM or processor speed
but people who use windows need to be smarter when upgrading to vista or even xp, now, i have to finish my computer class

Apple does have viruses, but because all their hardware is the same, they can send fix alltheir computers without the need of a third party, so no anti virus software is necessary, although it’s still available. I use both, but prefer a mac, and that’s my personal preferance. Windows is more prone to viruses because more people use it, and because their hardware is inconsistant support would be nearly impossible from microsoft, so a third party is needed. And depending on the company, it may work well or not. I also believe that some of those companies make viruses to stay in business. Also a lot of the windows users here talk a lot more smack than the mac users, who seem to be keeping they’re cool.

Uhh for all you MAc users that think MAc is taking over try visiting another country and tell me how many macs are running over there, They are non existent in our future superpowers like India and china. China wont even acknowledge them as a real operating system, they just laugh when someone brings up the word MAC. Mac is for people who are just plan too stupid to understand and troubleshoot a real problem every once in a while. Surfing porn, creating stupid sideshow videos, and making podcasts that NOBODY listens to! isn’t all a computer is used for. Windows has some flaws because unlike your basic and expensive mac it does EVERYTHING!

MAC -> more expensive -> does about 1/8 of what windows does
Windows -> Cheaper -> Does everything -> does require at least half a human brain

Stop wasting time with toys learn a real computer

Windows is better than Mac and Linux. Windows easy to use can take more load and is more for a ordinary human being

I have switched completely to mac and have 2 macbooks at the moment. All I can say is that I am not going to buy another pc unless I have to. I do duel boot windows vista ultimate (regrettably) and OS X. I spend 99.9% of my time in OS X and use vista for halo 2. I have had no trouble with my macs in the slightest and guess what, I got my macbook for free by trading a pc for it. The only thing microsoft made that I like is the xbox, office, and halo. Since I do all web deving, music and video editing, a mac will get the job done 1500000 times faster than windows. I run vista via bootcamp and guess what else? It runs faster in boot camp on a 2.16ghz macbook pro than it did on my pc with a 2.8ghz quad core processor! Yes windows does have a bigger compatibility range than mac, I will not deny it. But mac will do anything a pc can do and more. I will be erasing mt vista partition soon and installing xp or ubuntu on it because vista was a joke period. Wanna stay with pc? stay XP.

I do apologize for my punctuation and grammar.

Look people. The only reason anyone chooses to argue about this subject is because they need to justify their purchase decision based on the fact that they can’t afford both systems. I am a COMPUTER user. I love computers period. I use both high end Windows machines as well as high end Apple computers. I have never dabbled in Linux, though I would very much like to. A friend of mine at a major animation house says that most of the systems there are Linux. As far as all of you UNIX fans go, just to let you know Mac OS X is a Unix based operating system built on technology that was developed at NeXT in the 80s. Apple bought the company and received a UNIX 03 certification after 10.5 was released on the Intel machines. For all of you Windows fans go I just feel like informing you that the core systems for both windows and mac os are the brain child of Steve Jobs.
I do music professionally for a living in a large format recording studio. All we use here is apple computers. They excel at music production and some graphic applications. I also do 3D art and animation as well as independent game design. I will tell you this between the Mac and my Windows Vista machine there is ABSOLUTELY NO CONTEST when it comes to graphics. My windows machine eats the Mac for lunch when it comes to handling scenes in 3D applications like Maya or Zbrush also in 2D apps like photoshop and painter and likewise in compositors. I have done comparisons that are very processor and buss intensive. All of these comparisons have been done native without the use of external dsp or rendering hardware. Having the same scene open in Maya and Zbrush as well as Silo on both the apple and the windows machine, both machines with almost identical specs, and the windows machine handles very intense scenes so much better than the mac. I also did a comparison in After Effects and the compositing was way smoother in the windows machine as well as the rendering being 25% faster at least. The mac does have some good up and coming apps like Shake which is an excellent node based compositor. Aperature is also a great app. However, all of you mac fanboys that think that Macs rule at graphics please do some research.
As far as professional level audio is concerned, to me there is no substitute for a Mac. I use Pro Tools and Logic on a daily basis and the ease of use and quality of production are unrivaled. Transferring session files through the use of idisk is so utterly convenient.
I think the main portion of the appeal of the mac is the lack of requirement for maintenance. Most of the people who complain about windows machines are oblivious when it comes to maintaining a machine. My windows machine is well maintained and I will tell you that it is a monster. The real truth is that the market share is reversed. Most people should be mac users because of the lack of need for regular maintenance. If you maintain a windows machine well it will serve you well period.

