We clearly need to get our chickens and eggs straight. The Mac was the first PC with a graphical user interface. It launched in 1984 (see famous ad on Apple.com web site). It was the first popular computer to use the mouse (which had been patented by Xerox in the 1970s). Gates' raiders had their hands on early Macs to write software, and clearly the "chinese wall" developed holes. Gates launched windows version 1, 2, 3, 95, 98, NT, Me, 2000, and by version XP seems to have successfully copied much of the technique Jobs introduced in 1984. Mac then introduced OSX, which uses UNIX as its engine. It is stable and easy to use. I have had to use Windows computers at work because businesses separate capital expenditure from personnel costs. Windows machines are much cheaper than Macs. However, they break down/crash/screw up so often that companies hire entire departments to manage their defects. One senior IT professional I know said that if his company went mac he would have to lay off 1/3 of his staff. I own two G4 machines (powerbook and iMac), and 3 G3 machines (2 imacs and a powerbook). Two of these machines have had to go into the shop one time each over the past 4 years. I had a Dell PC that I bought for work in 1997. It was in the shop quarterly until I quit the job that required it and was able to retire the damn thing. Macs are easier to use, more stable, and do everything you need. I only know 2 people who have used both Mac and PC extensively and prefer PCs. They are married to each other and each has an IQ > 180. They are frustrated by macs because they are too simple. For the rest of us, Macs are a far more cost-effective way to spend computer dollars. On Feb 7, 2004, at 4:08 PM, Julie Alipaz wrote: > > I am a mac user, and it's pc that emulate mac's ! I love my mac, and > the bonous is that noone ever writes viruses that cause us problems! > You can just ignore all the virus warnings and hoopla ! > > jaa > > >> >> >> "I've never used a MAC, but I understand they emulate Windows pretty >> well." >