[UltimateBMW]

Originally Posted by quagmire

That is because the clone company took OS X and modified it which broke copyright laws. Apple is in the right with the lawsuit. If Pystar wanted to run OS X and they thought Apple locking the OS to their computers was illegal then they should of sued Apple( which they are countersuing for now) before breaking the law themselves.

PS: I support Apple as well locking OS X to their computers. They work almost seamlessly and flawlessly. Windows has to be bloated to hell to work for every hardware configuration out there. Apple control the hardware so they can keep the bloat down and make sure things work right. Also, I don't believe Apple is doing anything wrong by locking OS X to Macs. The computer and OS X are marketed together so it can be said the hardware and OS are one product. Just like how you can't install the iPhone's OS onto a blackberry, Nokia, etc and vice versa. Plus, it is similar as to their are exclusive 360 games, PS3 games, and Wii games, etc. Apple is doing nothing wrong having OS X only be available on their own hardware. After all Apple is a hardware company first and foremost. Just Apple writes their own software that goes with the hardware.

I actually can agree with that from a software point of view. But from a hardware point of view, or as a consumer, I tend to be more of a do-it-yourself'er. I would rather buy the parts individually and not have to pay exorbitant fees to get them plugged together (all building a computer physically entails) and configuring up settings.

[Cloud9blue]

tehparadox.com

get yourself a rapidshare account too

[ganeil]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

Morality is a pretty deep subject that is often time subject to conditional terms. Are you really sure you want to start debating it over a pirated copy of MS Word? I personally would hold off until a more substantial thread was started.

Morality can be deep, it can also be quite simple. Stealing something falls onto the simple side.

[BOOSTFTW]

openoffice works like a charm.

Now, do new computers not come w/ the multitouch option? (ie: enlarging pictures, 3 finger back page thing?)

Thanks for all the help so far guys I really appreciate it.

[ganeil]

Originally Posted by BOOSTFTW

openoffice works like a charm.

Now, do new computers not come w/ the multitouch option? (ie: enlarging pictures, 3 finger back page thing?)

Thanks for all the help so far guys I really appreciate it.

Which model did you get?

[gtrokin330]

soooo glad i didnt drop 2K plus on a damn laptop

[.:bHd:.]

Originally Posted by BOOSTFTW

openoffice works like a charm.

Now, do new computers not come w/ the multitouch option? (ie: enlarging pictures, 3 finger back page thing?)

Thanks for all the help so far guys I really appreciate it.

Ya they do, but you have to activate it from the System Preferences.. and congrats on the mac you're gonna love it.

[Nyulak]

I'm fortunate enough to have an iMac and a home built PC. The PC I use for games and balancing my checkbook - Money only comes on PCs. The iMac I use for everything else. The learning curve for the Mac is pretty shallow, but so are many of its users.

I am using the free version of PC Tools iAntivirus, because it is free and uses very little system resources. It only looks for Mac-specific virii, so I am capable of spreading Win-based virii back into the wild. A combination of safe surfing, demanding nobody forwards me e-mails, and the relative security of Mac OS X allows me to forget any worries about outside hacks.

I use the Student and Teacher edition of MS Word, Excel, and Entourage (e-mail client). For a $150, it's not a bad deal. The latest patch sped up launching considerably as well as quelled some other annoyances. It's not perfect, but I like it better than iWork '08, which I also have.

[Weaselboy]

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Offi...0117978&sr=8-1

Amazon has Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition for $124. Or, as others mentioned, Neo Office works pretty well if you are not doing anything too fancy.

[chuck92103]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

macs generally dont get viruses

Macs are 95% less likely to get viruses over PC's because they are less than 5% of the market.

Malware writers target the largest audience not the smallest.

However, Macs do get viruses and have just as many if not more vulnerabilities.

[BoostedBMW]

Originally Posted by Suareezay

whats the learning curve like? ill probably be getting a mac for my next computer.

Same here... after playing around with windows vista for 10 minutes the other day on my sister's laptop I can say for sure that I won't mind switching over to a mac and learning something new. It seems like they flushed common sense down the toilet when they were designing vista. If a mac is anywhere as easy to use as an iPhone then I'm all for it.

[chuck92103]

Originally Posted by BoostedBMW

Same here... after playing around with windows vista for 10 minutes the other day on my sister's laptop I can say for sure that I won't mind switching over to a mac and learning something new. It seems like they flushed common sense down the toilet when they were designing vista. If a mac is anywhere as easy to use as an iPhone then I'm all for it.

Microsoft blew it with Vista. I heard they have a fast tracked project to take 2008 server and strip it down for a lightweight desktop O/S. It should be going into beta soon.

Vista will go the way of Windows ME.

[BOOSTFTW]

why does it take so long to load pictures on my mac????? meh...macs are overrated. I will eventually move back to a PC when I have money to do so.