Mac vs. Windows?

#22

Wikipedia is not an authoritative source for any conversation. Again, the term PC references Windows machines.

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#23

Just to be safe, Iā€™ve updated the topic to ā€œMac vs. Windows.ā€

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#24

To play devils advocate :smirk: , the PC phrase might have become more associated both in and outside of IT pro circles with Windows devices but it is an abbreviation of personal computer, which a Mac is. Just as ā€˜desktopā€™ can be used to reference both Windows or iMacsā€¦

Just my 16+ years IT veteran logic :smiley:

#25

No option for a *nix vote? Iā€™m going with Ubuntu! I do like Windows 10 except for the privacy issues.

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#26

Privacy issues? There arenā€™t any that Iā€™m aware of.

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#27

You are stuck 20 years in the past then if you are referring to the fact Macs used to run on Power PC components rather than Intel/AMD/Other components.
Macs are even more closely related to Windows PCs now than they ever have been.

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#28

I read somewhere that there were some ā€˜snoopingā€™ features in Windows 10 when first released that can be easily turned off. Havenā€™t messed much with Win10 however so I donā€™t know if thatā€™s still the case or if they have been disabled by update rollups.

#29

Hmm, I guess I do remember hearing something like that. It was hidden somewhere in the Terms of Service. Call me crazy, but I really donā€™t care. All of these big companies could have ways of spying on you, but it is what it isā€¦ I donā€™t think itā€™s Microsoftā€™s goal to spy on us.

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#30

Lol, no they leave that to the FBI when they arenā€™t fighting Apple :wink:

#31

Windows, because it has a more friendly system at the moment of working a long time

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#32

I personally prefer MacOS and i wont be back to Windows beside games.

But I do not recommend Macs to everyone, i buy it since i am a programmer i need that Linux like (Mac os is based on UNIX) Terminal and ā€œfreedomā€. Also i want to be able to program to anything that i want to and that is something that only Macs let you do, i can make programs to Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, etc. without leave Mac OS.

Besides that i still use Windows (10) for gaming and other stuff and they are making good changes lately and thatā€™s really good but they still need to make a more final user friendly OS, for example, i really hate those obligatory updates without ask me permission, since i reinstall windows every 2 months i hate to configure it each time.

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#33

Linux!

It predates, suplants.