Re: WHO killed the Apple II???

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"Mike Westerfield" <MikeW50@aol.com> wrote:

>The second factor may not be so big these days, but it was very well
>documented a few years back. The average Mac user uses (used?) 3-4 times as
>many programs as the average WinTell user. The reason was less well
>documented, but the published suspicion was that Mac programs, being more
>consistent across applications, were easier to learn to use. The results I
>saw were pre Windows 95, so I suspect it isn't as big a reason now as
>then... Still, it's one more factor to consider!

The main reason, I think, is that until recently, Windows units were
sold with more programs already on them than Mac units!  Thus,
most of what a Windows user buys is games.  The core applications
usually come with the computer.

But the more I learn about it, the more I'm inclined to get Linux as
a third OS for my computer.  It seems the distributions come with
free application software, lots of them, for the price of a single
program in the Win or Mac worlds.  The Star Office seems pretty
cool for the price.