Interesting discussion here. My first computer was an Apple IIC and personally, I've been a Mac user ever since. However, when I moved to Australia and my office was considering computerising, the folks in Perth who coordinated our various field offices sent out a directive that we MUST purchase PC's. So we did.
The end result is that I've been ambidextrous ever since. Lovely situation to be in. But I still prefer my Mac. Barb On 1/2/07 7:21 AM, "Peter Hinchliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 31/01/2007, at 11:17 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: > >> >> On 31 Jan 2007, at 10:12am, Paul Weaver wrote: >>> It's actually quite difficult for most people to become a Mac user >>> compared to a PC. >> >> Why? >> >> Reg >> > > This is a question which is worth a whole discussion group all by > itself (and there are already many such in existence). One of my > clients runs an all-Mac environment, with frequent coming and going > of new staff. Almost invariably, new staff have had little or no > meaningful exposure to the Mac platform, and have been raised to > believe that Windows is the One True Way . They desperately seek out, > and confine themselves to, any Microsoft software they can find, and > live in fear and confusion, never recovering from the lack of a Start > button, a networked "S: Drive", or a second Mouse button. > > I'm going to stop now in case this turns into a massive diatribe, but > I think it's true that many Windows users do find it difficult to > change to the Mac, simply because the things they expect to find are > not where they "should be". For many, the Dock is confusing, until > they are shown what it is actually for; Exposé is just too weird and > annoying; one person I know decries the Cube effect when swapping > between User Accounts as being "too Mac-like". > > Fundamentally, the Mac doesn't work like Windows, so it's too hard. > Fortunately, those who do make the paradigm shift tend to come out of > it richer for it and begin to see the light, but these tend to be the > lateral thinkers. Paul does have a point, but it has nothing to to > with inherent ease of use in either Mac OS or Windows: it's a > cultural thing. > > The interesting thing to me is that (in my observation, at least) Mac > users tend to have far less trouble using Windows (once they figure > out that crazy Start Button thingy). Perhaps Mac users tend to think > more laterally by nature... :-) > > -- > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment "Idleyld Farm" 477 Cowaramup Bay Road Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
