Macs are not that user-friendly. Coming from a Windows environment, you will take a while to find/get used to all their quirks and whatnot.
The biggest issue, too, is they don’t like supporting 16:9. I work in a tech environment, providing av services for corporate events. And a lot of macs will not output 720p. They’ll do 1280x800, but require processing to restretch it to 720 (which is the format a lot of shows use). Granted, I do think that 16:10 is a much better and user-appealing aspect ratio, but the fact that many Macs don’t allow 16:9 is very annoying. Also, that they change their video out every model update (and charge like crazy for adapters) is just asinine.
Linux is great, and I dual-boot with it, but the lack of compatibility with many programs is very frustrating. Macs had this issue as well until a couple years ago. Yes, there are knock-offs (OpenOffice), but sometimes those can be hard to find or not work the same. However, as Linux is growing these issues are starting to go away (THANK YOU STEAM THANK YOU THANK YOU).
Windows 8 really isn’t too bad, AFTER you install Classic Shell. When I first got my new Win8 laptop, I couldn’t even figure out how to shut it down. Had to grab my old laptop and download CShell. It basically lets you have the quick Win8 backend, with a good Win7 style gui.
/johnny
Huh??? I output hd all of the time from my iMac... 16X9.... My built in monitor is 16X9.
They don’t change their video out every model. mini-display port or dvi for Mac Pro. Thunderbolt is new and an intel invention...
Macs output whatever resolution you need. Mine is doing 1080i by just plugging in the monitor. Adapters are $20. Not sure what decade you’re speaking from.