well first of all when at first windows came out, mac was a trashy operating system next to windows u feel like u wanna take that mac computer and throw it in the dumpster while comparing it with windows, years after years things with windows started getting better when XP came out (XPERIANCE) , mac was already history , at this point microsoft didn t realize whats goin to happen later on with diffrent operating systems like UNIX mac because they owned the universe with windows XP now generations after generations mac started to get better as a hardware and software at the same time, well windows is only software but mac went the hard way both hardware and software cause microsoft doesnt have microsoft PC’s lol…… so as mac think they are smart that they keep telling people dont compare mac with a PC , cause PC sucks this way they are comparing their software against windows and they are comparing their hardware against : SONY VAIO< DELL<ALIENWARE<SHARP<HP<IBM etc…. those are hardware PCs using microsoft now if im gona get the most advanced PC as a hardware looking at IBM compared to MAC hardware MAC is garbage , HP engineered hardware next to MAC ill actually PEE on a mac hardware ,Alienware hardware will never reach mac hardware, but the problem is people mac are so materialistic about their out side stuff focusing on their outside material but inside nobody knows but GOD, so people look from outside not inside second people should never compare MAC UNIX to anykind of windows, because windows in based on more artistic language on windows you can develop and identify and program what your doing u can run billions and billions of highly disighned softwares from diffrent company s opened to anyone u can run mostly all games everyone started playin games on PC from when windows started , mac started focusing on games just now when they found out their hardware sucks and they had to share with diffrent companies like nvidia and intel cause without those companies they would be going no where …. 2nd problem is people think that when vista came out slow s their computer and it have alot bugs but tell you what with the sp1 upgrade it will shit on leopard operating system because when the new imac came with new leopard, leopard didn ‘t come on old mac hardware systems it came on highly upgraded hardware systems , so if you wanna use vista well try getting a hardware like alienware something compared and blow out mac hardware , 3rd thing people are so idiot mostly here in states they think they always get viruses ive been using windows for almost 20 years never got a virus and never my computer slowed down because windows is based on registy which fucking hackers deploy and exploit viruses which messes the registry up but they are also stupid because till now they never realized how to deal with windows since u get a mac so expensive price which u think no viruses come into it, why don t you balance that into an expensive PC like sony vio and buy only two softwares with one good security software and a registry software and that all you will ever need to make windows keep running reliable but people here will never get the idea will get free virus scan never fix registry , and never update , all they do run free software cause if you have mind don t be stupid and do that because windows let you do that but mac dont, what im trying to reach you cant compare windows to mac unix, because windows is language is pure intelligence script u can do anything u will ever want, but tell me what u can do on a mac play music, surf web play vidio see family pictures all those softwares mac use based on the programming language softwares based on windows on unix offcourse windows but mac read diffrent formats, i use mac but in my opinion what ever that company reach they will never impress me they are fake…. one more thing i need to know why mac didn t know how to make their own office softwares and distributed microsoft word into their mac ????? cause they can t reach what windows did in programming they failed that what all the other programs are based on WINDOWS ……………

I am an advanced windows user. I just got a mac to try out and i am addicted to it. If i had to say, Windows is better than mac because of its wide use, but mac is much better than windows when it comes to audio and video.

I laugh'd at Bruce for being an idiot. I've had this computer(not an iMachine, which is a piece of crap) or a Mac.

I'm sorry, but the reasons for the lack of viruses in Mac is:

1) More people use Windows, so if you wanted to infect more people you would use Windows as the main target, not Mac.

2) As someone mentioned above, if you don't recognize it, you can't see it. Mac 'thinks' they do not have as many viruses as Windows, or yet even any viruses. If you are blind, you cannae see.

