Yep. I agree 100%. I prefer playing around with my Linux box at home, but
for "work" purposes, I use an XP Pro box here at the office.there are still
a few apps that don't have a direct replacement in the *nix world.

 

John-AldrichPerception_2

 

From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 1:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Mac and Windows mix

 

part of the Mac 'hatred' comes from the religious ferver that some
supporters show towards Apple.

 

Reality is the Mac, as is Windows, is simply a tool used to complete a task,
or tasks.  Just pick the tool that you're most comfortable with that can
still do the job you need to do.  

On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>
wrote:

Macs are not the burden you make them sound to be.

Integrating a Mac into a windows network is never going to be painless; the
two systems are inherently different. If what you want is a Windows
experience from your Mac, install Windows.

Now not everybody likes MacOS X, but the same can be said for Windows.
Insert the problem of subjective preference here.

Personally, I love working on my iMac, and managing the other Macs in our
district is very easy if you use the provided Apple tools: Mac OS X server,
Open Directory, and Apple Remote Desktop.

Then again, I hate how a Mac _can_ cost 2x as much as a comparable PC. I do
like that software upgrades are cheaper for Mac, but I don't like how apple
drops support for anything that is not the current generation or the
previous one. If you're 2 generations back, you're out of luck.

What can a Mac do that a PC Can't? Nothing. But I would argue that
competition is one of the pillars of innovation. Without Mac OS X competing
against Windows, what would Windows look like today?


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District

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