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To: American in Israel

Very good post.

I’m tired of these lame comparisons. Different strokes for different folks.

If you’re an expert in your operating system then that’s the best one for you.

If you only ever used a Windows computer, then yes, learning a new Operating System can be a daunting task.

Generally speaking, there’s more business software for the PC, and artistic music software for the Mac, but the numbers of users are going to dictate where most of the software development is. It’s just straight up economics. Meaning, the more people using a platform, the more others are trying to sell them stuff for it.

That doesn’t make the OS “better”. The more stuff, the more chaff...

Current percentage of global market share per platform is:

Platform........Share
Windows.........88.14%
Mac OS..........9.38%
Linux...........1.89%
Chrome OS.......0.42%
Unknown.........0.16%
BSD.............0.01%

Source: https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Trend%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platform%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktop%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222019-05%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222020-04%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D


25 posted on 05/02/2020 11:18:07 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The prisons do not fill themselves. Get moving, Barr!)
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To: Alas Babylon!
This could be more fun than watching an "is it a flu or not?" thread.

Agreed...this is like asking if it's better to carry a .22 or a .357 or whatever...The answer isnt embodied in stopping power or revolver vs handgun or max round capacity.,,the answer depends upon whichever firearm works best for you under pressure. I'd rather have a female defend herself successfully with a .22 than miss and die because her .357 had too much kick.

I know people who sniff at "idiots" who use Macs. Whatever. It beats an abacus and parchment.

39 posted on 05/02/2020 11:31:50 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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