Well, considering I run Panther on a 1999 Wallstreet Powerbook... that's a tall order to match.
Vista's got no chance with those who want to keep their current set-ups and just upgrade. You'll have to be buying the system with Vista pre-installed and specs guaranteed to get it going with no fuss.
Yeah - so the conglomerate's players "jive well with Windows PCs". Where does that leave Mac Users?
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember Creative or Sony offering Mac software for their players. In fact, I'd love to hear of any big-name jukeboxes that are Mac-compatible. That leaves us with the choice - mass storage unbranded player (no good for over about 256MB) or iPod or some serious haxies.
Well, over in England, Macs are very few and very far between in education. The school I'm leaving has a grand total of ~30 Macs, compared to ~400 Windows Boxes. And currently, the Macs are all in cupboards rotting. Make of that what you will.
OS X's HIGs really can't be used to justify it as being better than Windows or Linux - the different skins are all over the place! Brushed metal here, unified there, burnt metal for the other.
There is only one way to decide on which is best - use all the options and then take the one that gives you a warm glow inside. For me, OS X. For a friend of mine, Ubuntu. The head of Chemistry at my school, however, has only ever used Windows - so he's not in a position to make the decision.
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