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Jmac · 11-02-2011, 10:33 AM

I personally find they don't work how I like them to and a lot of programs I use are either way better on Windows (i.e. Excel, some of my games) or simply don't work on a Mac (many of my games, my cabinet design software, etc). Meanwhile, my SO likes the Macs better for what she does, which is primarily graphic design, web design, photo-editing, and basic internet use. She uses the two Macs, I use the three PCs ... It's a personal preference thing ...

And, to anyone who tells you Excel is the same on a Mac as it is on a PC, laugh in their face for me, please. Nowhere near the same number or level of functions, no macro support, argument limitations, no PivotTables/Charts, etc. It's a fucking nightmare working with Excel for Mac unless all you're using it for is extremely basic spreadsheets (in which case, use OpenOffice for free. It's just as shitty, but at least it doesn't cost you anything). I've had to completely redo some of my spreadsheets from scratch because they were so broken when loading into Office for Mac 2008/2011, yet worked perfectly in Office 2007/2010.

11-02-2011, 10:33 AM	#249
Jmac Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Duncan, BC Posts: 10,128 Thanked 5,568 Times in 2,107 Posts Failed 231 Times in 90 Posts	I personally find they don't work how I like them to and a lot of programs I use are either way better on Windows (i.e. Excel, some of my games) or simply don't work on a Mac (many of my games, my cabinet design software, etc). Meanwhile, my SO likes the Macs better for what she does, which is primarily graphic design, web design, photo-editing, and basic internet use. She uses the two Macs, I use the three PCs ... It's a personal preference thing ... And, to anyone who tells you Excel is the same on a Mac as it is on a PC, laugh in their face for me, please. Nowhere near the same number or level of functions, no macro support, argument limitations, no PivotTables/Charts, etc. It's a fucking nightmare working with Excel for Mac unless all you're using it for is extremely basic spreadsheets (in which case, use OpenOffice for free. It's just as shitty, but at least it doesn't cost you anything). I've had to completely redo some of my spreadsheets from scratch because they were so broken when loading into Office for Mac 2008/2011, yet worked perfectly in Office 2007/2010.