Mac versus Windows
July 11th, 2007Each time a Mac versus Windows article hits the Web, a maelstrom of comments from each camp is whipped up on forums and discussion boards. It would be an interesting socio-psychological experiment to dissect the average fanboy mind, to understand how some people can, time after time, argue to virtually no limit about the virtues of the operating system of their choice - and enhance the pitfalls of the other in the same breath. Pick any Digg article on Mac OS X that also includes a comparison with Windows (or not!), like this one for example.
While I’m all for healthy debate, one observation cannot be discredited - significantly many (if not most) Apple OS X users are former and/or current Windows users, while very few people fighting the battle on Microsoft’s side have even used OS X for more than a few minutes. I’d guess that they are basing their beliefs about the adversary on hearsay. That said, here’s a picture that I stumbled upon, which sums up my argument on the topic as far as design philosophy for the two companies is concerned.
