In article , Larry wrote:
"Capt. JG" wrote in
easolutions:

Name a program that doesn't work on an Apple.



Maemo Mapper
Xournal
55,800 Palm programs
millions of Linux programs
millions of Windows programs.

Don't tell me about Wine. It's **** compared to XP running on a really
fast Windows box.

Owning an Apple has always been like owning a bike with training wheels you
can't take off.

Visit any software store and count the Apple programs in the back corner of
the Windows Store. Wonder why the whole store isn't full of Apple programs
with a tiny section in the back of Windows programs.

Visit tucows.com, download.com and compare the shareware available.

I upgraded a Linux box last week, part of what it does is run Samba
which allows users on the network to share data (among other things).
The machine upgraded fine, the apples on the network didn't even notice.
The two windows machines, however, refused to login after the upgrade. I
spent hours looking for the answer; an answer that would enable one of
them to login wouldn't work for the other, and vice-versa.

Over the years I've spent so much time just keeping Windows machines
working that I'm glad we've replaced all of our office (bar two
machines) with Macs - actually, bar three, we also have one Linux
work-station, it's a small office, only ten clients, but it saves me a
lot of time and I can get on and do my real job. The two Windows
machines we have are because the label software supplied by our courier
will only run on Windows, they're about to be made redundant now we have
a better deal with another carrier.

The reason most people use Windows has nothing to do with quality of
software, or even abundance of it, it is because that is what the
machine came with. The majority use IE, OutLook, MediaPlayer, and the
software that came with their digital camera. Most people have no clue
about anything outside that, providing they can access FaceBook they
don't care. They think that PC *means* windows, that the hardware and UI
are not conjoined would surprise them. That will never be overcome. I'm
quite happy with that, it means I don't spend all my time dealing with
dumb user questions, 'cos I don't do Windows.

Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.