[X4U] Mac Equivalents of Windows apps (was Re: Apple's move to Intel chips)

[Hector Luna]

On 6/10/05, Alex <lists at lexial.ca> wrote:

> Left-handed wrench? IMHO, Judi and Robert are right. Software choice on
> the Mac is much more limited than on Win. No use trying to pretend
> otherwise or to explain it away.

More limited maybe, but only in quantity, not quality. In the Windows
world there is a lot of repetitive crap and just because Windows users
might have 30 different ways to spell check it doesn't mean I'm left
wanting for software for my Mac.

The only time I've ever been loathe to be without a Windows machine is
when I'm forced to use some indepensible app that was only developed
for Windows. And indespensible only as it relates to work, because of
whatever shortsighted business decision led develpment to be Windows
only. I'm talking about internal Active X sites, SAP apps cludged
together with gardent tools and the like.

And as for that little gizmo Judi was crowing about, there are just as
many Mac only gizmo's Windows users lust after. I was using Copy Write
in class the other night and both Windows users next to me kept
pestering me w/ oohs and ahhs, lamenting their moribund fate.

I don't need you to like the Mac, I don't need you to dislike Windows,
but I would like it if you got a grip...

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