[Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

[Christopher Chaltain]

I guess I didn't read all of the scare mongering about Windows 	, or I 
just didn't pay attention to it. Your biggest defense against malware is 
common sense, so if you're using that, you can continue on with Windows 
XP for quite some time. Of course, there will be security 
vulnerabilities and other bugs that won't be addressed, so it will 
become a more fragile and vulnerable operating system over time. It'll 
also stop being supported by your favorite applications, so you probably 
won't be able to stick with it forever.

I also don't think there's a lot of reason to be afraid of Windows 8. 
With the exception of the start screen, which is quite configurable, it 
looks a lot to me like Windows 7. I haven't used XP in a while, but I 
don't recall a big learning curve from XP to Windows Seven and now 
moving to Windows Eight hasn't been that traumatic.

It's interesting reading all of the comments attributing Microsoft's 
withdrawal of Windows XP to their greed and disregard for their 
customers. Windows XP was supported by Microsoft for over 13 years. 
That's an eternity for an application or an operating system. Microsoft 
is also losing market share left and right because of the growth of the 
mobile space and the innovations in operating systems and user 
interfaces. If Microsoft didn't move on from XP, they'd eventually 
become a much smaller niche player in desktop computing.

In Googling the history of Windows XP, it was interesting to read how XP 
was vilified when it first came out because it looked so different from 
Windows ME. Of course, XP went on to become the most popular and beloved 
operating system of all time. Change can be difficult but sometimes it's 
for the best.

On 08/17/2014 12:12 PM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk wrote:
>
> Meanwhile, I am still chugging along just fine on my XP workstation,
> thank you, and all the scare mongering about how hackers and aliens from
> outer space would render our systems useless after support ended in
> April has turned out to be, as you Brits like to say, rubbiwsh.  I am
> holding out until Windows 9 is released next April, which should be a
> big improvement over Windows 8.
>
> Gerald
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Hallsworth via
> Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Star Song" <starsong at gmx.com>; "Discussion of accessible
> electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC
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>
>> I would go for a Mac as I believe this is the way forward for us
>> especially if you have iOS devices as well. If not you can buy a PC
>> with Windows 7 or 8.1 which are both good versions of Windows however
>> 7 is more like XP in terms of its interface. You also have Classic
>> Shell which works for both 7 and 8.1. XP doesn't exist in the wild now
>> as support ended April of this year.
>>
>> Christopher Hallsworth
>> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
>> www.hadley.edu
>>
>> On 17/08/2014 14:44, Star Song via Electronics-talk wrote:
>>> Hello all, I need to get a new laptop, and am wondering if I should
>>> get a MAC. I have only had an  Asus PC, and use it only for its
>>> internet and DVD/CD capabilities. I am a mediocre skills user, able
>>> to do mostly what I need, but don't know much more than that about
>>> how to figure out more complexx operations. I don't have anyone who
>>> can help me with my computer unless I take it to a store. But I
>>> thought maybe from what everyone has said on this list A MAC would be
>>> better, since I still have Windows XP and don't feel comfortable
>>> graduating to Windows 8. Can you advise me? Thanks,   Shonen
>>>
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