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Musings from Mars » Macs vs. PCs http://www.musingsfrommars.org I've been observing personal computing behavior for a long time, and now I have some things to say. Here are my two cents about computing, music, software, and related topics. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:28:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Government Going Apple? http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2010/02/government-going-apple-2.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2010/02/government-going-apple-2.html#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:15:01 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=2151 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2010/02/government-going-apple-2.html/feed ComputerWorld Pits Snow Leopard Against Windows 7 (Again) http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/11/computerworld-pits-snow-leopard-against-windows-7-again.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/11/computerworld-pits-snow-leopard-against-windows-7-again.html#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:53:49 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=2144 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/11/computerworld-pits-snow-leopard-against-windows-7-again.html/feed Analysis Shows Snow Leopard Faster Than Windows 7 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/10/analysis-shows-snow-leopard-faster-than-windows-7.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/10/analysis-shows-snow-leopard-faster-than-windows-7.html#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:47:33 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=2143 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/10/analysis-shows-snow-leopard-faster-than-windows-7.html/feed A Gift for Self-Deception http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/06/a-gift-for-self-deception.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/06/a-gift-for-self-deception.html#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:50:41 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=2137 For a long time now, I've been explaining why the world would have been better off if Apple's computers had come to dominate homes and businesses. I've focused on the virtues of Apple's software almost exclusively, even though Apple has for most of existence been primarily a hardware company, like Dell or Hewlett Packard. Why? Because it's clear to all us Martians that what makes or breaks a computing experience is the software. To paraphrase one of your ex-Presidents, "It's the Software, stupid!" I've also come to believe that humans are genetically predisposed to self-deception, allowing them to talk themselves into whatever point of view is most convenient, or is perceived as being in their best self-interest. Thus, argument over the relative worth of one technology or another is pointless, because no carefully researched and supported set of facts will ever be enough to persuade someone with the opposite view. Indeed, the truth of this axiom is encapsulated in the common human phrase of folk wisdom,
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."
I've noted that when someone conjures this phrase to explain a colleague or acquaintance's intransigence about something, those listening will nod to each other knowingly and somewhat sadly aver, "So true." And yet, how many humans really think they're as "stupid" as horses?]]> http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/06/a-gift-for-self-deception.html/feed Another Windows Guru Falls For A Mac http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/04/another-windows-guru-falls-for-a-mac.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/04/another-windows-guru-falls-for-a-mac.html#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:26:34 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=2131 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/04/another-windows-guru-falls-for-a-mac.html/feed Microsoft’s ‘Apple tax’ claims are ’stupid,’ counters analyst http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/04/microsofts-apple-tax-claims-are-stupid-counters-analyst.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/04/microsofts-apple-tax-claims-are-stupid-counters-analyst.html#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:20:07 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=2130 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/04/microsofts-apple-tax-claims-are-stupid-counters-analyst.html/feed Mac web share just shy of 10% in January http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/02/mac-web-share-just-shy-of-10-in-january.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/02/mac-web-share-just-shy-of-10-in-january.html#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:25:11 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/02/mac-web-share-just-shy-of-10-in-january.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/02/mac-web-share-just-shy-of-10-in-january.html/feed Microsoft Still Spreading Apple FUD on Prices http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/01/microsoft-still-spreading-apple-fud-on-prices.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/01/microsoft-still-spreading-apple-fud-on-prices.html#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:35:09 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/01/microsoft-still-spreading-apple-fud-on-prices.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2009/01/microsoft-still-spreading-apple-fud-on-prices.html/feed Computerworld: 68% of Businesses Say They’ll Add Macs in ‘09 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/12/computerworld-68-of-businesses-say-theyll-add-macs-in-09.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/12/computerworld-68-of-businesses-say-theyll-add-macs-in-09.html#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:37:54 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/12/computerworld-68-of-businesses-say-theyll-add-macs-in-09.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/12/computerworld-68-of-businesses-say-theyll-add-macs-in-09.html/feed Popular Mechanics Finds Macs “Trounce” PCs in Speed Tests http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/06/popular-mechanics-finds-macs-trounce-pcs-in-speed-tests.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/06/popular-mechanics-finds-macs-trounce-pcs-in-speed-tests.html#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:04:53 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/06/popular-mechanics-finds-macs-trounce-pcs-in-speed-tests.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/06/popular-mechanics-finds-macs-trounce-pcs-in-speed-tests.html/feed Popular Mechanics Speed Tests Show Macs Are Faster… Much Faster! http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/popular-mechanics-speed-tests-show-macs-are-faster-much-faster.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/popular-mechanics-speed-tests-show-macs-are-faster-much-faster.html#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:19:58 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/popular-mechanics-speed-tests-show-macs-are-faster-much-faster.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/popular-mechanics-speed-tests-show-macs-are-faster-much-faster.html/feed InfoWorld Article Dispels Many Enterprise Mac Myths http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/infoworld-article-dispels-many-enterprise-mac-myths.