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How Apple+Mac is better than Windows+Intel
Calum:
GOOD POINT! answer that, mac people!
(i'm sure there is a good answer, so in liht of recent criticisms of my style, nobody take this challenge personally, okay? ;)
[ October 17, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]
voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by Zombie9920:
Can't you get a refund on an unwanted copy of Windows if you do buy a PC with it pre-installed(providing you get a Windows CD instead of a restore CD)? I don't know much about getting a Windows refund so please enlighten me?
If no, can't you find somebody who wants XP to sell the CD too? Tell them it is still in the wrap, has never been used, doesn't have any scratches on the CD, etc. and I'm sure they would buy it.
--- End quote ---
I believe the answer is no in both cases. From everything I've read, those that have tried to get a refund for a preinstalled OS will get nothing but a runaround. And I believe you can not resell a preinstalled version of XP.
And even if I could, it is insulting to me that I would have to do this. How friggin' hard can it be just to sell me a naked Inspiron? Technically it's easier than selling a Windows preloaded version. But as I said, Microsoft will not let them. I do buy Dell PowerEdge servers with RedHat preloaded (I usually wipe them and reinstall RedHat the way I want anyway so I would rather get them without an OS but that is not an option AFAIK).
[ October 17, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
xyle_one:
quote: Originally posted by Zombie:
Just to throw some fuel on the Mac vs. PC fire....can you buy a new Mac with no OS pre-installed? What if I want to buy a naked Mac to install Linux on and I don't want to pay for MacOS?
--- End quote ---
to be perfectly honest and fair, you cant. same bullshit, apple bundleing their os with hardware. There should be a choice. personally, i wouldnt by an apple computer with no macOS. if i wanted to run linux, id run it on an x86. but i think that argument can get all turned around by windows fans. I would however, love to by a g4 case for my dual athlon system.
[ October 17, 2002: Message edited by: xyle_one ]
Pantso:
What the fuck are you saying? The main reason I bought my Mac was OS X that beats the shit out of windows. If I want to run Linux on it, I'll do so by installing a Linux PPC distro! So what's the point in asking such a dumb question?
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by Panos:
What the fuck are you saying? The main reason I bought my Mac was OS X that beats the shit out of windows. If I want to run Linux on it, I'll do so by installing a Linux PPC distro! So what's the point in asking such a dumb question?
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It is a legit question. My point is, Apple does the very same shit that Microsoft does but some people tend to overlook that fact. Apple is a monopoly also..and if they were the big guys and MS were the little guys Apple would be a far worse monopoly than what MS is. MS wants control of the software market, Apple wants complete control(of the hardware and software market).
You see, maybe some people like the way a Mac box looks but they don't want to run MacOS. Maybe the person doesn't want to pay for MacOS considering he/she won't use it.
At least with a PC you can get a naked box(maybe not the one you particularly want..but there are some naked PC choices). You don't get that option with Macs.
Saying MacOS kicks the shit out of Windows is a personal opinion. Maybe some people like Windows better than MacOS. Maybe some people like Linux better than MacOS and of course some people like Linux better than Windows. It is all personal preference. As a matter of fact, Windows can do more out of the box than MacOS can(I'll dig up the comparison article I posted a long time ago in a few). ;)
[ October 17, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
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