klinemj
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Post by klinemj on Mar 2, 2018 6:19:53 GMT -5
The biggest issues I ever had with Windows is with the system I had at work, in which my company required changes to Windows to meet their "requirements". This messed things up. Other than that, "it just works" at home. My home stuff? It just works. Does it start up fine? Yes. Do updates get sent out and installed with minimum intrusion? Yes. Do they work? Yes. Do they offer different levels of cost/performance to keep costs low? Yes! Are the software and hardware variants mostly independent to allow a total low cost system? Yes. Still not seeing any benefit to an Apple system that justifies the cost. Got a suggestion that works well without tradeoffs for less then $200? Mark I'm not going to try and change your mind Mark, you're happy, so stick with it. My change was prompted back in 2012 when I had both home PC's die during a heatwave while I was away for a week at the tennis, so I had the opportunity to do full swap to the Apple ecosystem. The reason I changed was because I was sick and tired of fixing stuff that worked yesterday and didn't work today, for any number of obscure reasons. To fix it Microsoft wanted to change me for a Windows update, or the virus protection software needed a new level, or the new modem that I was recommended didn't work with the router, or I had to spend time on the net searching for someone who had had the same problem to find a fix. An hour here, an hour there, sometimes a whole day. My time is worth too much to waste it, I don't have enough time to do all the things that I want to do, let alone spend time on fixing stuff, over and over. In the 6 years since I honestly haven't spent a single minute fixing and that has saved me $thousands of my time. Cheers Gary I admit, the old Windows left a lot to be desired. I've been along the Windows journey since the first version. In my experience, since W8, the reliability took a huge step forward - even if the interface was initially junk. They fixed that quickly. And, with Windows 10, its taken a further leap forward in reliability as well as ease of use when adding new things or changing things. So, combining the now great ease of use, reliability, low cost, and an interface I love (I actually really do not like the Apple interface and find it confusing)... If for some reason in the next heat wave, your Mac get taken out - consider Windows again. I think you will find a refreshing change from 2012. Mark |
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