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/infoworld-article-dispels-many-enterprise-mac-myths.html#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:50:16 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/infoworld-article-dispels-many-enterprise-mac-myths.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/04/infoworld-article-dispels-many-enterprise-mac-myths.html/feed Mac vs. PC cost analysis: How does it all add up? http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/06/mac-vs-pc-cost-analysis-how-does-it-all-add-up.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/06/mac-vs-pc-cost-analysis-how-does-it-all-add-up.html#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:03:30 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/06/mac-vs-pc-cost-analysis-how-does-it-all-add-up.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/06/mac-vs-pc-cost-analysis-how-does-it-all-add-up.html/feed Dell Customers Demand XP Over Vista http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/dell-customers-demand-xp-over-vista.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/dell-customers-demand-xp-over-vista.html#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:19:09 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/dell-customers-demand-xp-over-vista.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/dell-customers-demand-xp-over-vista.html/feed Slashdot: Microsoft Accused of Bait-and-Switch in Vista Marketing http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/slashdot-microsoft-accused-of-bait-and-switch-in-vista-marketing.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/slashdot-microsoft-accused-of-bait-and-switch-in-vista-marketing.html#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:50:16 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/slashdot-microsoft-accused-of-bait-and-switch-in-vista-marketing.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/04/slashdot-microsoft-accused-of-bait-and-switch-in-vista-marketing.html/feed Computerworld Writer Thinks Microsoft Should Fear Apple http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/computerworld-writer-thinks-microsoft-should-fear-apple.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/computerworld-writer-thinks-microsoft-should-fear-apple.html#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:04:35 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/computerworld-writer-thinks-microsoft-should-fear-apple.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/computerworld-writer-thinks-microsoft-should-fear-apple.html/feed Mac Market Share Well Over 6 Percent In New Measures http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/mac-market-share-well-over-6-percent-in-new-measures.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/mac-market-share-well-over-6-percent-in-new-measures.html#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:49:57 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/mac-market-share-well-over-6-percent-in-new-measures.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/mac-market-share-well-over-6-percent-in-new-measures.html/feed AppleInsider: Vista dawns, world yawns http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/appleinsider-vista-dawns-world-yawns.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/appleinsider-vista-dawns-world-yawns.html#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:03:59 +0000 Leland Scott http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/appleinsider-vista-dawns-world-yawns.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/appleinsider-vista-dawns-world-yawns.html/feed Living With A Windows PC: If It’s Not Malware, It’s Crapware! http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/living-with-a-windows-pc-if-its-not-malware-its-crapware.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/living-with-a-windows-pc-if-its-not-malware-its-crapware.html#comments Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:44:19 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/living-with-a-windows-pc-if-its-not-malware-its-crapware.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/living-with-a-windows-pc-if-its-not-malware-its-crapware.html/feed InformationWeek Review Finds Mac OS X Still Way Ahead of Windows Vista http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/informationweek-review-finds-mac-os-x-still-way-ahead-of-windows-vista.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/informationweek-review-finds-mac-os-x-still-way-ahead-of-windows-vista.html#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:49:13 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/informationweek-review-finds-mac-os-x-still-way-ahead-of-windows-vista.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/informationweek-review-finds-mac-os-x-still-way-ahead-of-windows-vista.html/feed Inspiring Tale of a Microsoft Guy Who Switched to Mac http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/inspiring-tale-of-a-microsoft-guy-who-switched-to-mac.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/inspiring-tale-of-a-microsoft-guy-who-switched-to-mac.html#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:03:40 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/inspiring-tale-of-a-microsoft-guy-who-switched-to-mac.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/01/inspiring-tale-of-a-microsoft-guy-who-switched-to-mac.html/feed Selling Vista: Computerworld Makes This OS X Copy Sound Like Microsoft’s Idea http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/selling-vista-computerworld-makes-this-os-x-copy-sound-like-microsofts-idea.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/selling-vista-computerworld-makes-this-os-x-copy-sound-like-microsofts-idea.html#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:02:45 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/selling-vista-computerworld-makes-this-os-x-copy-sound-like-microsofts-idea.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/selling-vista-computerworld-makes-this-os-x-copy-sound-like-microsofts-idea.html/feed Windows Expert Calls His Transition To Mac OS X “Superb” http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/windows-expert-calls-his-transition-to-mac-os-x-superb.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/windows-expert-calls-his-transition-to-mac-os-x-superb.html#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:46:38 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/windows-expert-calls-his-transition-to-mac-os-x-superb.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/windows-expert-calls-his-transition-to-mac-os-x-superb.html/feed Microsoft’s Windows Chief Allchin “Would Buy a Mac” http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/microsofts-windows-chief-allchin-would-buy-a-mac.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/microsofts-windows-chief-allchin-would-buy-a-mac.html#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:42:26 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/microsofts-windows-chief-allchin-would-buy-a-mac.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/microsofts-windows-chief-allchin-would-buy-a-mac.html/feed ZDNet Blogger Finds Apple Pro Laptop Cheaper Than Dell http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/zdnet-blogger-finds-apple-pro-laptop-cheaper-than-dell.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/zdnet-blogger-finds-apple-pro-laptop-cheaper-than-dell.html#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:40:38 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/zdnet-blogger-finds-apple-pro-laptop-cheaper-than-dell.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/12/zdnet-blogger-finds-apple-pro-laptop-cheaper-than-dell.html/feed