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irseg · 02-01-2005, 06:12 PM

1. No games

Say, where can I pick up a version of BF1942 or Doom 3 for Macintosh?

2. no software in general

When things like new P2P apps come out, it's pretty much invariably on Windows or Linux. I have NEVER encountered a cool new program and then said "aww crap, that sucks, it only runs on Mac!"

3. no one uses them

According to http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1745930,00.asp Macs have 2.7% of the market as measured by online usage. That's behind Linux at 3.1%. So yeah, essentially no one uses them.

4. They aren't compatable with PCs

When I make a website I need to see how my pages render in IE since it has ~90% market share. Whoops! Can't do it. Nor can I drop a random Windows CD in and install whatever I want. Sure there are emulators, but they don't have the same performance as a natively-run program.

5. You can't modify them

- Apple maintains a stranglehold on hardware and software (not that this is necessarily a bad thing, since the idea is to ensure consistent & reliable operation) which limits the number of available products.

-They have a very low market share, which means there are less companies interested in supporting them in the first place.

-Among the people who DO buy Macs, a very large amount of them them just want a cute conversation piece.

Those 3 things make it much more difficult and impractical to modify a Mac.

6. They aren't as fast

Sure there are fast Macintoshes, but in most all cases a PC at the same price point will be faster.

7. Difficult to use

This one's too subjective. I'm sure I'd have a hard time finding my way around a Mac for a while, just like a Mac user would be put off by Windows or Linux at first.

02-01-2005, 06:12 PM	#42 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	1. No games Say, where can I pick up a version of BF1942 or Doom 3 for Macintosh? 2. no software in general When things like new P2P apps come out, it's pretty much invariably on Windows or Linux. I have NEVER encountered a cool new program and then said "aww crap, that sucks, it only runs on Mac!" 3. no one uses them According to http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1745930,00.asp Macs have 2.7% of the market as measured by online usage. That's behind Linux at 3.1%. So yeah, essentially no one uses them. 4. They aren't compatable with PCs When I make a website I need to see how my pages render in IE since it has ~90% market share. Whoops! Can't do it. Nor can I drop a random Windows CD in and install whatever I want. Sure there are emulators, but they don't have the same performance as a natively-run program. 5. You can't modify them - Apple maintains a stranglehold on hardware and software (not that this is necessarily a bad thing, since the idea is to ensure consistent & reliable operation) which limits the number of available products. -They have a very low market share, which means there are less companies interested in supporting them in the first place. -Among the people who DO buy Macs, a very large amount of them them just want a cute conversation piece. Those 3 things make it much more difficult and impractical to modify a Mac. 6. They aren't as fast Sure there are fast Macintoshes, but in most all cases a PC at the same price point will be faster. 7. Difficult to use This one's too subjective. I'm sure I'd have a hard time finding my way around a Mac for a while, just like a Mac user would be put off by Windows or Linux at first.