Posted by Mike Kujbida on 07/07/06 22:36

Richard Crowley wrote:
> "bullshark" <bullshark_reef@nospam.yahoo.ca> wrote in message
> news:x1srg.24752$gC3.222952@weber.videotron.net...
>> Mr. Tapeguy wrote:
>>> Rôgêr wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> It's really a matter of comparing everything feature-for-feature but
>>> overall, the advantage of a Mac is going to be a richer feature set
>>> for the money, greater pool of available support from a much larger
>>> installed user base and in general, a lower rate of repairs (based
>>> on annual statistics).
>>
>> Wow, where does that come from? Care to share the source of those
>> "statistic"? Around theses parts, a Mac cost 3 time what a similarly
>> spec PC does, FCP cost 3 to 8 time what Vegas does depending on where
>> you shop, and it has none of the audio capability that Vegas users
>> take for granted and FCP has the most convoluted and slow workflow I
>> have ever seen; not to mention instability of the program itself
>> (well known that it's not the most solid or bug free program ever
>> written). As for support from userbase, PC outnumber Mac 10 to 1
>> so...You're far more likely to find help from geek on the cheap for
>> a PC than for Mac.
>
> We sometimes get misdirected messages from
> newsgroups in other universes (undiscovered to
> date) where apparently Macs outnumber PCs.
> It appears to be a flaw in the internet system here
> on our planet.


> rant mode on <

Why does it seem that almost every thread lately that talks about Macs & PCs
degenerates into a pissing match :-(
Tapeguy and I gave Rôgêr the answers he seemed to be looking for - and then
it went downhill from there.

Doc, do me (and, I think, most of us here) a big favour and get off the "all
Macs are evil" bandwagon. I know a number of guys at local post houses who
have been running FCP for a few years now and have NEVER had any of the
problems you rant on about. BTW, they do everything from low end
charity-type work to high-end corporate work and, as I said, they've never
felt that their machines have let them down.

>rant mode off <

My saving grace in all of this is that, as of tomorrow morning, I'm on 2
weeks vacation in places where I won't have internet access (or even hydro &
indoor plumbing, for that matter) so I won't have to deal with any of these
"discussions" for a while. I hope everyone enjoys their summer.

Mike

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