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Jul 19, 2006 21:49 as a reply to @ post 1745630 | #16

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My PC has never frozen, gotten a virus, worm, trojan, or anything in the 1.5 years I've owned it. And I never shut it off. If you are a smart PC user, they can be every bit as safe as a Mac.

That being said, I want a Macbook Pro to compliment my PC desktop.

Cool, have you ever used OSX?

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Jul 20, 2006 07:25 | #18

Bought my first computer in 1984-a 128K Mac and have never gone back. Currently on a quad core G5 with 30 inch monitor and couldn't be happier with it. I'm not as evangelical as some, so if someone uses a PC, its fine with me. I am forced to use a PC at work, and they have definitely gotten better over the years.

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Jul 20, 2006 13:48 as a reply to @ post 1745316 | #19

firef0x wrote:
Finally. Sorry pc users had to wait 6 months... :lol:

LMAO

Like we had to wait for Breeze Browser, Downloader Pro, and Raw Shooter. Oh, wait - those still don't run on Macs natively. And every time Apple releases a new OS revision it breaks Canon's software.

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Jul 20, 2006 15:02 | #20

how much money does microsoft dump into apple every year, just so they dont have a monopoly?

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Jul 20, 2006 15:05 as a reply to @ danedel's post | #21

danedel wrote:
how much money does microsoft dump into apple every year, just so they dont have a monopoly?

they don't

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Jul 20, 2006 20:22 | #22

I suspect this news from 1997 is what danedel was referring to; I don't know what the current status of their relationship is, though.

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Jul 20, 2006 21:07 | #23

I have 2 PC's, one with Windows and the other with Linux. I also have a Mac. Each is used for a different purpose. The article on the Symantec web site is just plain wrong. We are fooling ourselves if we think that a Mac is somehow immune to the malicious activity of criminal programmers. It is a good computer, superior to a PC in some respects.

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Jul 20, 2006 21:11 as a reply to @ rklepper's post | #24

rklepper wrote:
I have 2 PC's, one with Windows and the other with Linux. I also have a Mac. Each is used for a different purpose. The article on the Symantec web site is just plain wrong. We are fooling ourselves if we think that a Mac is somehow immune to the malicious activity of criminal programmers. It is a good computer, superior to a PC in some respects.

Wrong about what?

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Jul 20, 2006 22:26 as a reply to @ Bosman's post | #25

Why are you asking? Will you change platforms if someone tells you it's a good idea?

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Jul 20, 2006 22:42 | #27

PC. not because i dislike macs (parents have 2 and i like them just fine). i just like to tinker with things, and like pc gaming, so therefore would rather have a PC. i also agree with the earlier poster, that a responsible and knowledgeable PC user can keep their PC running just fine without any problems. the advantage of macs is that they work a lot easier for those who just simply want them to work.

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Jul 21, 2006 01:08 | #28

mac. but i use my PC for counterstrike. and only. lol.

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Jul 21, 2006 01:21 | #29

Doesn't matter. They are just tools. Both need to be somewhat new and have space(for your RAW files) and ram to process multiple files.

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Jul 21, 2006 01:25 as a reply to @ Jon's post | #30

Jon wrote:
Like we had to wait for Breeze Browser, Downloader Pro, and Raw Shooter. Oh, wait - those still don't run on Macs natively. And every time Apple releases a new OS revision it breaks Canon's software.

This may be true. I don't know because I don't use Canon's software on my mac. If Canon's software is an important factor then by all means use a pc.

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