At least you got this part right 
Of course not, it does not come in cans!!! 
See! Told you!
There are several differences between the two products, both of which have advantages and disadvantages.
Apple. They design the hardware and the software. This means that the software is designed to work in tandem with that specific hardware, it ‘generally’ means a more optimized and efficient environment. It means Apple can easily drop support for technologies it deems are deprecated (even if us developers don’t agree).
Apple has invest more time into how the product should look and work than average box builders, hence why Apple’s laptops can be super slim, lightweight and still have a battery life that outperforms most generic laptops.
Apple tend to adopt next generation technologies, rather than iterative technologies. i.e. Thunderbolt came quickly, but USB 3.0 took a while.
Windows. Is a conglomerate of sorts. As you know Microsoft make the Operating System and whoever assembles the hardware. The diversity of the hardware is a blessing and a curse, you can obtain parts for real cheap (which makes machines cheaper), but cheap parts and poorly written third party drivers can lead to many problems (not that Apple haven’t had problems with their drivers in the past).
PC makers tend to adopt iterative technologies quicker than Apple, but they tend to avoid ‘next gen’ technologies for some time. In reverse, PC’s had USB 3.0 way before Macs, but very few PCs offer Thunderbolt support.
So why is it a religion… This is human physiology IMHO, people like to be part of group that considers itself ‘better’ than another group. It also applies to sports, cars, mobile phones, soft drinks, cigarettes, TV provider and so on. I think this is the ‘pack’ instinct showing through.
I used to be a serious fanboi and argue tooth and nail, sometimes I still do, but stick to the facts only. In my time, however I’ve witnessed more people convert from one platform t’other. When they have to go back, they despise the previous platform for its ways.
One thing I do often see in the platform war as per say, is copying. There generally is a market leader (not necessarily in terms of sales) that introduces new ways of working and new ideas, to which the other companies copy (sometimes within a month). This irks me as I’ve witnessed first hand, investing time and money into a product, so have some cheap ass come along and ‘clone’ my efforts in a matter or months. It’s actually caused me some serious personal distress, and has generated losses for our company.
You’re right
I am
And before the flames start, seriously, I am
kidding
If I am honest, I have literally searched the web and clicked through a few articles, they seem to be generally making a bunch of invalid points.
By all means, always be honest! To what were you referring to might help.
Coming somewhat late to this discussion my wife recently reverted from a Mac mini to a Windows 8.1 laptop and loves it. Unfortunately she also downgraded from a Galaxy 4 to an iPhone 5s & loves that too.
[quote=109336:@Karen Atkocius]Of course not, it does not come in cans!!! ;)[/quote]It is at Wrigley Field
The portability probably factors into it
The mini isn’t a very good laptop 
I think you misspelled that - its UPgraded
Just saying. I am overly interested in what the best is out of Windows, Mac and Linux.
Is there not something to be said, though, for buying into a single manufacturer/developer’s ecosystem where possible? I feel like the sum of all my Apple products, software and services are greater than the whole. I’m sure the same applies to Microsoft or Google products. To an extent
I wasn’t suggesting any dishonesty but I was just saying it in relation to me being Windows user and being unbios finding points as to why Windows is better. The major points are generally invalid when coming from people who believe that Windows is better. I am sure though, there are plenty of people who could come out with valid points though.
To some extent I agree (the sum is greater than the parts), and at the moment I’m heavy into Apple’s ecosystem (even though I develop primarily for Windows, go figure). The problem with not diversifying comes when you need to leave your ecosystem for whatever reason. When I finally got fed up with Android (no, I don’t want to start a war about mobile OSes now) and switched to Apple, untying myself from Google was kind of a pain in the neck. And when, someday, someone else has something I want more than Apple does, untying myself from Apple will be difficult.
Obviously that’s the way they want it - get you hooked and then you don’t want the hassle of leaving. But eventually it’s bound to happen.
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Obviously that’s the way they want it - get you hooked and then you don’t want the hassle of leaving. But eventually it’s bound to happen.[/quote]
Agreed. Years ago, I used to play with a lot more hardware and software from different companies: Linux distros, Windows servers, obscure little OS’s like SkyOS, RISC OS and more. I even uncoupled myself from Apple now and then, just to see if it could be done and to stay aware of what’s out there. These days, I’ve less and less time to play around like that and Apple continues to work for me. The most tinkering I do now is with a Raspberry Pi.
might as well title this top “My Religion vs Your Religion” or “My Political Beliefs vs Yours” the end result is the same… a lot of discussion, posturing etc… and the result is the same… everyone continues with what they were doing before the debate began.
Isn’t it ‘silly seasons’ time? In german (austrian) it’s ‘Saure Gurken Zeit’. Time to watch Loch Ness and such … Isn’t it?
I’m going to jump in here and give my 2 cents.
I have been a computer tech for many years and was a power Dos user and hated windows when it first came out.
Then I got used to windows and liked it. I never wanted to even look at a Mac, Well since I started using RS/XOJO and
my wife switched to a Mac I had to rewrite my program from windows to mac for her. Well I now own the latest MacBook pro
and run windows on VMware Fusion. I have to say that the Mac has been much more stable then any windows machine
I have ever had. It consumes hardly any power when closed, is much easier to see in bright light, is clearer than my old windows
laptops, runs cool and I could go on more… Best part is I can have Mac and Windows running at the same time in just about
any configuration I want. So as an OLD windows user Mac has converted me.
OH!, I am still a Windows Computer Tech though…
Just my opinion…
No, it’s soccer WM 2014 time. Time to watch soccer this evening.
Oh, before I forget to say: Mac OSX is the better operating system
I agree. The debates don’t really bring us further but they are still fun. As wrong as you where (which probs will never realise but oh well), you got to admit you had fun arguing, just as I did.