Macs hard to use and constantly changing

[thegodfaza]

Check out this video:

http://www.friction.tv/debate.php?debateno...CFTyKOAodUlLBOg

 

Apparently Macs are hard to use and constantly changing.

[EPDM]

She's right.

 

Look how different 10.2 looks compared to 10.4. In fact Apps even change their GUI inbetween versions (e.g. iTunes). This is not so with Windows SP upgrades. And it took far longer for a significant GUI-change came between XP and Vista. In fact in Windows there's still that option to revert to the well-known and trusted GUI of Windows 98/2000.

 

Also what especially Americans seem to forget. It's not because "highschools" in the US uses Macs the rest of the world also uses Macs. In the UK most schools used to use Acorn equipment (which at their best time were far easier to use and more advanced than either Apple's or Windows PC). In recent times most European schools reverted to Windows PC's because of costs and to provide computing skills to a far greater audience.

 

Ofcourse this doesn't mean that PC's are "better". It only shows that Windows PC's are a commodity item and all other platforms are still regarded as a luxury items. This does lower the threshold to own and know Windows PC's.

 

As a person who owned all consumer platforms I can say that ALL computers are difficult to use for a complete novice. All this debate about which one is easier is just stupid. In the beginning everybody struggles at their computer whether the suposedly userfriendly mac and RISCOS machines or the virusprone Windows PC. For example the basis of a computer, its filing system, shows more similarities than diferences with it's display of folders and icons. The problem is that the versitality of computers is very daunting at first. More so then operation and programming a VCR.

 

just my 2 censt