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Point taken
And fixed. Thanks for editing in real time wink
Posted by: Larry Dignan   Posted on: 04/23/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Lapped?  James T. Kirk | 04/23/08
Corrrection  James T. Kirk | 04/23/08
Point taken  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
..............Outlook light by Design...  tdibble | 04/24/08
Wow. Talk about a viable alternative to Windows (NT)  PB_z | 04/23/08
If only...  James T. Kirk | 04/23/08
Why?  j.m.galvin | 04/23/08
If games is the issue try CodeWeaver....  James Quinn | 04/24/08
mixed results  shawn_dude | 04/24/08
For WOW, you ought to purchase CodeWeavers. Why?  vulpine@... | 04/24/08
Then  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/25/08
Because...  QueenMama | 04/24/08
Not so..... Very long time Apple/Mac user and I  James Quinn | 04/24/08
you do know you can run windows on a mac don't you? nt  doctorSpoc | 04/23/08
Not well. My pro dual boots vista. [/REALITY][Resume: Fanaticsm]  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/25/08
If only you could run windows on a Mac...  Richard Flude | 04/23/08
Please enlighten us how the desktop experience is...  ye | 04/23/08
Proving Rocky Road is Better Than Tin Roof Sundae  DannyO_0x98 | 04/23/08
I use those for too. And more. And I rank them as follows:  ye | 04/24/08
The major difference between Mac and Windows is  MacGeek2121 | 04/24/08
What makes it a better user experience?  ye | 04/24/08
Funny  Richard Flude | 04/23/08
I didn't say they were 100% identicle.  ye | 04/24/08
That's actually not true  zkiwi | 04/23/08
What evidence has been presented? (nt)  ye | 04/24/08
OK. The task bar is worthless.  Bruizer | 04/24/08
I am no fan of the Dock. One thing I really dislike about it is...  ye | 04/24/08
Please explain..  msalzberg | 04/24/08
@msalzberg: The right hand side of the dock where...  ye | 04/24/08
@ye  msalzberg | 04/24/08
@msalzberg: I'm aware how the dock works.  ye | 04/24/08
You never used OS X have you?  Bruizer | 04/24/08
@ye...  msalzberg | 04/24/08
@Bruizer: I've been using OS X since before day 1  ye | 04/24/08
@msalzberg: To me this is a major annoyance.  ye | 04/24/08
you mean the taskbar part of the dock is working like a stack  stevey_d | 04/24/08
@ye. I been fishing for years as well.  Bruizer | 04/25/08
Minimize is  Richmedia | 04/25/08
The few times I've used a Mac  voska1 | 04/24/08
How does this prove OS X is more productive than Windows?  ye | 04/24/08
I think he said he had to "LEARN" to use Windows  James Quinn | 04/24/08
@James Quinn: What does "learn Windows" mean?  ye | 04/24/08
That is what I understood his words too mean.  James Quinn | 04/24/08
@James Quinn: I will be no such thing.  ye | 04/24/08
To Ye, paganjim and others.  vulpine@... | 04/24/08
@vulpine: I am not interested in system performance.  ye | 04/24/08
Ye......  James Quinn | 04/24/08
@James Quinn: How is this any more productive?  ye | 04/24/08
Ye......  James Quinn | 04/24/08
it doesn't really but studies show mac users productivity is greater  stevey_d | 04/24/08
Here's what I mean  voska1 | 04/24/08
Odd Mac thing  voska1 | 04/24/08
"But since the Mac doesn't do what I need it to do..."  vulpine@... | 04/24/08
Macs can't do  Crestview | 04/24/08
You didn't answer the question...  vulpine@... | 04/24/08
Surely you jest?  Richmedia | 04/25/08
Experience is, by it's very nature...  jasonp@... | 04/24/08
By that logic Windows wins hands down.  ye | 04/24/08
"Why is OS X more productive..."  vulpine@... | 04/24/08
@vulpine: So if I write a blog about how I find neither better...  ye | 04/24/08
Here's a comparison: Windows bloated registry  Aragorn_z | 04/24/08
@ Aragorn_z: Prove there is a problem with the registry.  ye | 04/24/08
Ye... no "proof", stories, blogs, experiences, studies, etc  MacCanuck | 04/24/08
@MacCanuck: No. The "proof" provided has been weak at best.  ye | 04/24/08
No, you reject any examples as jokes or silly.  Bruizer | 04/25/08
The Macintosh graph is going up!  Richmedia | 04/25/08
