“No. It is a UNIX-like operating system.”
Unix based, immeasurably more “open source” and just as secure as Mac OSX.
“One of the problems with Apple is that their updates are further apart,” ... “everyone recommends not to buy.”
Thanks for agreeing with one of my points.
“However, Intel is known to give Apple special consideration on the newest chips,”
Another can of worms I’m sure but I prefer AMD for the same reasons I don’t prefer Macs.
“I started with a 486/66 and frankenputered it through several processors all the way up to an Athlon 1000.”
I only changed the cpu and fan. If we start looking at case, mobo, etc. it went from a celeron 1.5 I think. I used an old Compaq case and put the kids PC in a new fancy one to confuse a theif. (Really.)
I do respect anyone that prefers a Mac for a real reason. You appear to be one. To be honest our conversation has left me thinking I should be a little more tactful in my posting. I also have found some new info on osx by your comments and researching them. You have made me a better person in a small way and thanks. The day Apple says its ok for PC users to put it on the PC I’ll try it for sure. Its like green eggs and ham I suppose.
There was a big stink a while back when an anti-Linux group tried to say Linux was based on UNIX, and thus stole from UNIX. They were wrong, of course. There are three basic ways something can be "UNIX" or "UNIX-like", which are code based, functional and certified. Linux has one, it functions like UNIX. OS X has all three, its code comes from BSD, it functions like UNIX, and it's certified UNIX. BSD is generally considered the most secure version of UNIX outside of mainframes, and it's what's in OS X. The security problem usually lies in all the layers above BSD, just as with Linux most of the vectors involve browsers, desktop managers or userland services.
Thanks for agreeing with one of my points.
Your point is valid right now, just not maybe next month. Different business practices create a moving window for comparison. BTW, you also can't build a Mac Pro as overall powerful as you can, say, a Dell workstation. The very high-end options just aren't available on the Mac, like a $7,500 dual Quadro graphics solution.
Another can of worms I’m sure but I prefer AMD for the same reasons I don’t prefer Macs.
I used to be an AMD fan, and have never bought a non-OEM Intel CPU, only AMD. But AMD fell behind after the Core 2. IMHO, Intel is where the value is at for now. That's my problem, I'm not loyal to anything. I'd ditch Apple too if they started making junk and the value was no longer there.
I used an old Compaq case and put the kids PC in a new fancy one to confuse a theif.
Cool idea. I have an old HP AMD 500 collecting dust, maybe I should re-do that as a file server. Nobody would expect I'd have it packed with several hundred dollars worth of 2 TB SATA hard drives.
The day Apple says its ok for PC users to put it on the PC I’ll try it for sure.
That's another place Apple and I disagree. I think it is an abuse of copyright to try to assert the post-purchase control they are attempting. Not only should they be barred from enforcing these terms, they should be sanctioned for the attempt at copyright abuse.