Good for you, MisngNOLA. I use an XP PC at work, and it’s absolutely the best version of Windows I’ve ever used in terms of stability (I usually use PCs at work and Macs at home – where I have a choice). It’s still clunkier and more confusing than Macs on a lot of things, e.g., it took a while for me to sort out the wireless connection tools, and its harder to track down non-English characters (e.g., ñ, ü, í), and I’ve had weird problems with screen formatting and projections, but generally I agree it is solid.
I think we are actually agreeing - I don’t think Macs are overpriced for what they provide; you think they are overkill. We’re just tackling this from opposite sides. I just object to the characterization of Macs as overpriced when matched against a comparable PC, which they are not anymore.
And it does say something that you (and I) are still using 2003 XP, whereas I have gotten every OS X upgrade within a month of initial release, with great success, and typically no problems at all!
Good for you, MisngNOLA. I use an XP PC at work, and it’s absolutely the best version of Windows I’ve ever used in terms of stability (I usually use PCs at work and Macs at home – where I have a choice). It’s still clunkier and more confusing than Macs on a lot of things, e.g., it took a while for me to sort out the wireless connection tools, and its harder to track down non-English characters (e.g., ñ, ü, í), and I’ve had weird problems with screen formatting and projections, but generally I agree it is solid. I think we are actually agreeing - I don’t think Macs are overpriced for what they provide; you think they are overkill. We’re just tackling this from opposite sides. I just object to the characterization of Macs as overpriced when matched against a comparable PC, which they are not anymore. And it does say something that you (and I) are still using 2003 XP, whereas I have gotten every OS X upgrade within a month of initial release, with great success, and typically no problems at all!