Prove that they're not going away and neither am I  none none | 04/24/08
Why bother  voska1 | 04/24/08
That's Really Sad!  QueenMama | 04/24/08
You bet  voska1 | 04/24/08
If only these games were ported to Mac  dchagwood | 04/24/08
Exactly  Crestview | 04/24/08
So it's True  Harry Bardal | 04/23/08
Uh..... what?  James T. Kirk | 04/24/08
Weak  Harry Bardal | 04/24/08
criteria are; its; retard Bardal/Wahd  ylysdexia | 04/27/08
If only...  QueenMama | 04/24/08
Sure, talk about it.....  Crestview | 04/24/08
Keeping Up With Bott  Harry Bardal | 04/23/08
Love it happy (nt)  Richard Flude | 04/23/08
Enduser Leaps Dorsally Finned Fish  whisperycat | 04/23/08
Blur... and maybe change...  vulpine@... | 04/24/08
Funny!  Eleutherios | 04/24/08
How Many Cult Followers Are Left?  jabailo1 | 04/23/08
Not sure what you are talking about?  James Quinn | 04/24/08
ROW:  Tigertank | 04/24/08
Of course the anti apple crowd is out of touch  winegirl | 04/24/08
Include the upgrade costs...  shawn_dude | 04/24/08
Mac is going to keep OSX as a name for a long time  James Quinn | 04/24/08
Quinn you illiterate shitwit: its, weak, think, its, its, its  ylysdexia | 04/27/08
Right, Jim. Apple painted themselves into a naming corner with OS X.  Joel R | 05/19/08
RE: Depression Proof?  pritchet1 | 04/24/08
Only 2.29 million? That's not much.  Narg | 04/24/08
**Snerk!**  QueenMama | 04/24/08
It's a success..  magallanes | 04/24/08
Bad? Only if they don't get their moneys worth.  James Quinn | 04/24/08
It's not "bad" at all  GeorgeKaplan | 04/24/08
I wasn't going to bring it up..  msalzberg | 04/24/08
" but bad for customers. "  People | 04/24/08
Sarcasm suits you  frabjous | 04/24/08
and "only" 2.29 million in a quarter is 14% of sales.  stevey_d | 04/24/08
RE: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light b  doug@... | 04/24/08
RE: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light b  tom@... | 04/24/08
PC users like Yugo Owners?  Davewrite | 04/24/08
And Microsoft's profit margin  msalzberg | 04/24/08
Microsofts Profit Margin due to OVERPRICED windows?  Davewrite | 04/24/08
RE: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design?  Aragorn_z | 04/24/08
No. For the most part it's just you  ted185@... | 04/24/08
The problem of garbage in the Registry..  msalzberg | 04/24/08
How does OS X prevent extraneous configuration files...  ye | 04/24/08
The difference is that the registry..  msalzberg | 04/24/08
Failure != speed  ye | 04/24/08
I was responding to this statement:  msalzberg | 04/24/08
Sure Ted, we all believe that  Aragorn_z | 04/24/08
I've never had to re-install either. Nor has anyone I know.  ye | 04/24/08
Ye equals Microsoft employee  Aragorn_z | 04/24/08
What you've given me are wives tales. FUD. Urban legends.  ye | 04/24/08
One other thing...  ye | 04/24/08
Nice, a uname on your work computer  Aragorn_z | 04/24/08
If you never install anything it won't slow don't that much  stevey_d | 04/24/08
Proof?  zkiwi | 04/24/08
DELL SLASHES 1100 MORE JOBS. Cites "SLUMPING PC SALES"  Davewrite | 04/24/08
I think you're on the right track here  stevey_d | 04/24/08
Microsoft profit drops 11%  Chad_z | 04/24/08
Apple just keeps on growing and growing...  i8thecat | 04/24/08
And so do PC's  Crestview | 04/24/08
i8thecat, learn how to spell  ylysdexia | 04/27/08
RE: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light b  tdibble | 04/24/08
The "Outlook Light" Bit  blunderdog | 04/24/08
blunderdog, you have never used a mac...  i8thecat | 04/25/08
Let's compare....  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/25/08
Spiritus the liar  ylysdexia | 04/27/08
Happiness?  Crestview | 04/24/08
Read here:  Crestview | 04/24/08
I have yet to experience  Crestview | 04/24/08
Is this number correct?  guiri | 04/24/08
Mac is a better experience  majoritywhip | 04/24/08
RE: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light b  Chiatzu | 04/25/08
RE: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design?  starcannon99022@... | 04/27/08

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