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Why is it that those who know computing best do not use Microsoft products?

110 posted on 04/26/2011 1:33:18 PM PDT by cynwoody
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Why is it that those who know computing best do not use Microsoft products?

Because to use Microsoft products well, you have to invest a significant amount of time being a computer janitor. Despite the fact that my undergrad degree is in computer science, I choose Apple products because I have better things to do with my time than be a computer janitor.
114 posted on 04/26/2011 1:39:43 PM PDT by Yet_Again
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For a professional in large-scale computing like Google, OS X is the best of all possible worlds.

I can run a Windows installation as a guest VM. I can run Linux as another guest VM.

OS X is solid as the host OS.

And then when I need the GNU/FSF Unix-based sw development tools, I can install them onto OS X as if it were any other Unix machine.

The only thing that Macbook Pro’s lack (IMO) is a good old fashioned serial port and built-in modem. The USB dongle solution works, but it isn’t as good as having a built-in port. The Firewire ports are rather cool, especially when there’s problems with your mac or another Mac and you fire up the problem machine in Target Disk Mode. Oh, that’s a clever feature...


115 posted on 04/26/2011 1:44:37 PM PDT by NVDave
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