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/ravi
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I prefer pears myself, but then I've never eaten and windows.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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You are comparing Apples and Windows.
THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite
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Can't help, I'm afraid. I don't buy enough windows or apples to make investing in software to manage them worth the while.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It really depends on what software you're referring to - I think Visual Studio is far better than XCode but a lot of things in Windows seem to be done to a 85% level (that's my finger-in-the-air opinion but I'm talking about doing things in SharePoint, Office and general Windows functionality that has needed improving since Windows 95, etc, but still exists in Windows 8.1).
I'd say that Apple's software is a lot more consistent (keyboard shortcuts, look and feel) - it often does less than on Windows but it's usually more logical and robust - what it does do, it usually does very well. Installing software on a Mac doesn't cause reams of random files and registry entries to be created (and left behind upon uninstall).
I started using a Mac back in 2012 (after a lot of grumbling) but now prefer to use OSX than Windows - it feels a lot slicker to use. Being a .NET developer I do still need Windows but perhaps that will change with ASP.NET MVC 6? ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
That's my two Krona's worth anyway 
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Considering how "Open" the Windows platform is and how comparatively "Closed" for the Apple world, the comparison is less straight forward. Personally, I like the idea that IBM PC type systems and the software that runs them is open to massively broad innovation without asking anyone's permission (e.g., no fear that warranty will be voided).
My suggestion? Compromise and go to Linux.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Apples and Oranges. Windows is much wider and open platform, considering it can work with so many different third party hardware configurations.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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It all depends on the experience you want. Apple software tends to be like set of corridors; as long as you are content running down them, you are find. Want to depart from them, you are out of luck. Windows software tends to be like handing someone enough rope to hang themselves and may be even tying the noose. I prefer the latter.
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Hi All,
Regulars will know of my trouble over New Year with my Dad and earlier problems that led to the glennPattonPUB nom de code (blame Nagy! I do) it looks like I have a contract starting later this month! So should I change to glennPattonWork again or sound like a hit man with glennPattonContracting  ?
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Is glennPattonWhoring taken?
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Contractor, Whoring, same thing we are all tarts at heart!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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How about GlennPattonSeamstress?
I wonder how many will get that reference?
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Depends. Does he own a mushroom?
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Not own, have consumed many...
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200 seamstresses. Not a needle between them.
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IIRC, they found one needle.
veni bibi saltavi
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Two! It was Men At Arms: "A survey by the Ankh-Morpork Guild of Merchants of tradespeople in the dock areas of Morpork found 987 women who gave their profession as “seamstress.” Oh…and two needles."
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Umm Patton like the pattern used for clothes making? I believe in over 39 years I have not heard that one (and I have heard most!) 
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It's a Pratchett reference to the Guild of Seamstresses (Night watch, but also in Men At Arms)
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Ahh the two Pratcetts I have not read they are on my Kindle after John Carters Chronicles of Mars (yeah saw the movie, thought there was the possibility of something, I do knida like HG Wells!)
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Gawd! That movie was... um ... poor.
The books were good when I read them, but that was several decades ago... 
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I am confused. Will you be working as a hit man? 
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Depends, how much of a mess I am walking into...
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Good!
Take a new picture with a dark suit and sunglasses...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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