Re: CMYK or RGB? Macintosh or Windows? How's a poor guy toupgrade?

["Dick Margulis " <margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net>]

Mike Stockman <mstockman -at- mac -dot- com> wrote:


>
>I think you, and other replies I've seen to this question both here and 
>on the FrameUser's list, show out-of-date information. ...
>Both platforms communicate well together; Macs running OS X will find 
>your NT network just as friendly as your Windows boxes do. Documents go 
>back and forth transparently in most word processing and DTP apps.

Mike, technically you may be entirely correct. Tell it to my sysadmin, though. Can an NT network accommodate Macs? Sure. Is it cheap and easy? I don't know. Does it require that an NT administrator add yet another skill to his bag? Apparently so, and I've found resistance. I suspect the bigger a company is, the more resistance there is, too.

>
>The only decision it takes to pick a Windows or Mac these days involves 
>your comfort with either operating system and your support network, if 
>you need one. I have a preferred platform, but can do my job easily in 
>Mac, Windows, Linux, etc., because the computer is just a tool to get 
>things done.

No argument there, I've used Mac, Windows, and UNIX myself, with no problems.
>

>
>As for the territorial posturing suggested by your "mac snobs" comment 
>I'd have to suggest that you lighten up a bit... it's just an operating 
>system.
>
>
It's not for me to lighten up. I'm just reporting the rudeness I get from people who sneer at me for using a PC. It's up to them to lighten up. I can't count the number of Mac snobs I've encountered. I've also occasionally found Mac users who are not platform snobs--or at least have enough customer relations skills to act that way. Those are the ones I continue to do business with.

Dick

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