Adobe Troubles (longer)

[Lance Van Nostrand]

"The simple fact is that Macs rarely get in the road of
getting the work done, something that generally can't be said of PCs. "

Come off it with the hyperbole.  Next time you are having your head scanned 
in a GE cat scanner (the largest market share in the world) or buying stocks 
at E*Trade or numerous other major and minor applications you are using 
Windows.  These companies also did their research as do most winners.  I 
wouldn't expect burt rutan to have chosen anything else.  He's undisputably 
a bit of a rebel and hates the "system" and the big guys.  Macs appeal to 
the fringes as their core group.  I'm not saying anything is wrong with 
Macs, I was one of the last holdouts at my company.
--Lance
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Budd" <jerry at buddengineering.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 3:35 AM
Subject: Re: Adobe Troubles (longer)


> Hi Bob,
>
> It's easy to say that Scaled would be just as successful if they were 
> using PCs instead of Macs, but they're not using PCs.  This is a company 
> that can use anything they want, yet their platform of choice is a Mac 
> (training wheels and all).
>
> If you know Burt personally, you know he's not bashful about stating his 
> opinion.  Burt/Scaled has been pretty open about how their use of Macs has 
> saved them a great deal of time and money because of the higher 
> productivity gained by using Macs instead of PCs.  But that's just their 
> opinion, what would they know about it anyway?
>
> I agree with your comment about will and determination, but your comment 
> about the selection of tools is off the mark.  Flight test/research by 
> it's very nature is a harsh business.  You make a mistake and someone may 
> die.  Picking the right tool can be just as important as interpreting the 
> data, use the wrong one and you get answers that are wrong, or even no 
> answers at all.  Anything you can do to make the job easier helps, even if 
> only to give you more time to sit back and think about what you are doing, 
> hopefully before you do something dumb.  IMHO, most engineering mistakes 
> are made when one is in a hurry and struggling to get answers out.  Having 
> a balky computer certainly does not help the situation.
>
> What does this have to do with Macs vs PCs?  Well, more than you'd think. 
> The simple fact is that Macs rarely get in the road of getting the work 
> done, something that generally can't be said of PCs. Look around, there is 
> a not insignificant percentage of PC users who have persistent problems 
> with their PCs.  Macs have some issues too, but they pale in scope and 
> magnitude compared to the problems PCs have.
>
> Now I really don't care what computer anyone else chooses to use, that's 
> their business.  I just think it's interesting that so many people with 
> PCs seem to be so anxious to attack the concept that a Mac might actually 
> be a viable machine/OS.  The vast majority who have tried both prefer the 
> Mac (not all but most).  Go back and read Randall Bearden's eMail on this 
> topic, he makes some good points (and like I, he's had both platforms).
>
> I think it's time to end this thread.  Anybody want to debate the merits 
> of Futaba vs JR?   |-O
>
> Thx, Jerry
>
>
>>IMHO, it all comes down to the application software.
>>Quirks in the OS can be overcome by the application
>>developer.
>>
>>The fact is that there are far more choices in
>>application software for the windows platform. Lots of
>>bad ones, lots of good ones. At least there are more
>>choices.
>>
>>As far as the remark about Scaled Composites using the
>>Mac platform, I don't really think anyone would say
>>that Scaled owes any of their successes to the Mac.
>>I'm sure they could have found application software
>>for the windows platform that would have given them
>>the same success they have achieved with the Mac.
>>
>>Come to think of it, Burt was designing successful
>>planes before either the Mac or Windows hit the
>>market. And his first sketches of the Voyager was by
>>hand on a table napkin.
>>
>>All of the best technology in the world will never
>>guarantee success. Success is about will and
>>determination, not about the selection of tools.
>>
>>Bob R.
>
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