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OK, we all know that Macs are better than PCs. So lets list anything about everything about how Macs are better. |||||||||||List only things about how Macs are better||||||||||| Also, number the reasons...I'll get you started...
1: Mac OS X NEVER crashes!!!
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2. No .dll hell.
3. No Windows Product Activation.
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4: No crappy support.
5: HUGE selection of free software.
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short list eh?
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Ya, you would think it would be cuz it's only been going on for an hour...
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no windows Xp

safer than windws

yuou can use linux and unix software as well

no crashes as said..

dragn drop

in windows i liked one application: notepad.
if u put bbedit lite into mac it works better than notepad.

more stabile

the graph applications work better

some apples have white keyboard and microsoft doesnt - u can use the latop in dark and see your fingers with no extra light

i could do a loong list for this ...
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I Beams disappear and do not obstruct my typing.

USB works without hassle

I don't have to plug the mouse to the back of the computer.

Moving files can be done even if they're open.

UI is nicer to look at.

No Serial numbers needed.

More logical structure to system hierarchy

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Next one is 25 btw... list the numbers...
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Hmurchison in summary: A Mac's best friend and Bill Gates worst enemy .
25: Not run by Bill Gates.
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26: services (ala. AppleSpell in OmniWeb)
27: global menubar
28: nice HI Guidelines that most (good) developers stick to
29: Quartz-style antiaiasing
30: a "fluid" UI
31: Final Cut Pro
32: the free "iApps" - iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto, iChat
33: UNIX foundation with a powerful terminal
34: seamless integration over the UNIX foundation -- you only see the UNIX if you want to
35: no viruses to worry about
36: the clean organization of System Preferences
37: apps aren't dependent on an open window to be open
38: spring-loaded folders
39: pretty icons
40: friendly support and discussion communities like AppleInsider

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Brad: Another Bill hater...
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41. Lack of Ad-Aware due to the lack of #$#@ spyware slowing windows down
42. Because it is the answer to the universe
43. Minimize really looks cool
44. Dock sure beats the taskbar
45. Force quit actually works
46. MS Office X is better on this side
47. You can be a Uber geek and kernel hacker if you really wanted to
48. It isn't bloated
49. You join the ranks of the higher intellect
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50. Things just work. Printing, cd burning, mice, networks, everything.
51. A laptop that gets enough battery life to be actually useful.
52. Great support (community and, now, the Apple Stores).
53. OS X
54. Easy backup and reinstallation (if needed).
55. Drag and drop installation of applications.
56. Drag and dump uninstallation of applications.
57. The iPod.
58. A seriously cool user base.
59. Disk images.
60. UNIX (I know, already said) so web development is a dream.
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61. they look AMAZING (both the OS and the computer itself)

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Gee...
62) You don't click "Start" to shut down
63) You don't have to OK all 10 windows when you install something
64) You don't have to supervise your computer through the startup process.

A window that never works is called a wall, hence: Where's WaldoXP



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65. Well thought out industrial design. Mostly.
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66. mac allows u to play bubble trouble. best and most funny game i ever played!! and i am not a kid by the way!!
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67. iApps
68. Easy for the first time user
69. Setting up computer (when you buy it) couldnt be easier.
70. Doesnt take almost an Hour to install new OS!!!!
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- Apple Dual 1.85Ghz Power Mac G5, 2Gb, 80Gb, Superdrive, Bluetooth, Airport.
- Apple 30" Cinema HD
- Apple 800Mhz Powerbook G4, 512Mb, 40Gb, Combo drive, Airport
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- Apple Dual 1.85Ghz Power Mac G5, 2Gb, 80Gb, Superdrive, Bluetooth, Airport.
- Apple 30" Cinema HD
- Apple 800Mhz Powerbook G4, 512Mb, 40Gb, Combo drive, Airport
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OH I almost forgot:

71. The STYLE thats associated with MAC.... and its users too
:cool:
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- Apple Dual 1.85Ghz Power Mac G5, 2Gb, 80Gb, Superdrive, Bluetooth, Airport.
- Apple 30" Cinema HD
- Apple 800Mhz Powerbook G4, 512Mb, 40Gb, Combo drive, Airport
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- Apple Dual 1.85Ghz Power Mac G5, 2Gb, 80Gb, Superdrive, Bluetooth, Airport.
- Apple 30" Cinema HD
- Apple 800Mhz Powerbook G4, 512Mb, 40Gb, Combo drive, Airport
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72. A large chunk of self-delusion in every box! Free!
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73. Sex appeal
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74. The ease and simplicity of the hardware and software.
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75. The user community surrounding apple
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76. Consistant interface accross most apps
Examples:
1) in windows there are about 3 or 4 different save dialogs.
2) in windows there are many different print dialog windows.
3) many window programs don't use the same shortcut key combinations and many don't use any at all.
4) many windows programs still don't support drag and drop!

