Hope it helps.

Perhaps that is the price that must be paid for a system that "just works." With absolute control of hardware and software, you don't have to worry about incompatible drivers or conflicts. All things considered, not a bargain that I'm willing to make.

Not saying MS is worthwhile either. A different dictator who is (not-so) secretly covets the amount of power held by the monarch of the other kingdom. They only offer more freedom in allowing their subjects a wider array of housing to live in.

Then there's Google. A dictatorship where all your property is stored in the government's strongholds (though they promise you can get it whenever you want.)

Wayne

.. and there's nothing wrong with that.

The things I do with a computer tend to make using a Windows box rather infuriating, even with the same software on both. Take, for example, Adobe Fireworks. Same package, same version loaded on both my MacBook Pro and the eight-core, dual processor Xeon PC at work.

The Macintosh version is — for some unfathomable reason — just easier to use, not to mention twice as fast.. That's just a matter of the operating system being designed more like my mind works than the Windows platform ever has been.

Then again, with everything I went through with the PC and Microsoft in particular, I just cannot fathom giving them another single dime of my money.

Is Apple any better or more scrupulous? Probably not. They're a big company and every bit as territorial as Microsoft but to me, they make the better OS, and for me, I'd rather wait for the steak than settle for the bologna.

Hope all is well and thanks for stopping by.

Wayne

But your arguements also make the assumption that people have the money and WANT the performance of a top of the line computer. Sometimes, all they want is a nice middle of the road system and Mac…doesn't really serve that market.