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There is only one advantage of Windows over Mac OS X
DirectX.
Posted by: cruggeld   Posted on: 11/01/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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There is only one advantage of Windows over Mac OS X  cruggeld | 11/01/08
Yep, I have to agree... gaming is the only thing  Lerianis | 11/01/08
Not true  Comnenus | 11/01/08
Nobody  DannyO_0x98 | 11/02/08
PC gaming is becoming a niche market these days.  ashdude | 11/01/08
Not true...  storm14k | 11/03/08
Wrong. The sales say other wise.  ashdude | 11/03/08
Actually You're Wrong!  SuperSean | 11/03/08
Truth  shellcodes_coder | 11/02/08
You're quoting NonZealot? Give me a break...  olePigeon | 11/03/08
Speaking of half-truths...  rtk | 11/03/08
No...  olePigeon | 11/04/08
LOL  shellcodes_coder | 11/04/08
OK...  olePigeon | 11/04/08
OpenGL is a perfectly viable alternative to DirectX...  olePigeon | 11/03/08
Too bad  Kaiwai | 11/03/08
Yes, that is true...  olePigeon | 11/04/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  BR999 | 11/01/08
Exactly  eMJayy | 11/01/08
64-bit Unix core with native Office support.  ashdude | 11/01/08
you mean a 32bit core,  rtk | 11/02/08
It still runs 64-bit Unix commands and apps.  ashdude | 11/02/08
Swoosh goal those goal posts.  ye | 11/02/08
Ok.  ashdude | 11/02/08
It does run Office and not being Unix is ....  ShadeTree | 11/02/08
Hardly any one cares.  ye | 11/02/08
Yes, it can...  Tismo | 11/02/08
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Disk Drive  DannyO_0x98 | 11/02/08
And the Linux Guy Just Laughs  DannyO_0x98 | 11/02/08
Work easier which for me translates to faster and  James Quinn | 11/03/08
Could you please be more useful to the Linux/Open Source cause ?  timiteh | 11/01/08
Here come the Linux zealots  U53r | 11/01/08
Me a Linux Zealot ?  timiteh | 11/01/08
TLDR  U53r | 11/01/08
Linux isn't the problem.  ye | 11/02/08
He makes a very good point.  ye | 11/01/08
His point isn't really that great.  storm14k | 11/03/08
It works all the time for me...  storm14k | 11/03/08
I prefer being useless to causes, thanks  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
His point still stands. nt  ye | 11/01/08
Not a Linux shill ?  timiteh | 11/01/08
Unix works  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
His point is you're not advocating them.  ye | 11/01/08
Exactly  timiteh | 11/02/08
I don't know how much truth there is to that but...  ye | 11/02/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  kitko | 11/01/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  Wolfie2K3 | 11/01/08
Corrected spelling, Thanks!  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
This is becoming pathetic  timiteh | 11/01/08
Well.... Actuallly...  Wolfie2K3 | 11/01/08
Distinction between OS X and Mac  NonZealot | 11/01/08
BUT...! Is there a difference?  Wolfie2K3 | 11/01/08
Yes There is  timiteh | 11/02/08
And yet...  Wolfie2K3 | 11/03/08
Screen Touch  DannyO_0x98 | 11/02/08
Non-sequitur, Yes, Yes (No), and Yes...  olePigeon | 11/03/08
well they did  aaarrghhh! | 11/05/08
And again... Your point is?  Wolfie2K3 | 11/01/08
Agree  shellcodes_coder | 11/04/08
HomeGroups maybe?  palotasb | 11/01/08
No - that was in MacOS 9  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
Oh, OK  palotasb | 11/01/08
I have an anecdote.  DannyO_0x98 | 11/02/08
Link please  palotasb | 11/01/08
Google is your friend.  frgough | 11/01/08
got a search link  rtk | 11/02/08
Anyway, what plus can OS X offer?  palotasb | 11/01/08
Sure: a two - three year lead time  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
Why not? 2 reasons  eMJayy | 11/01/08
Add software costs too.  palotasb | 11/01/08
Software selection too. nt  ye | 11/01/08
I see  frgough | 11/01/08
Awesome features? Let's not kid ourselves.  ye | 11/01/08
Examples of really awesome features..  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
I'm sorry...  dcoaster | 11/01/08
Umm  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/08
Sorry. Nothing awesome there.  ye | 11/01/08
Murph, that's Linux or BSD... *NOT* OS X  dave.leigh@... | 11/02/08
|_ OS X is BSD. [nt]  olePigeon | 11/03/08
|_Wrong answer, thanks for playing.  dave.leigh@... | 11/09/08
There's a Point  DannyO_0x98 | 11/02/08
They are illusionary.  ye | 11/02/08
Anyone see a parallel with the iPhone?  NonZealot | 11/01/08
Excellent point  eMJayy | 11/01/08
Based on iPhone sales and such I can't help but  James Quinn | 11/03/08
hmm  Badgered | 11/03/08
RE:I see  timiteh | 11/01/08
Can you say DDR3?  eMJayy | 11/01/08
Two button mouse  zmud | 11/01/08
Common myth, but wrong  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
10.6 will support even more  palotasb | 11/01/08
