I find the mac to be very stable, certainly far less problems than with
windows. It's not perfect, no platform is, but I have 3 macs and have
no desire to switch back to a PC.
Original message:
Hi Everyone,
As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main
reason is that I am tired of the increasing instability of the PC
environment. My first question is, is this really different on a Mac?
I am using JAWS 15 with Windows 8. Both are not all that stable. I have
been a JAWS user for 17 years and I have noticed a definite progressive
increase in instability with the last few releases. JAWS crashes
frequently and, even if it doesn’t crash, it often stops talking when
errors occur with other applications. Then, there’s Windows 8. I don’t
mind the Windows 8 interface but several times per week, I will have a
problem that requires me to restart my computer. I did not have that
nearly as much with Windows 7. Also, it isn’t unusual for me to install
a program which will, either directly or through add ins, make Windows
and/or JAWS more unstable. I then have to decide rather the additional
functionality is worth the increased instability. I’m just tired of all
the crashes and reboots and having to use three or four screen readers
because I have to run one when another one crashes.
By contrast, my iPhone and iPad, while not perfect, are certainly more
stable. VoiceOver seldom just stops working. Of course, every single
app is not accessible and they do not all work correctly but any
problems with an app are almost always confined only to that app. When
an app crashes, it usually does not also cause VoiceOver or the device
to crash. Is this also true of the Mac?
I have certainly used technology enough to know that none of it is
perfect. However, I would like something that is better than the PC,
when it comes to stability. Over all, in your experience, is the Mac
more stable?
Thanks,
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