# Microsoft vs. Mac **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [March 23, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281 "2003-03-23T02:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/1 "2003-03-23T02:31:53Z")
what is better? i heared that Mac’s never crash or freeze, is this true? My friend has a mac and when i sat down to try it out, i was confuesd and not knowing how to work it. He tells me that it is really better then Microsoft Xp. another good feature of mac’s is that they are compaq and do not take up much room vs. Dells that have a huge CPU. i want toy hear your opionions about this.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/2 "2003-03-23T02:33:20Z")
Alex: You might want to do a search on the forums for this… this usually turns into a bad situation. just a warning. Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/3 "2003-03-23T02:34:26Z")
do you want me to get rid of it… i ment no harm. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/4 "2003-03-23T02:37:20Z")
no, just a warning to watch out… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/5 "2003-03-23T03:16:58Z")
lets ask our good buddy Brett Larson…hehehe nah but i want a mac, but i love my PC too. they both got their ups and downs but from what i have seen most CG stuff is on a Mac. well i am getting a powerbook over the summer so i will see just how much i like one or the other…cause i want to ultimatly get a G4 w/dual 21 inch screens OS X and the biggest badest hard-drive i can find and the fastes chip and hte most coolest of everything…_drools_…but thats all after i get a job and money. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/6 "2003-03-23T03:20:49Z")
PCs: cheaper and fasters Macs: better made OS and easier to use Thats my take on it at least ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/7 "2003-03-23T03:22:22Z")
You’re just asking for it arent you. With all the tension and current mod attitudes/behaviors, starting a thread like this is just adding gas to an already well-lit fire :!: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/8 "2003-03-23T03:24:10Z")
I didnt mean any harm. im just trying to post and poll to see what people think about it. trust me i do not want to cause any problems. why is everyone in a bad mood, and when ever i post something i get questioned about it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/9 "2003-03-23T03:26:13Z")
yeah its kinda like that now…war is hitting here it looks like… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/10 "2003-03-23T03:26:52Z")
each’s got its own pros and cons. Macs are food for graphic design, as you all probably know. If you’re a developer though, macintosh isnt the platform you should be on. cheers ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/11 "2003-03-23T03:29:46Z")
thats true but some programs seem to come to PC first…but i dont know…i havent really worked with Macs. Rengirl i know is MS free and loves it so ask her. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/12 "2003-03-23T03:39:59Z")
Ya mdipi, almost all software comes to PC first, because if they only sell to 1% of the PC market they still make some money. But if they only sell to mac’s first and sell to 1% of mac users, they in trouble. And if you ever want to play a game not made by blizzard, buy a pc, cause macs definently aren’t for gaming. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/13 "2003-03-23T04:02:08Z")
I know Brett Larson! TechTV rules!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/14 "2003-03-23T06:34:54Z")
what i know about mac is that it is really really good for graphic desiging and that kinda stuff. but from what i herd from some ppl is that for programming it is not that good. but what is good about it is that it almost never crashes or freezez. i sat down on one also i was also confused in the bigging but i got use to it. ahmed told me that the ram manegment in mac isn’t that good. that is all i know about mac ps i liked how programs opened and i liked the screensavers and the transactions in oppening a program. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/15 "2003-03-23T08:03:21Z")
macs blow… their OS _WAS_ far more stable, but with XP that has changed. The whole thing about graphic’s being better (for a designer) is such BS… if you’re really into that area of computer aided graphic design then you are not f’ing around with a mac or a PC… you are getting the new silicon work stations that you can buy - cheaper, faster, and far better than anything you or I have. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/16 "2003-03-23T08:06:12Z")
> \*Originally posted by NaliWarCowZ \* > \*\*PCs: cheaper and fasters > Macs: better made OS and easier to use Thats my take on it at least \*\* Macs are extremely fast, depends on which one you’ve used. -mike -Macs, people think they sux, but they really dont ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/17 "2003-03-23T08:23:51Z")
no they don’t suck… they are fast. they are very good at using processing power… but they lack customization, they lack adaptation and many other things… I am a PC guy who loves the value of a mac, but they are very limited for the developer. I like being able to take apart my comp add a second processor if i want etc… JMHO. It just anoys me when people say mac are “IT” when it comes to graphic design, cus I think thats bull. Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/18 "2003-03-23T11:50:39Z")
with a pc you’re one click ahead ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-vs-mac/16281/19 "2003-03-23T16:52:58Z")
I agree with the fact that many people think you have to have a mac to be a graphic designer. I have learnt while getting into the business that most people use PC’s for a lot of things because of the cheapness and ease of finding parts and keeping them updated. I will give some props to mac though. They look fantastic, have a very nice OS, and working on a machine is great - very easy and accessible.