Hah, wrong on two counts  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
In theory but in practice  andrewjg | 11/01/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  majestiq | 11/01/08
#4 is opinion, #7 is true, the rest: all wrong  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
k.  isulzer | 11/02/08
blu-ray support  rtk | 11/02/08
the confusion comes from...  doh123 | 11/02/08
Then please  rtk | 11/02/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  majestiq | 11/01/08
You're joking? Please tell me you're joking  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/08
Are you trying to unload the one you just bought?  ye | 11/01/08
I thought this article might have a hint of bias...  dcoaster | 11/01/08
Check again  frgough | 11/01/08
Forgot to mention...  dcoaster | 11/01/08
OS X doesn't have Flip-3D. nt  ye | 11/01/08
as i recall..  isulzer | 11/02/08
Are you sure you're talking about the same thing?  ye | 11/02/08
im saying, they have the animation.  isulzer | 11/02/08
@isulzer: What you're talking about is not Flip-3D.  ye | 11/02/08
But the slickest 3d stuff is on SuSe Linux  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/02/08
You asked, I answered. Now you're moving the goal posts.  ye | 11/02/08
Good thing  MacCanuck | 11/03/08
paul murphy is biased? it cant be...  isulzer | 11/02/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  dptcreations@... | 11/01/08
really?  isulzer | 11/02/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  R_Connelie@... | 11/01/08
preview does allow  isulzer | 11/02/08
oh right.  isulzer | 11/02/08
How about a feature decades old that Apple still doesn't get...  ericesque | 11/01/08
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!  scoobyJ | 11/03/08
That only depends on how old the hardware is...  Wolfie2K3 | 11/03/08
Doesn't matter who did it first, it is who did it better  NonZealot | 11/01/08
Whatever...  ashdude | 11/02/08
Yes, they have.  ye | 11/02/08
Cool!  ashdude | 11/02/08
Actually, no - not even in server 2008  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/02/08
Actually, yes they have.  ye | 11/02/08
no they havent  isulzer | 11/02/08
You must have some pretty big arms moving those goal posts all the time.  ye | 11/02/08
however  isulzer | 11/02/08
@isulzer: The only Windows 64 bit problems are...  ye | 11/02/08
nice dodge. but not good enough.  isulzer | 11/02/08
To be or not to be 64  ShadowGIATL | 11/02/08
well.  isulzer | 11/02/08
@isulzer: More goal post moving.  ye | 11/03/08
@isulzer  logicearth@... | 11/05/08
Point by point destruction of your post  NonZealot | 11/02/08
Completely agree  eb276 | 11/02/08
Agree  shellcodes_coder | 11/04/08
Please explain  Richard Flude | 11/05/08
Time Machine  logicearth@... | 11/05/08
Are you sure?  Richard Flude | 11/05/08
Google is your friend.  logicearth@... | 11/06/08
If you want nothing  Richard Flude | 11/06/08
Murphy right, EU wrong?  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/02/08
Windows is the winner  shellcodes_coder | 11/02/08
Wrong again, of course...  olePigeon | 11/03/08
@NonZealot  Axsimulate | 11/10/08
White grape or Red grape  kiglas | 11/01/08
Exactly!  ye | 11/02/08
Tablet, BluRay and cable card support.  ShadeTree | 11/02/08
I think OS X has at least 2 of those.  ashdude | 11/02/08
well, not really.  rtk | 11/02/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  pkatz | 11/02/08
Umm, mixed feelings about that  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/02/08
Well Murph,...  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 11/02/08
Murph shows his ignorance again  NonZealot | 11/02/08
Hyperbole. [nt]  olePigeon | 11/03/08
.net comes with Vista too *NT*  mikefarinha | 11/03/08
@NonZealot  Axsimulate | 11/10/08
hmmm  isulzer | 11/02/08
Don't believe it  eb276 | 11/02/08
4 out of five 5 wrong  palotasb | 11/03/08
Windows is much better than Mac OS X  shellcodes_coder | 11/03/08
Windows Kicks the Snot Out of OSX  mikefarinha | 11/03/08
Windows is the winner  shellcodes_coder | 11/05/08
@mikefarinha  Axsimulate | 11/11/08
@Axsimulate  mikefarinha | 11/18/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  dprozzo | 11/03/08
I agree.  Grayson Peddie | 11/03/08
This is too easy...  Scrat | 11/03/08
i come too late  s_souche | 11/03/08
Yeah, I saw this post late too.  mikefarinha | 11/03/08
64 bit support  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/07/08
Mr. Anti-MS is at it again...LOL, you showed your ignorance of Windows..  transposeIT | 11/03/08
Actually.. He did rebutt a few posts..  Wolfie2K3 | 11/03/08
RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X  surfasb | 11/03/08
Extremely Late to the Party  Rob Oakes | 01/26/09

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