Originally posted by: theblackbox
Running vista 64 natively on a mac pro is not emulation. i am not talking about using a virtual machine, i'm talking running windows natively on apple hardware.
If you're going to run Vista on your Mac, it seems that your arguments about Mac being better are kind of
My argument:
One button mouse. Sure, you can BUY multibutton mice, but the OS isn't designed around them as well or as completely as Windows. And while we're on the subject of mice, stock Apple mice are the most stylish, and LEAST function, mice on the planet. Omitting obvious failures like the hockey-puck mouse, even their current "mighty mouse" is a royal PITA to use if you ever have to pick it up while holding the button down (like, say, if you're using
any program at all). Also, their only stock 2-button mouse doesn't reliably distinguish between left and right clicks. All because Steve Jobs thought that putting different buttons on a mouse for different functions would destroy Apple's artistic vision, so it's a one-piece cover which *in theory* distinguishes between pressure on different sides. Oh, and let's not forget the whole "I'm moving my mouse over to the side, whoops I just hit my keyboard/a book on the table/my coffee cup and accidentally clicked when I didn't want to" bit.
To their credit, I do like the scroll ball which lets you scroll in X and Y at the same time. But everything else about it sucks.
Also, the bug where occasionally when connecting to a server share, the volume doesn't show up on the desktop, and then when you try connecting again it tells you that you're already connected to that share. The only cure is to either (a)reboot, or (b)go to /volumes, open the share, have it magically show up on your desktop, and never be able to disconnect until you (a)reboot.
Also, the bug where under certain conditions, you can be navigating a share, and the folder order changes at exactly the moment when you click on the folder you want to open (as in, you try to double-click to open it, and the first click sends it five places up, so your second click hits another folder entirely).
Also, charging hundreds of dollars for a lousy service pack (no, the different OS X versions do NOT count as "brand-new" OSes).
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That said...overall I think they are great machines, although their elitist fan base, their choice of form over function, and the unfixed bugs irk me.