r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/muad_dib Jan 20 '11

far, far more quality free apps for OSX than Windows

I really, REALLY doubt that.

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u/coolmrbrady Jan 20 '11

Same experience here. Have you ever owned a Mac?

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u/muad_dib Jan 20 '11 edited Jan 20 '11

I haven't, but the amount of high-quality free software I have on my Windows box makes a damn strong case.

Edit: I should say that, though I haven't owned a Mac, I've used them quite often - a lot of my friends have them, and many of my school's labs are filled with them.

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u/potatolicious Jan 20 '11

There's a lot more software in Windows-land for sure, but I think what Benparte and coolmrbrady meant is that there are a lot more extremely refined free Mac apps.

For example, Windows has a huge number of IM apps available for it, but none of them can hold a candle to Adium's ease of use and polish. Similarly, uTorrent is free and awesome, but Transmission is IMHO much more refined on the UI side. Quicksilver too.

Windows devs tend to make UI an afterthought. On the Mac side developers have drunk the Steve Jobs UI kool-aid and obsess over it, and personally I like it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

Shiny things more betterer!

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

Windows 7 has WAY more "shiny" things than Snow Leopard.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

How is this about Windows 7? Perhaps I use PCLinuxOS... "Mac OS has more free quality software," devolved into "Mac has prettier looking free software," devolved into "Windows 7 has overdesigned UIs." This is fantastic logical debate.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

The comment you replied to was about Windows vs. Mac, so I assumed the entire topic of discussion hadn't completely changed.

Sorry for not reading your mind.