Please don't argue with Scoble
Hey, I am now a Mac Powerbook user (after 21 years on the MS platform). Frankly, I think that my productivity has improved since I made the switch (perhaps by as much as 20-30%). There's no need to delineate exactly why because I would rather reserve that productivity advantage to as few people as possible... Selfish? Sure.
What, one button mice easier to use? ;-)
But, seriously, why do you think this is?
Posted by: Robert Scoble | July 23, 2005 at 03:36 PM
Single button mouse, easier to learn/single button trackpad, easier to use. The Mac way puts the user at the top of the pyramid for interface clarity and directness, and at the bottom of the pyramid for purchasing freedom. The Windows way is the inverse, and Windows Yonder(tm)'s Brave New Vista won't change this one bit.
Posted by: sfenerule | July 23, 2005 at 05:41 PM
See, I'd acctually think it more due to OS X. Period.
Create a PDF? Simply do it.
Want to know where your menu is? Just look at the top of your screen wherever the window is.
Subscribe to an RSS feed? Click on Safari's RSS button and it's there.
Spellcheck? Any app has it native to it - including Mail.
It's THESE things that increase productivity - not the number of mouse buttons. (BTW, OS X supports multi-button mice.)
Posted by: Dave | July 23, 2005 at 07:12 PM
Hey John
I look forward to introducing you PowerBook to my iBook next week.
As a fellow convert -I would never go back
Posted by: robert Paterson | July 23, 2005 at 09:18 PM
Hey Robert, two things: elegence and a lack of adware. Elegence is hard to explain. Perhaps it is the level of the integration of the software on the Mac platform. Adware is really just stopwork that interrupts my flow.
The difference goes beyond feature sets. You and I are both power users. Our computers are an extension of our minds. A few additional features won't make a big difference for us. An increase in our ability to utilize the thousands of existing features will. Elegence/integration makes it easier to switch tasks, resume work, and stay organized.
I really don't want to bash MS. It is a great platform. I still use it on most of my computers.
Posted by: John Robb | July 24, 2005 at 08:02 AM