Uh, I've made Macs crash.
Computer are made by thousands of hardware and software folks. They are increasingly complex. It seems that they all have issues. Back in the day we did make computer systems that didn't crash, but they were embedded systems programmed by a couple of people, relatively simple and well tested. Almost deterministic systems.
Macs are overpriced and a closed architecture.
“Macs are overpriced and a closed architecture.”
Well I can crash anything, believe me, my PC shudders when I even enter the room, I have ‘crashed a program or two on my Mac, but NEVER had to do the ole “ctrl, alt,Del dance on it yet. As far as overpriced, I have a 2.4gig Macbook with 4 gigs mem, 150 gig harddrive, got Fusion software and a laptop bag, and IWork 09, and Ilife 09 upgrade for about 970.00 after rebates..soooo..And yes I still run XP on it, and it runs better than ever..but to each their own.
Re: “Macs are overpriced and a closed architecture”
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All I know of Mac is what I’ve seen in the mall Apple stores — packed with kids checking out the merchandise.
What I also know is that for some reason those Macs are hauled back into the stores constantly — any time I am in a mall that houses a Mac store, there they are, kids marching through the mall(s), lugging their Mac computers.
I know every brand has its issues, but when I go to other stores that carry PCs, I don’t see so many people hauling them in while I’m there.
You can still get that with Minix. The strict microkernel architecture does cause a performance hit, but it's supposed to be almost uncrashable.
Macs are overpriced and a closed architecture.
Overpriced is a value judgment based on your needs and desires vs. what Apple offers at what price. Many others determine that Macs are a better value than PCs. Their entry price point is higher than PCs, but then Mercedes' entry price point is higher than Kia's.
That is one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen on FR. The underlying OS on a Mac is BSD Unix - arguably the most open architecture available. Before you get your panties in a wad because people prefer to simply get things done as opposed to fixing things all the time, please at least attempt to check your facts...