In article <8isrs4l2ja0lkbh6u6ck92su2oli1jg8lc@4ax.com>,
Mxsmanic wrote:
> isw writes:
>
> > I think your "reasoning" is more than a little bit flawed, but even so,
> > you did not explain why Mac users who have to use Windows can't wait to
> > get back...
>
> If they "have" to use Windows, then clearly they prefer Macs, so naturally
> they're anxious to return to Macs. However, Mac users that voluntarily move
> to Windows don't go back. The reasons I've heard are usually cost and the
> unavailability of so many different software products that they'd like to
> use--they eventually get tired of missing out on every product that interests
> them because it's not available on the Mac. Adding hardware and upgrading is
> also very expensive. It's the Apple way or the highway.
>
> I've always found it ironic that people bash Microsoft for its hegemony in
> operating systems, but say nothing about Apple's total control over both the
> operating system and the hardware. Apple's minority share of the market is
> largely the result of its own obstinacy (read: the obstinacy of Steve Jobs,
> who controls the Apple world with an iron hand).
>
> > The answer to both my questions is, that Macs have a far superior User
> > Interface, BTW.
>
> Today, there's practically no difference between Windows and Mac in the user
> interface. It's purely a matter of personal preference.
If you really believe that, let me gently suggest that you don't try to
get work as a UI designer.
Here's a quote by Steve Jobs:
"Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like.
People think it's this veneer -- that the designers are handed this box
and told, 'Make it look good!' That's not what we think design is. It's
not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
--
And a Mac *works* very differently from a PC.
Isaac |