Someone Switching From OS X to Windows

By Daniel Miessler on September 26th, 2005: Tagged as OS X | Religion | Windows

So this guy is switching back from Mac to PC. He actually has some good points, actually, and as with all purely personal decisions there isn’t really a wrong answer.

I will say that his points about the platform being too narrow for developers and there not being enough software, etc., is probably going to change very shortly. I actually have a prediction:

I think the single biggest hit to Windows dominance is going to come in the form of Vista’s final release.

I think there are tens or hundreds of thousands who are looking at OS X and saying, “Wow, I wish I had that….but I’m holding out for Vista — it’ll probably have that and more.”

When it comes out and essentially equates to a nifty new skin for XP, both users and developers alike are going to flock to OS X. Plus, the fact that Macs will soon be Intel-based is going to accelerate the whole process.

Anyway, just a prediction.

  • http://brainscat.com/ Tor Bjornrud

    I’ll take that bet. :)

    I honestly don’t see developers moving away from the Windows platform because of Vista. The new security model and new tools like improved .Net management, WinFS, and the Indigo API are all things that are getting me to look at Windows specific develpment. A lot of the stuff I’m seeing allows devs to handle more and more complicated datasets, methods, and concepts with ease.

    The proof will be in the tasting of the pudding though. Thanks for taking a look at my site, btw.

  • http://brainscat.com Tor Bjornrud

    I’ll take that bet. :)

    I honestly don’t see developers moving away from the Windows platform because of Vista. The new security model and new tools like improved .Net management, WinFS, and the Indigo API are all things that are getting me to look at Windows specific develpment. A lot of the stuff I’m seeing allows devs to handle more and more complicated datasets, methods, and concepts with ease.

    The proof will be in the tasting of the pudding though. Thanks for taking a look at my site, btw.

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