Unfortunatly, Apple had the right idea. Standard commands that every program should follow. Standard quit, save, load commands. Harmony reigns.
MS shows what can happen when newer OS systems meet older software. I work for a travel agency and have to load remote software on some people's systems so they work as outside agents. Problem was that the software up until last year was DOS based! No one could use the software if they had a Winmodem which came with every new system (who wanted to pay more for a controller based modem?) Finally went to a Windows based system. This after Win95 has been dead and replaced 3 times over.
Anyone remember the Win98 demo that blew up in front of reporters? Truely classic.
Problem is MS came out with XP and tried to make everyone update their software to work with theirs. Either that or be forced to use MS crap.
Event eh company I work at now won;t use any OS by MS unless it has had at least one major service release. We are still on NT 4.0
Don't forget that Apple encountered and is still encountering problems with OS9 apps that won't work well with OSX.
Some of us have absolutely no problems with Windows XP. I know it's hard for some to believe, but sometimes reality doesn't always offer us truths to our liking.
reply to moonpuppy just a quick message. Apple did have the right idea. their system does has certain advantages. backward compatibility is NOT one of them. I'm not gonna go into details and argue, just ask any DTP (desktop publishers) or graphic designers or typesetters. They will veryoften use macs, love macs, and tell you how often they get mined.
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They are going to 2K in July finally because some exec got mad he couldn't use some of his USB devices.