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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 4598996" data-attributes="member: 5100">I think this pretty well nails it, with one addendum:&nbsp; Different people think in different ways.&nbsp; When I was growing up, I worked on both Commodore computers and Apple II series machines.&nbsp; The little bit that I knew about IBM PCs gave me a pretty bad impression, so I avoided them.When I went off to college, I was introduced almost simultaneously to DOS, VMS, Unix, and Mac, with Windows 3.1 following a couple years later.&nbsp; I had to learn some VMS and Unix just to get my email because the dumb-terminals were the only thing we could get at the dorms.&nbsp; DOS was (in my mind) very similar to those, because they all worked at a command prompt, though I found the DOS commands to be a bit more intuitive.&nbsp; I assumed I'd like the Macs because I'd always liked the Apple II computers in my high school.Man, was I wrong.&nbsp; The way the interface was set up was just plain painful for me.&nbsp; It was downright non-intuitive for me.&nbsp; X-Windows and Windows 3.1 (with Norton Desktop) were both much easier to use, though 3.1 was slow enough that I still favored DOS over either Windows or Mac.&nbsp; I found Windows 95 to be much, much improved in usability and was a hands-down winner over the Mac UI, for me.As I said before, though, I haven't seen the new OSX (or later).&nbsp; It's possible it'd kick XP/Vista butt.&nbsp; I doubt it, though.&nbsp; Over the years, I've just discovered that most of the things Apple does that its fans rave about just turn me off.&nbsp; I was just having a conversation last night about the wheel control on iPods and how clunky I think it is.&nbsp; Pretty much everyone else I'm aware of thinks the wheel is great, but I'll probably never own an iPod just because I hate the way it drives (though the new touch screens are a different matter).&nbsp; It makes me a minority, and there's absolutely no logical reason for my preference.&nbsp; Still, I apparently just can't think like Steve Jobs (yes, I know he doesn't personally design the interfaces).&nbsp; Anyone who has ever managed a project or done brainstorming knows that people just think/work differently.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 4598996, member: 5100"] I think this pretty well nails it, with one addendum: Different people think in different ways. When I was growing up, I worked on both Commodore computers and Apple II series machines. The little bit that I knew about IBM PCs gave me a pretty bad impression, so I avoided them. When I went off to college, I was introduced almost simultaneously to DOS, VMS, Unix, and Mac, with Windows 3.1 following a couple years later. I [u]had[/u] to learn some VMS and Unix just to get my email because the dumb-terminals were the only thing we could get at the dorms. DOS was (in my mind) very similar to those, because they all worked at a command prompt, though I found the DOS commands to be a bit more intuitive. I assumed I'd like the Macs because I'd always liked the Apple II computers in my high school. Man, was I wrong. The way the interface was set up was just plain painful for me. It was downright non-intuitive for me. X-Windows and Windows 3.1 (with Norton Desktop) were both much easier to use, though 3.1 was slow enough that I still favored DOS over either Windows or Mac. I found Windows 95 to be much, much improved in usability and was a hands-down winner over the Mac UI, for me. As I said before, though, I haven't seen the new OSX (or later). It's possible it'd kick XP/Vista butt. I doubt it, though. Over the years, I've just discovered that most of the things Apple does that its fans rave about just turn me off. I was just having a conversation last night about the wheel control on iPods and how clunky I think it is. Pretty much everyone else I'm aware of thinks the wheel is great, but I'll probably never own an iPod just because I hate the way it drives (though the new touch screens are a different matter). It makes me a minority, and there's absolutely no logical reason for my preference. Still, I apparently just [u]can't[/u] think like Steve Jobs (yes, I know he doesn't personally design the interfaces). Anyone who has ever managed a project or done brainstorming knows that people just think/work differently. [/QUOTE]

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