macs suck., pcs rule. Options

[sadolakced acid]

well, really, it's just a friendly mac v pc thread, and i know it's been posted before, but really, more people will click here if i name it 'macs suck'

my beef with macs-

i used mac OS way back when. bad experiences. not too much a legitimate reason today, but a reason none the less.

but the major one:

proprietary.

i don't know about now, but i know before that everything apple makes, they make it proprietary if they can.

for example, a PC owner can easily upgrade thier optical drive. they could pop in some more memory, or add in a new sound card.

now, sure, mac hardware may be good already, but you won't deny it's not the best, that would be much too expensive.

and as time goes by, it means the only way to upgrade is with a totally new computer.

i mean, sure, it works fine for people who don't want to be bothered to upgrade thier computers, and for the average user, macs are probably pretty good.

but i can't be hassled to buy a new comptuer if i want a CD burner and don't have one.

now, maybe apple has changed and i'm not up with the times. but irregardlessly, i severly dislike and avoid any company that insists on proprietary measures at any time.

which is why i do, and probably always will, hate apple.

[sadolakced acid]

^

well, i think it's nice that you find it for yourself, so it's only there if you need it. you said yourself you removed garageband. sure, i had to remove quicken and AOL, but i am in general against all bundled software.

also, you can choose yourself. granted, i can see how this is a hassle for other users who don't want to take that effort- they want thier computer to be like a car, for instance.

the recent ads are slightly better; but the ads announcing the switch to intel chips? that was a blatant stab at PCs.

thier ad about viruses is also misleading; there are mac viruses out there, right? they make it sound as if there are none. i'm not sure if macs come with antivirus and a firewall, but if not, that sort of false security could be dangerous.

a question though:

what are the video cameras and digital cameras that can be used with a mac? virtually all? or only select ones?

[*mipadi*]

what are the video cameras and digital cameras that can be used with a mac? virtually all? or only select ones?

I'd say virtually all. I've never had a problem getting photographs off of a digital camera, or capturing film from a videocamera. Just plug it in and go.

Yes, it really is that easy!