77. When you do an install, you can still do other things.
Examples:
1) most installs on windows will take up the whole screen and not let you do anything during it and will require at least 1 restart in between each install. ex. VS.Net: I had to restart the computer 6 times to install VS.Net and all its components on WinNT.
2) I installed Quicktime 6, Mac OS X.1.5, realplayer beta and something else all at the same time and only restarted once ( probably not that smart, but it worked fine ).

78. The mac is much more intuitive to do everything. You don't have to know hidden key combinations or right click on everything to figure out how to do something.

79. Closing a window does not kill the application.

80. IE isn't built into the OS so if IE crashes, the whole OS doesn't freeze ( this really does happen to me pretty often on Win2k ).

81. No MS creating their own 'standards' to screw up the true standards.

82. Most programs for mac are much less intrusive than windows programs. For example, Aimster for mac is/was a simple app that allows you to download music. Aimster for windows takes over your system putting icons everywhere and always running as a service.

I will think of more.

edit: renumbered my reasons because I took too long.

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83. the mac os is on the good side of the law, it doesnt perform illegal operations.


i think it would be easier if we just listed the ways PCs are better than macs:
1. can be faster.
2...... theres no number 2...... theres no number 2!!
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84: Apple's easy to upgrade Powermacs...
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85: Macs tell you "not enough space on disk" BEFORE you start copying.
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86. Macs don't cause allergy

<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=4825" target="_blank">Woman claims she's allergic to Pentiums</a>

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87. Steve's RDF
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88. Great for web design and development (mySQL and several other open source databases, PHP, java & javascript.
89. apple scripts easy automation
90. menu bar is at the top not inside every window so i just flick the mouse and i`m there i dont have to take the time to "aim" it to the menu i need
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91: Cool running processors that makes the word "portalbe" make sense.
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You mac people got to be kidding! Your top of the line powermac runs at a gig with pc 133memory a 133system bus and cost $3000!! That's right 3grand for hardware thats dated by 3 yrs! You would have to sell a pc with these specs for $500 if you could sell it at all!! Now lets talk about the imac! A cpu running at 800mhz with pc 100 memory with a system bus running at 100mhz, at what price? $1800! Thats right ladies and gentlemen i said $1800! You would have to give away a pc with these hardware specs! You certainly couldn't sell it!!! You would have to be an idiot to pay these kind of prices for dated hardware like this! Yet you mac people go out and pay for this kind of junk! And you mac people got the gaul to knock windows for their activation policy! You can't even see that you live in a proprietary world locked in a niche market! You have to pay whatever price apple decides to charge! You have to take whatever dated boards,memory,cpu,case,limited software apple decides to put out! Then ya pay the outrages prices! In case you haven't noticed your all brainwashed!! Ive done something no mac person can ever do ! What you ask? I built my own pc, put the best parts available in it, which will blow the doors off of any mac anytime, anywhere running any software! for half the price of the so called top of the line power mac! Why can i do this and you mac people can't? Because apple controls every aspect of the mac, from software to hardware, never would apple ever let mac people build their own computer! Then apple wouldn't get all the money! That's why apple killed the clones! Apple couldn't compete with them, the clones were building computers that were better and cheaper then apple! What do you do when you can't compete with the clones? Why you pull their licenses! You do away with the competition! But there is good news! Alot of mac people are realizing that apple is nothing but a ripoff! Thats why apple sales are starting to tank! Ahh what the heck they only have a miserable 2% market share anyway! I say good for them! They get what they deserve!!!!!!!!!!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />

