<p>madd87 -- of course it's delusional to believe that any computer is completely secure. it's important to take precautions whatever the operating system. still, it's impossible to deny that os x is much safer than windows.</p>
<p>It's really hard to tell if OS X is REALLY safer than Windows. Saying that macs don't have loopholes and windows does is a baseless argument. EVERYTHING has loopholes in it, just give someone enough time to find it. Why would they waste their time though when Windows controls over 90% of the market? They wouldn't. So for now we don't know exactly how safe MacOS X is compared to Windows.</p>
<p>I can use either Apple computers or PCs, and I prefer PCs.</p>
<p>After reading your comments and all the help that most of you have provided, madd87 especially, I think I'll resort to the iBook...it's more economical for my purposes and still fulfills my wont to get an efficient, stable notebook computer. The powerbook is good for perhaps later...or if the price goes down.</p>
<p>If you want Bluetooth you can add it to an ibook for about $50 if you buy online from the apple store.</p>
<p>Macs rock, rock, rock. Powerbooks, i believe, and possibly iBooks as well, come with a trial version of MacOffice, so after 30 days or so of use, you can probably decide whether you need it or not. Personally, the only reliable Windows program I have ever used is Word, and considering I know every shortcut key known to man in word, it would not be easy to give it up :(
I have also been contemplating ibook vs. powerbook, but ever since the powerbook upgrade, i've been drooling over the 12 inch powerbook and waiting patiently for my powerbook G5.
I think my parents are forcing me to buy an iSight to videochat with them every once in a while, but they're also cool for chatting and webcamming, fun fun.
FIRST- go to an Apple store, presuming there's one within a reasonable distance. It's really awesome in there, you can play with the computers for hours on end and chew the ears of every employee in there. Sure, they'll probably try to talk you into buying a lot of stuff you don't need, but they are also mac enthusiests, in love with Macs for life.
Key upgrades- wait until after tiger comes out, and as a back-to-school offer, Apple usually offers a "buy a power/ibook, get 200 dollars off an iPod, which is music to many students' ears. speaking of students- go to the educational store- it's much cheaper :)</p>
<p>Tom, you are going to be waiting a VERY long time for the Powerbook G5 to come out. They are having major problems fitting it into the Powerbook and adequately cooling it.</p>
<p>Ew, Macs. What's wrong with you people. Ninety-three percent of the world uses PCs with the Windows operating system, stop trying to be rebels. If you ever just do business with Macs, you'll fail. Nobody else does.</p>
<p>yea, i know, it sucks, but they are slowly making progress toward a low power G5, which might not be an actual G5, but at least it'll be 64 bits of pleasureful computing.
and plus, i'm in the market until...august of 2006...that's a pretty long time...they'll figure something out...or whatever, i'll just get a G4 if it takes that long...</p>
<p>Where in the world did you pull out 93% out of curiosity? I love statistics without listing the source.</p>
<p>I read that statistic for a newspaper article I was doing a while back. Don't remember where it came from.</p>
<p>"If you ever just do business with Macs, you'll fail."</p>
<p>Oh the irony...Apple stocks are trading higher than Microsoft. Literally, doing business with Apple might not be such a bad idea. :)</p>
<p>Stock price isn't everything, I've been researching stocks for a while now. Microsoft also has a higher day to day volume, meaning it has much more potential to rocket in price than Apple does. Stock price just reflects the slice of the pie each investor gets based on value of the company and outstanding shares.</p>
<p>If Microsoft hadn't sold so many shares, their stock price would be higher.</p>
<p>Furthermore, if you invest in a company with a lower stock price and it increases by a variable x, you make more money than investing in a company with more expensive shares and having the same increase.</p>
<p>It's simple math.</p>
<p>Yeah, you are wrong about the stock price thing. Stock price doesn't indicate anything about the financial state of a company. Microsoft could put out so many shares that their stock price could be $.01 and it would still be better off financially than Apple. With that said, I still like Apple better.</p>
<p>Maybe it's not true with you guys and girls, but I feel like so many people just say they like Apple better to be stupid rebels. I respect it if someone honestly likes Apple better, but I will argue for PCs. I don't believe there is something seriously wrong with Apple Computers, but their time has passed.</p>
<p>To clarify what I meant by "doing business with Macs," not the company Apple:</p>
<p>I meant using Macs in a business, not doing business with Apple, reading skills people. In the software business Windows and Microsoft are better. They are much more widely used.</p>
<p>Well, there goes that jest and double entendre...</p>
<p>What eiffel, I'm not familiar with that second term.</p>
<p>it basically means ambiguity - that a phrase can be interpreted in more than one way.</p>
<p>I don't see what his point of saying that was, was he dissing me? Or the other guy? Ambiguity isn't really a positive thing.</p>
<p><sigh></sigh></p>
<p>I wasn't attempting to "diss" anyone; I attempt to restrain myself from ad homineim in my arguments. I turned your business with Mac statement into a double entendre (hence the smiley face) but it got lost in translation and ended up with a explanation of stock pricing. Not a good sign.</p>