Apple v Microsoft

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

At the time of posting this the vote is
18 Apple
21 MS

A lot closer than I expected, which I thought might be 75% in MS favour.

Anyway, just pointing out one thing,
It's been said if me here I'm brand brainwashed, fact is if you look back I have said I prefer MS Office over the Apple equivalent I don't use Safari as I prefer Google Chrome.

I have wondered how good an OS Windows would be if they did in fact make their own desktops and lap tops.

Build the perfect windows OS and slip back to 7-10% of the market...LOL

The end user has spoken - the majority prefer choice , looking at desktop market share ,
over price.

A smaller % will have both machines which makes sense

The real truth its not always the OS that causes issues on windows


The level of marketing spin around security on both OS is very typical of big business

Apple lulls you into being complacent / over confident - the trojan saga a few years back showed how unprepared novice end users were for even a simple
- yes or no malware pop-up

Apple had to be brought kicking and screaming before they helped the IT idiots.

Recent stories about malicious Apps gaining entry to online stores sounds very much like
malicous ads repeated.

From link below

Plenty of Mac aficionados will tell you that Apple computers are inherently secure and don't require protection. We'd argue that they are wrong - or a bit overconfident, at least.

Your guide to the best antivirus and security software for Mac 2017,
offering good system performance and peace of mind

13 Jul 17
http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/ma...-2017-3637103/


Microsoft pretends paid security suites are all that is needed

I liken them to sales men paid by commission

Last time i did an overhaul of my PC security the most dangerous thing on it was
still my behaviour / lack of true IT knowledge , followed closely by vulnerable browser plugins & security suite extensions that broke browser security...chrome & avast being the last big example.

1/2016 - security suite / anti-virus browser extensions make you less safe

https://www.howtogeek.com/239950/don...you-less-safe/

I had to find this all out by doing my own research

You'll never hear this coming from MS head office or read it in a product spiel

[Estreeter]

Apple have a major upgrade to their OS, High Sierra.

We went and did our weekly grocery shopping this afternoon and since it was nearly a 5 gig download and my connection to the net ( mobile BB ) can be crappy at that time of day thought I'd do the download while away.

I started it and it indicated it would take a bit over 2 hours,
Came home nearly 3 hours later, download was done, started the installation which took about 50 minutes .... when done, everything worked and though the start time seems to have increased, the whole machine seems faster once up and running, so far no issues with High Sierra

Unlike McDonaldsoft updates

[wimbo77]

I never bother with automatic updates from windows. It's useless. Always manually install the ones i need and choose security update only. Monthly roll ups contain other crap you don't need. Was asked to install .Net Framework 4.6.2 My Kaspersky stopped working completely so had to uninstall it back to 4.6.1 .

[Hertz]

Automatic updates on my Windows are always OFF

[buttsie]

macOS 10.13 High Sierra problems: how to fix them

http://www.techradar.com/how-to/maco...ow-to-fix-them

As for windows automatic updates - better than malware given they have to keep 15,000 3rd party compatible pieces of software in the loop (figure from Windows 7 upgrade)

I'm surprised there arent more issues with updates

Has September issues & Augusts fixes
and a story about the stupidity of still using IE

A story about Apple being better than Google & MS in the privacy stakes

www.askwoody.com

[Estreeter]

We went into the Melbourne CBD this afternoon,
I made sure the last place we went was to my second favourite store and enquired about an



iMac Pro they're new on the market and am seriously thinking of getting the base model, I haven't read a bad review about it yet,

But



That's the actual quote I got, 1 for the top of the range iMac, the other the base iMac Pro ..... Mrs went nuts at me

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

We went into the Melbourne CBD this afternoon,
I made sure the last place we went was to my second favourite store and enquired about an



iMac Pro they're new on the market and am seriously thinking of getting the base model, I haven't read a bad review about it yet,

Apple are the leaders of tax avoidance.

Don't support these thieves.

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

Apple are the leaders of tax avoidance.

Don't support these thieves.

I don't care, I place their product above their finances

[Brecht]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

I don't care, I place their product above their finances

I place those who place their finances over Apple's finances over... wait wtf...

Nevermind. See here.

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

I don't care, I place their product above their finances

I don't know how it works in Australia, but in Europe, when a customer buys an Apple product, he pays the taxes in his country, that Apple would have to pay.

Apple get more than 200 billions offshore thanks tax avoidance.