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It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a
Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks |
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Il 08/03/2007 15:43, Irby dixit:
It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks Mac was released in 1984, Windows 1.0 was released in 1985, but until the 3.0 version, in 1990, it was a "poor GUI" compared to Mac. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...user_interface Publishers who placed a lot of money on Macs don't want to jettison all their hardware (and knowledge) to change their systems just because the new ones are "fancier", and obsolescence, in the typographic world, was once measured in decades (in 1980, during my duty, to make offset clichés I used a Xerox reproduction machine leaved in Italy by Allies in 1945 - and it works perfectly). Presently, between Mac and PCs there isn't a great difference: just like between Sunni and Shia in Baghdad... Cyrus -- [a directive occurred while processing this error] |
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Irby wrote:
It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks Because they like to spend more to be locked into a single hardware maker's platform? |
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"Irby" wrote: It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks For me it is preferring a computer that will not suddenly crash while I am in the middle of editing a complex graphic. The Mac has been a more stable platform for years. And, sure, I know about frequent saves etc. -- "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis |
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It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer
a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks For me it is preferring a computer that will not suddenly crash while I am in the middle of editing a complex graphic. The Mac has been a more stable platform for years. And, sure, I know about frequent saves etc. Yes, but today there is no difference in stability... Today it is a question about what you prefer! (And the new macs can run Windows too) Both are good. Brian |
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In article .net,
Irby wrote: It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks I work supporting Macs in the education, graphics, and publishing arenas. At one time, Apple was almost literally the only way to get things done in these markets. This has diminished; Windows has gotten much better. To the extent that if someone is a Windows expert user I wouldn't necessarily recommend a change. That said, there are still advantages in color management, file handling, user interface, and stability. Some excellent graphics software is exclusively for, or better on, the Mac. Finally, the nearly complete freedom from malware is a big plus as well. I recently converted a college newspaper to Mac because they were literally drowning in viruses; they had IT there every single week to disinfect their PC's. Since they got Macs, not a single infection. And that's without any antivirus software at all. |
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On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:43:00 +0000, Irby wrote:
It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks Probably because MACs 'just work'. Most of them are not technically proficient and don't have the time to deal with MS malware, BSODs, defragging, . . . Basically some of the same reasons I use Linux as opposed to MS. |
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"Scott Schuckert" wrote in message ... In article .net, Irby wrote: It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks I work supporting Macs in the education, graphics, and publishing arenas. At one time, Apple was almost literally the only way to get things done in these markets. This has diminished; Windows has gotten much better. To the extent that if someone is a Windows expert user I wouldn't necessarily recommend a change. That said, there are still advantages in color management, file handling, user interface, and stability. Some excellent graphics software is exclusively for, or better on, the Mac. Finally, the nearly complete freedom from malware is a big plus as well. I recently converted a college newspaper to Mac because they were literally drowning in viruses; they had IT there every single week to disinfect their PC's. Since they got Macs, not a single infection. And that's without any antivirus software at all. This just demonstrates the percentage of Mac users to PC users. There are so few Macs that the Virus / Malware writers don't bother producing a Mac version. Mac users always remind me of a certain kind of VW driver. "VWs never break down", the "Beatle" was more reliable than most in it's day, but that was a very long time ago. Roy G |
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"Brian Lund" wrote: It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks For me it is preferring a computer that will not suddenly crash while I am in the middle of editing a complex graphic. The Mac has been a more stable platform for years. And, sure, I know about frequent saves etc. Yes, but today there is no difference in stability... Today it is a question about what you prefer! (And the new macs can run Windows too) Both are good. Perhaps, but with my investment in Mac and Mac compliant SW I cannot afford experimenting with Windows. -- "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis |
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Irby wrote:
It seems most people who work with graphics (including pictures) prefer a Mac over a PC. Can anyone give me an explanation in layman's terms of why this is? Thanks I don't actually think it's true. It's *more* true to say that most MAC users work in graphics. As to why -- I suspect that designers are strongly influenced by Apple's excellent industrial design. |
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