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You don't need an app to show the desktop - it's built in.

I'm writing this from my touch, and in doing so i'm reminded of why full-size computers will never go away, because such hand-helds are limited. Wireless browsing is cool, but small screens (including netbook screens) really suck. I think that i might even replace my 13" macbook with at least a 15". So... netbooks and handhelds - gimmicks, once the initial excitement wears off they become obsolete.

I own a PC I built myself from parts over 1 year ago, costing roughly 400$, which easily meets all the requirements for Visa (not that I wanted to upgrade). The point is, factory-built PCs are also expensive, just like Macs. Also, many of the people I know already have PCs capable of running Vista. I think the hardware upgrade is really a non-issue. Those susceptible to upgrade to Visa are not PIII users using Win98 with 128Mb RAM (an extreme example...) Any of you out there own PCs? Out of curiosity, do they meet the Visa requirements?

The worse thing about OSX and finder is the fact that you can't delete a file (permanently). Sure, you can empty the trash, you might say, but I want to be able to delete, say, a large temporary file, without possibly losing some files I might need in the trash. So far, only File Buddy can make this happen, but it's not free, and a bit cumbersome to use.

I think that one must make the difference between switching to Mac and Swithching to OSX. The majority of people I know that use a PC running Windows agree that OSX is superior to Windows, but the downside is that OSX is linked directly to Mac hardware, which, because of performance, price, upgradeability and possibilities of customization, is not the best choice for many people using PCs. With this in mind, it would appear utterly absurd for a Windows on a PC user to switch to a Mac for running WIndows. The only reason for Windows users to switch to Mac is OSX.

referring to backup and files transfer, I ran into problems too when I had to transfer files from my old G4 at work to my new G5. I copied the folders to en external hard drive and then I copied them on the G5. The problem is that when I resumed work on my old projects, I didn't have acces right to the files. I admit, i changed my username on the G5, but my files weren't locked or anything on the G4. Oh well, I thought what the heck and started re-applying permissions to all the files and folders. But that didn't work. It simply dind't. I has to dwonload filebuddy and only then was I able to have acces to my own files. That was a lot of hassle for just being able to access my files.

Finally, there is now a way to compare the Mac and PC hardware on the same basis. I am very curious about how they actually compare. My guess is that a PC costing as much as a Mac will run much faster that the Mac on any given application.