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On 2023-09-30 4:51 p.m., Your Name wrote:
> On 2023-09-30 17:39:44 +0000, RabidPedagog said:
>> On 2023-09-30 10:26 a.m., sms wrote:
>>> On 9/30/2023 6:05 AM, RabidPedagog wrote:
>>>> I see more potential from the Mx processors than I do from the
>>>> x86-64 platform. Some might not mind the fact that they need twice
>>>> the amount of RAM, a much bigger battery and powerful fans to get
>>>> the same kind of performance, but I do. I don`t see myself buying
>>>> another PC once this one becomes obsolete.
>>>
>>> The Mx processors are excellent in performance/watt. Alas, many
>>> commercial, industrial, educational, medical, business, and
>>> engineering software programs are x86 only. Running them in a virtual
>>> machine, or via remote access, is not a great solution.
>>>
>>> From University of Colorado (most universities have similar warnings):
>>> "Many engineering applications only develop versions that are
>>> available on the Windows operating system. Students with Mac
>>> computers can access these applications by leveraging our remote
>>> access tools."
science-6>.
>>>
>>> Perhaps if the Mac gains more market share, like 20-25% then this
>>> situation will change. In 4Q22 Macs hit a peak of 17.2% after being
>>> as low as 10.2% in 1Q21. But now it`s fallen to 13.3%
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>>>
>>> Right now I`m on a project where we really want one of of our
>>> sub-contractors to use Solidworks but he uses a Macbook and can`t run
>>> it. So he`s using some other 3D modeling program which is not nearly
>>> as capable, even though in the past he used Solidworks.
>>
>> Yeah, during my time in the ZephyrusG14 forum on Reddit, there were
>> quite a few threads of people who bought the machine over the MacBook
>> they really wanted simply because their university program required
>> x86-specific software. There`s even a guy selling his MacBook Air M2
>> on eBay, not too far from where I live, most likely because he quickly
>> realized that as fantastic as the machine is, there just isn`t as much
>> software for the Mac as there is for the PC.
>
> The fact that there is "more" Windoze software doesn`t mean anything
> when 95% of it is just useless drivel. :-
>
> With the exception of some games and some specific / custom work or
> school apps, you can get every app the average user needs on the Mac.
Actually, _most_ games. My Steam and GOG libraries both suddenly became
very small when I installed the program on my MacBook. Still, if the
machine plays Civilization 6 and Borderlands 3, I`m good.
>> Even in the early 2000s, I was fixing up an old man`s Pentium 3, and I
>> learned that he was a Mac die-hard since it was released. When I
>> inquired why he finally went for a PC, I learned that the guy loved
>> walking into a computer store and buying random programs, but that
>> there was less and less for the Mac (which was true at the time).
>
> There were tons of "random apps" easily obtainable, often for free, on
> magazine cover disks / discs. I got a free copy of ColorIt! from a
> magazine cover disk and I used that as a Photoshop replacement for many
> years (it didn`t have all the fancy "features" as Photoshop evolved, but
> was much easier to use and did everything I needed it to).
I don`t doubt that. I wouldn`t be surprised to find that some people
actually prefer to use GIMP over Photoshop.
>> Meanwhile, I find that the Mac equivalents of programs I use on the PC
>> are actually nicer.
>
> That`s because the MacOS itself is much "nicer" to use (although Apple
> keeps trying to negate that with more and more unnecessary gimmickry).
> Windoze is just a continual kludge and mess, not to mention all the
> malware issues.
>
> Most people use Windoze for one or two reasons:
>
> 1. Work / school forces them to use it.
>
> 2. Because Windoze PCs appear to be cheaper when
> solely look at the price tag in-store.
Admittedly, the price should no longer be as significant a factor in
choosing a PC. Sure, you can buy a PC for less than a Mac, but it will
come with some rather significant compromises. For similar performance
and durability, there is little premium to pay to choose a Mac.
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RabidPedagog
TG: @RabidPedagog
Galatians 6:7
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