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[quote]Originally posted by CodeWarrior:
<strong>2. No .dll hell.
3. No Windows Product Activation.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yea all you do is pay more than twice the amount for a mac then you do for a pc!!! ha, ha <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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92. You get to yank the dicks of PC users...
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[quote]Originally posted by rbald:
<strong>You mac people got to be kidding! Your top of the line powermac runs at a gig with pc 133memory a 133system bus and cost $3000!! That's right 3grand for hardware thats dated by 3 yrs! You would have to sell a pc with these specs for $500 if you could sell it at all!! Now lets talk about the imac! A cpu running at 800mhz with pc 100 memory with a system bus running at 100mhz, at what price? $1800! Thats right ladies and gentlemen i said $1800! You would have to give away a pc with these hardware specs! You certainly couldn't sell it!!! You would have to be an idiot to pay these kind of prices for dated hardware like this! Yet you mac people go out and pay for this kind of junk! And you mac people got the gaul to knock windows for their activation policy! You can't even see that you live in a proprietary world locked in a niche market! You have to pay whatever price apple decides to charge! You have to take whatever dated boards,memory,cpu,case,limited software apple decides to put out! Then ya pay the outrages prices! In case you haven't noticed your all brainwashed!! Ive done something no mac person can ever do ! What you ask? I built my own pc, put the best parts available in it, which will blow the doors off of any mac anytime, anywhere running any software! for half the price of the so called top of the line power mac! Why can i do this and you mac people can't? Because apple controls every aspect of the mac, from software to hardware, never would apple ever let mac people build their own computer! Then apple wouldn't get all the money! That's why apple killed the clones! Apple couldn't compete with them, the clones were building computers that were better and cheaper then apple! What do you do when you can't compete with the clones? Why you pull their licenses! You do away with the competition! But there is good news! Alot of mac people are realizing that apple is nothing but a ripoff! Thats why apple sales are starting to tank! Ahh what the heck they only have a miserable 2% market share anyway! I say good for them! They get what they deserve!!!!!!!!!!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />

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You re such a dumb***, and you think you know something about computers? HA!!!!!! Dude, there is a little thing called a PowerPc----the mac uses them. Just because they are more efficient doesn't mean they aren't as powerful as the Intels. Why don't you do some research and find out the truth...the truth is out there, and you may find it disturbing. O, as for the prices, fathom this: Let's see, hmmm...pay 700 dollars for a computer that will last me 2 years, or 1500 for a computer that will last me 5? I dunno, you tell me. Why would you wnat to build a Mac since they are already well built anyways? Well, anyways, I would appreciate if you could just continue sucking upon Bill's tete. Thank you...
P.S. Sorry if I came off too harsh, just making a point .

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93: When Apple tries they succeed, unlike big M$.
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[quote]Originally posted by rbald:
<strong>...... apple controls every aspect of the mac, from software to hardware, never would apple ever let mac people build their own computer! </strong><hr></blockquote>

Excellent point.

94. Tight integration between the hardware and software, only possible because Apple controls every aspect of the Mac.

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[quote]Originally posted by Bioflavonoid:
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You re such a dumb***, and you think you know something about computers? HA!!!!!! Dude, there is a little thing called a PowerPc----the mac uses them. Just because they are more efficiant doesn't mean they aren't as powerful as the Intels. Why don't you do some research and find out the truth...the truth is out there, and you may find it disturbing. O, as for the prices, fathom this: Let's see, hmmm...pay 700 dollars for a computer that will last me 2 years, or 1500 for a computer that will last me 5? I dunno, you tell me. Why would you wnat to build a Mac since they are already well built anyways? Well, anyways, I would appreciate if you could just continue sucking upon Bill's tete. Thank you...
P.S. Sorry if I came off too harsh, just making a point .</strong><hr></blockquote>

Sorry again, I really feel like I was too harsh...
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[quote]Originally posted by rbald:
<strong>Your top of the line powermac runs at a gig...... In case you haven't noticed your all brainwashed!! </strong><hr></blockquote>

Actually, it runs at 15 gigaflops. Its you who has been brainwashed, with the over importance of megahertz.

95. You end up joining a community of free thinkers, not a community of sheep.

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[quote]Originally posted by Bioflavonoid:
<strong>

Sorry again, I really feel like I was too harsh...</strong><hr></blockquote>

Perhaps point 92 is also applicable in reverse

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