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Originally Posted by Mari
Waves,
Right, anyone I have talked to who works with computers, finds Apple limiting in soooo many ways.
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Well, I was really just groaning about the sheer lack of work in that arena. I haven't been in touch with professional Mac developers for years, so maybe things have changed... but when the Mac was new and obscure, interested developers (and there were enough!) saw it as intriguing rather than limiting. I'd be rather surprised to find that has changed. I haven't done pro mac development myself, but reason is job availability. I think, because Apple is ridiculously expensive, they have a smaller customer base, which in turn makes for a much smaller developer base. I couldn't afford to buy a Mac to tinker with, but even if could, it would be pointless, because jobs writing software for Mac are non-existent in my area.
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I only use Apple because I started on a machine in the early 1990s
(Macintosh Classic II ?) and kept using Apple products at home.
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The Mac II's were out then, yes. they were in color. The classic Mac, Mac Plus and Mac SE were the small, cubic, all-in-one units. I think these were black and white only and color came out on the II. I owned a Mac Plus for a while. Long before I owned a PC. I also used to tend the labs in University, helping students get on with whatever computer they had to use PC/Mac/mainframe... so my "user" familiarity runs through the Mac II, but not beyond.
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At work I muddle through on the PC's.
Actually, I do very little computer work at work.
I do the work on my home computer and send it to work via email, and such.
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That works!
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I used to curse Bill Gates for designing a crappy product. Every time a screen froze, . . . . was evidence that his company cut corners to put out a crummy product.
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Emm, for a brief time I used to delight in titling Microsoft products "Microshaft".
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Now, Apple is just as crummy as the PC's but I still prefer Apple products because I am used to them.
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Are they really??? That is sad to hear. Maybe when I get done trying to build myself into a self-sustaining human being, I'll look into this. I think I have to see it to believe it. I always saw the Mac line as a cut above, from the technical standpoint... but I am so out of touch, now.
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