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pawoSD · #5 02-05-2011, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by LandYaghtLover

That the biggest line of BS I ever heard. Usually comments like that are make by scared people. Scared because they portray themselves as "IT geeks" to their friends. But since they really don't know anything out a Mac, its krypotonite to them. And then since they dont know anything, they bash it since they dont want to look like an idiot.

The above is not my opinion, but many peoples' factual observation of the situation. In other words, the truth.

Apple does not close off anything. They operation system is open source. Its called the Darwin project and Apple contributes MUCH to it. Same goes for the web browser, Safari. The WebKit project is well and alive. They are much, much more open that MS will every be. They even release SDKs and update them frequently. And if something is PC only and they need it, at least they have options anyway.

I must say its funny that a Mac gets bashed on a Mercedes forum.

I mean Apple designs every little detail. They invent manufacturing processes. The motherboards are designed and made "in house". Unlike most PCs that are just slapped together parts, Apple designs the product form the ground up. Sure they may place looks first, but it forces the engineers to get ever more creative.

Its simple. If you want the best, you buy a Mac. They even have great resale valve if you later decide to buy another. If you want something prone to viruses/spyware and something that can be used to prop a door open when its old and tired up then get a PC.

Apple closes off ALL of their products. This is how they lock in their customers and make money.

Most computer manufacturers design their own motherboards, ever opened up a PC? They are generally pretty customized when from the big players (HP, Dell, Acer) And if by "in-house" you mean in a factory in China where they are made alongside PC's....then you are correct. Apple has a huge profit margin on their products vs PC makers, because their customers follow the "if its shiny and made by apple I will buy it!" mentality. People who do real work on a computer don't use a Mac. (excluding their cult of video editors) My brother does video animation and design, and he uses a PC I built him. 16GB of DDR3 ram, 6 core CPU, mega graphics, tons of storage...and it cost less to build than a lower end iMac. People complain that Windows is updated/released too often, Mac OS is a new release every 2 years or so, this would be an incredible headache in the business world.

I've been using Windows for 15 years and...amazingly...have never had a virus or malware despite running 0 software to prevent it. You end up with those things on your system the same way a person gets an STD. Visiting less-than-clean websites/establishments. Its always the same people who have their computer repeatedly infected. Mac's have security flaws just like any operating system, if more than 10% of people had them, you can bet there'd be a LOT more malware out there targeted at them, its a simple numbers rule.