Comments on: Mac vs PC, Which is The Future of Computing? http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm The tech of Tomorrow, Today Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7 admin Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:13:46 +0000 http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm#comment-7 The point really was to show if there was a bigger market that more viruses and attempts would come. I do think though it is safer for the most part, but I'm sure it can be cracked like any other platform. There were a few issues people were reporting see below: http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/02/macosxleap.html Another interesting read is http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1777202%2C00.asp Also Jamie, thanks for the heads up about repeating the word MAC, I got so caught up typing fast and typing PC that I did the same for Mac, but you are correct. Parboman, good point, I didn't bring up the possiblities to make things pretty simple. I do agree than a new and better system can emerge in the future, but I wanted to focus on the "battle" between these two systems as the focus of the article. Thanks The point really was to show if there was a bigger market that more viruses and attempts would come. I do think though it is safer for the most part, but I’m sure it can be cracked like any other platform. There were a few issues people were reporting see below:

http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/02/macosxleap.html

Another interesting read is

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1777202%2C00.asp

Also Jamie, thanks for the heads up about repeating the word MAC, I got so caught up typing fast and typing PC that I did the same for Mac, but you are correct.

Parboman, good point, I didn’t bring up the possiblities to make things pretty simple. I do agree than a new and better system can emerge in the future, but I wanted to focus on the “battle” between these two systems as the focus of the article.

Thanks

]]> By: NLMA http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6 NLMA Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:01:14 +0000 http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm#comment-6 I type too fast, and I don't do a spell check. I should ;) I type too fast, and I don’t do a spell check. I should ;)

]]> By: NLMA http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5 NLMA Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:59:52 +0000 http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm#comment-5 Ther we go again...: "There are some viruses out there for OS X, but they are far less prevalent only because the OS itself is far less prevalent than Windows XP." OK, name me one virus for OS X. Go on. One is enough. One wild free virus. No 'proof of concept'. One virus that actually got onto an OS X machine and spread itself to other machines, or caused harm to the system without conscious action of the user. I'm not sayiong OS X is safer and secure than Windows. It's inherently a bit more secure, but not at all 'safe'. But I can't take it that everyone goes about saying there are virusses for OSX out there. There aren't, so don't say there are. Ther we go again…: “There are some viruses out there for OS X, but they are far less prevalent only because the OS itself is far less prevalent than Windows XP.”

OK, name me one virus for OS X.
Go on. One is enough. One wild free virus. No ‘proof of concept’. One virus that actually got onto an OS X machine and spread itself to other machines, or caused harm to the system without conscious action of the user.

I’m not sayiong OS X is safer and secure than Windows. It’s inherently a bit more secure, but not at all ’safe’. But I can’t take it that everyone goes about saying there are virusses for OSX out there. There aren’t, so don’t say there are.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4 Jamie Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:40:31 +0000 http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm#comment-4 Windows, Mac OS X and Linux :P True, I know lots and lots of people are starting to buy Macbooks to run windows, But most run Mac OS X I brought my Mac as an upgrade and to run Windows, I have run windows 4 times on here That is it. Windows, Mac OS X and Linux :P

True, I know lots and lots of people are starting to buy Macbooks to run windows, But most run Mac OS X I brought my Mac as an upgrade and to run Windows, I have run windows 4 times on here That is it.

]]> By: Par Boman http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3 Par Boman Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:38:54 +0000 http://www.techbelieves.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-the-future-of-computing.htm#comment-3 Altough the article raises some valid points it does not discuss some fundamental issues. First of all the terms MAC and PC is fairly outdated, and does not make much sense in a world where the three main projects being used is windows, linux and macosx. The article does not take into account the fact that the future might be a product which is neither a mac or a pc. Computing is still an evolving field and many suprising things can still happen. I agree that Mac Os X is very unlikely to ever make some headway in the buisness field but I though belive that Apple's market share will dramaticaly increase to about 10% (more than double of today) as long as they can keep their products being seen as cool and trendy (that fact that they also run windows when needed is a big factor in this potential growth). Otherwise an interesting read. Altough the article raises some valid points it does not discuss some fundamental issues.
First of all the terms MAC and PC is fairly outdated, and does not make much sense in a world where the three main projects being used is windows, linux and macosx.

The article does not take into account the fact that the future might be a product which is neither a mac or a pc. Computing is still an evolving field and many suprising things can still happen.

I agree that Mac Os X is very unlikely to ever make some headway in the buisness field but I though belive that Apple’s market share will dramaticaly increase to about 10% (more than double of today) as long as they can keep their products being seen as cool and trendy (that fact that they also run windows when needed is a big factor in this potential growth).

Otherwise an interesting read.

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