The Intel CPU attracting more people is mostly psychological. There's no real difference in how to machine /works/, they've just replaced an IBM chip with an Intel one. In the long term it'll make for some interesting stuff (dual-booting with Windows, things like WINE), but in the short term it just means that lots of stuff won't work quickly on a new Mac.
For every day use, I'd say Mac OS X has an edge over Windows, and definitely over Linux. It's interesting to read what the Penny Arcade guys have been saying - these are long-time Windows users who either out-right hated the Mac, or were just completely apathetic towards it. Within a few weeks of getting an Intel Mac they're raving about how much /better/ the user experience is.
It's something that us Mac people have known for years, of course. ;o)
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Date: 2006-03-18 06:37 am (UTC)For every day use, I'd say Mac OS X has an edge over Windows, and definitely over Linux. It's interesting to read what the Penny Arcade guys have been saying - these are long-time Windows users who either out-right hated the Mac, or were just completely apathetic towards it. Within a few weeks of getting an Intel Mac they're raving about how much /better/ the user experience is.
It's something that us Mac people have known for years, of course. ;o)