Are Mac's really faster?

[goddog]

Xoj said:

goddog said:

phnguyen89 said:
Can I ask you this: What is a "Mac" composed of? CPU, video card, motherboard, RAM, PSU. Do you know what a PC is composed of? CPU, video card, motherboard, RAM, PSU. So in short: a mac is a very expensive over priced product that uses a very lame operating system because linux is better and windows has more support.

Linux is better huh? so i guess thats the end of it never mind the precursor to sox nextstep was a brilliant OS ahead of its time and its base freebsd is world class unix. the mod unix darwin (apple and nextstep made), has spun out into the open with multiple freeware GUIs, linux is better huh ...

 

on another note, there was a time when PPC ruled the macs, and things were noticeably different so part of what you say is right they are mostly the same now, macs just happen to be optimized better for their hardware. 

 

 

well apple copied linux multiple desktop in leopard.

and called it "spaces", that feature been in linux for years now.

linux can run windows application too with wine, office 2007 runs, and so does photoshop CS 2, and WOW and compiz it's now more advance than both aqua and aero.

both compiz ahd kde 4 now 4.3 are progressing much faster than macs

for some things linux is better.

linux needs software and drivers support.

while companies like canon, HP , nvidia, ati, intel are easy to install, weird brands that require special driver a troublesome to work.

 

spaces, once again see nextstep it was there in the os back in the early 90s. matter of opinon as to wich is better, I have a degree in design so just for the sake of argument ill say my opinion matters more then yours . (sarcasm)  

driver support is still a problem for linux even in main stream hardware, yes it normally get fixed and usable quicker, but in general its never as stable as it would have been if it had been written by major devices manufacturers I do agree that it is good to see manufacturers pick up and support linux. right now however it is still only an enthusiast machine.

if you want to see where a lot of the features came from in current OSs look  up the history of Nextstep, Talgent (that may be wrong spelling ), project pink, project trek, Os/2 and a few other failed projects, mostly involving IBM and either apple or MS, motorola got involved in a few of them. the BeOS is also a good place to look.