Apple to take over the living room?

[rocketpig]

endimion said:

rocketpig said:

steven787 said:

NiKKoM said:

steven787 said:

I wouldn't mind if ONE Mac owner would admit they bought because it made them feel special or they liked the way it looked, but they never say that they say it was such a good deal... it included all this software.

 

 

Well... I can't say it... I'm a graphic Designer so I have to use a mac because Windows does a bad job in off-set printing.. but one thing that I like about the mac is installing software.. where Windows trows thousands of files everywhere.. most mac applications are using just one file.. (which contains al the files for the program) it leaves you with a much cleaner computer.. and that it doesn't constantly asks if you are sure that you want to do something...

 

You are not the average Mac consumer. I am not talking about their Pro Computers, I am talking about their Personal Computing Bread and Butter Home Crap.

 

@Rocketpig: You are right, linux users are worse.

In all fairness, you'll have a damned hard time finding software that compares to iLife when it comes to home multimedia creation geared for the average intrawebtard... In fact, I'd say it's nigh impossible. The suite is bloody excellent in every regard.

Shit, I even use it for professional work occasionally. It's really a brilliant bit of software from Apple that comes free with every new Mac (though you obviously pay the Apple premium when you buy the computer... Cupertino is mighty proud of that logo). I haven't found anying in the PC world that comes close to competing with it.

 

hum, I have to agree but at the same time I know hundreds of photo engravers and other printing companies working on PC off-set printing included.....

about movie maker.... utter crap... about iMovie way better but please still utter crap anyway...but true for a basic software it's great, even though you find some bad ass free stuff online now... I'd still go for a final cut pro or adobe premier though...

apple computers choice especially for companies is not justified in most cases, not even grphic and video application... if you really need power you have dedicated workstations anyway....

now i'm surprised apple attract so much hatred... I didn't expect that lol

I disagree on the bolded part... The high-end Apples are quite competitively priced, all considering... And in a workflow environment like a press shop or video rendering, the ability to dual-boot Windows/OS X is invaluable at times. It also comes in very handy for web design work where multiple browsers and operating systems have to be checked for compatibility.

Plus, many people in those industries are just more comfortable in an OS X environment... I know I am. I prefer the non-dedicated app screen in OS X when working as opposed to Microsoft's "cover the whole screen with an app background approach". It lets me flip through multiple documents and programs very quickly. There are many reasons why I prefer OS X for working. That's just one of them.

And it's not as if I'm not familiar with a Windows environment... I've spent about half my professional life working under it. I also ran IT for a 25-computer network for several years. I know Windows very well, I just don't like it very much (but I do appreciate its hardware flexibility and gaming ability). Funnily enough, despite people bitching and moaning about it, I think Vista is a huge step in the right direction (though they seriously underdelivered what they were promising). Sure, the drivers and whatnot were shit for quite some time but XP was the same way, as was 2K when it released. It will be sorted out (and IMO, anyone who decides to beta test an OS for MS before SP1 is released deserves all they get).