Program Compatibility:

1) Mac boasts their "new" OS's, but here's the thing: most, if not all, cannot run most programs that are out on the web. You either can't run it due to incompatibility, or you buy a new converter or a program that can run the executable(even at this, the translation is bad from Windows/Linux -> Mac"

2) As Windows Users grow, the amount of data created by Windows Users grows as well. You have more people to create programs, more program options to choose from, better performance with programs, etc.
With Macs there aren't as many people to create programs for the Macs, and you don't have the options.

"Performance":
Bruce says that cars cost more because of better performance and parts.

Here's the deal:

1) Yes, you may get better performance and parts, but what happens when your parts and performance is outdated by modern technology(Windows). With Macs it's a matter of buying a brand new computer for thousands of dollars just to keep up with the modern technology.
With most Windows computers, you can go out and buy a new Hard Drive and throw it in your computer and be on your way. You can go buy a new Motherboard, Memory, Video Card, etc. On Macs, you are stuck with what you get(aka crap).

Yes, I know I will be blasted for: "well, not all of Windows computers are upgradable on that many levels."

This is true, most Laptops are stuck with CPUs/Video Cards/Motherboards. This is true with even Mac Laptops, except even more of the case because of the issues with upgrading all the parts on it(because you can't upgrade any).

This isn't on the part of any Windows OS designer(because Windows allows other companies to manufacture and install new and more customizible PCs, instead of Apple controlling most, if not all, computer designing, limiting your customization.)

On the account of Vista; I have no comment, as I am not familiar with Vista. I use XP Home Edition, and I have for a long time.

Here's the Trophies Awarded:

Performance: Windows-based Computers
Reliability: Windows-based Computers
GUI: Windows-based Computers
Programs: Windows-based Computers
Compatibility: Windows-based Computers
Customization: Windows-based Computers
Lowest Price for the Best Parts: Windows-based Computers
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Highest Price for Worst Parts possible: Mac Machines
Total Crap: Mac Machines
Worst Compatibility: Mac Machines
Worst Overall Customization: Mac Machines
Worst Programmability: Mac Machines

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Summing up: the clear and overall winner here is the Windows-based Computers.

Well, I'll share my opinion here and not go flaming off on one subject. I have used both operating systems for awhile now and do have to say I prefer my Mac much more over Windows. Yes, I'll let Windows win the fight for more programs fit for their operating system, however Mac is catching up quickly and can run the Windows operating system for the programs Mac isn't compatible with. With the whole virus thing, Mac is built upon a stronger base which makes it harder for viruses to intrude upon. Also, Windows is clearly the more used operating system so many, many more viruses are made for Windows. However, most importantly, Mac is just easier to use. Windows Vista requires a very powerful machine to run efficiently and even then has its problems. Mac OS X does not require a very powerful machine which is why sometimes they may run behind in specs compared to PC machines, however Mac is catching up again. When a program in Windows freezes the whole computer freezes or slows down. Rarely Mac will have an irresponsive program but when it does only that one program freezes and you're able to force quit the program a lot more easier than it is to do on Windows. I have found that Macs just overall run much more smoothly and quickly than PCs. Actually, just the other week I used a 2.5 year old Mac with very low specs compared to a brand new Windows based machine with the best parts in it and the old Mac still ran better. Many private schools on all levels are requiring Apple Mac computers because they last much longer and have fewer problems. If price is an issue, consider the fact that Macs last longer and require less money being spent on repairs. Many people think Mac isn't as good as Windows because they're not used to it. Many of the things are different and require different commands to do things. However, once you get used to a Mac you're able to work more efficiently. Windows and Mac started out as one you know. Then an offer came along to make the operating system go into many more brands of computers worldwide making more profits. Some laughed at the concept thinking that they'd never let any other computer run it's operating system, and the others just wanted to make more money. Thats why we have Windows and Mac as two separate companies and not just one. So for the people who call Mac greedy for their higher price, you're wrong.

I'm sick of hearing people say – "Oooooooh, Macs don't get viruses! Ooooooooh!"
Macs DO get viruses, and BAD viruses. The difference is that there is less of them for Macs, because, obviously, who would want to make a virus only targeting 5% of the world's computers? There is a huge difference between the SECURITY of a platform and how readily viruses are available.
PS: More script kiddies use Windows, as well, which is a major contributing factor to the number of so called 'viruses' out there that are in fact just joke programs.