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Originally Posted by g604
would rather use a mac don't like the direction where windows is going xp was rock solid
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xp wasnt so rock solid pre-sp1. if you're comparing it to vista, xp has a 6 year head start to get things as smooth as they are. having both ive had NO problems with drivers or any of my slightly older hardware to work on my new computer. personally im excited in the direction that windows 7 is going since its reducing the strain placed on hardware which vista is notorious for.
we all know that OSX is probably one of the most efficient OS's out there, but it's not like Leopard doesn't have problems (the dual display+refresh problem comes to mind). but not everyone has the money to spend on a mac, especially when macs are ++ meaning you always have to buy apple-compatible software. and i'm not implying illegal torrents, but rather freeware which is predominantly windows-biased. there are mac freeware, but if you compare the amount to the amount available for pc's it's night and day.
*edit* im not an ms fanboy nor do i loathe osx. i use my sister's macbook regularly and tbh i would get a macbook pro in a heartbeat as i prefer osx to windows. but like i said, i dont have 2 grand to spend on a computer.
there's a reason why MS and windows is still around- market share for macs are a fraction of PC's because macs arent cost effective for the users who have a 300-400 dollar budget.