Another Reason to get a Mac
August 18th, 2007Apple has released iWork and it can open and export documents that are completely compatible with Microsoft Office. I remember as a part of the anti-trust ruling several years ago that Microsoft had to release technical details about their protocols and file formats to their competitors. Perhaps this is a result of having that critical documentation.
Also, I read recently that virtualization is taking another big step. Apparently there is at least one project that is designed to virtualize a single application at at time, so I could potentially run Notepad on a Mac without running a full virtual copy of Windows. It is not clear exactly how this could be possible, especially with a much more complex application like Visual Studio, but I am looking for a way to get away from the buggy experience I have been getting with Dell and Vista.
August 18th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Of course you're going to get a bugyg experience with Dell. Don't take the jump just because of one bad company.
August 19th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Well, with Bootcamp and the new Intel , you can get a Mac Book just for the purpose of having a slick looking, powerful laptop that you can try Mac OS X out on. I haven't done this, but i'm considering it.n I mean, if I end up not being able to use Mac OS X for serious work, atleast I don't have to buy all new hardware.