Is this an honest question or a troll? I say that because Mac OS X has been out for two years and every review of 10.2 says that it is incredible. MacWorld, MacAddict, PC World, PC Magazine, TechTV, heck its hard to find someone who doesn't think its the most incredible OS there is.
I also take a little issue with the fact that the Mac community is upset they will have to start paying for things. I have .Mac now, I might drop it next year if things don't pick up but aimless complaining that we should not have to pay [whether for .Mac or for OS upgrades] is kinda petty. I know off the top of my head that most of the applications you are using are OS X native [most or all] but yes you do have to upgrade to use the underling advantages of Mac OS X, and if you have read anything about the technical changes in the OS this should make perfect sense to you, there is no way around it. If you think Adobe should make Photoshop 6 OS X native [or FileMaker 4.1, or anything else] complain to the developer, it is really not Apple's doing. The last reason I suspect this to be a troll is that you start by talking about how you are a Mac user and have been forever, but you want to compare Mac OS X to Windows ... If you are such a hardcore Mac guy why do you care how it stacks up to Windows? I would think that you would be interested in how it compares to OS 9 since that is what you say you are using. If I am way off here I am sorry, and please do set me straight. I would be more than happy to dump loads of "why OS X ROCKS" info for you if you really want it. David On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 04:11 PM, Bill Fischer wrote: > I have been a Mac user since 1986 going from OS 4 through OS 9. I > learned early on to read about the advantages of the system and wait > for a couple of updates before upgrading. Based on what I have read > so far I just do not see any advantage to upgrading to OS 10. In fact > it seems more Windows-like than ever and to take advantage of any of > its attributes (if any) I would have to upgrade my software. > (Also it seems that Apple is becoming more like Microsoft. To wit > charging $100/year for access to Mac.com) > > I currently have a Pismo and the primary applications I use are; > AppleWorks; Filemaker; BluePrint; Quicken; Now UptoDate & Contact; > Eudora; Explorer; Reunion; Route 66; Solitaire; > > Anyway, what am I missing? What are the real advantages of OS 10 over > Windows? > > -- > Bill Fischer > Bigfork, Montana -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
