Originally posted by normhead There are different quality components in the PC world, one of the reasons they can be so unreliable, conflicting specs etc. Apple has been better at matching the the PC specs than any other manufacturer over time. If it'a Mac its as Windows compatible as you'll find. or in other words, Macs are better at doing Windows, than most PCs are. Never the less Apple runs on Linux, and Apple has a full time team dedicated to upgrading the open OS software as their contribution.
And I still have a computer with a Firewire port and an old FIrewire drive somewhere. SCSI, however, I sent my last computer with a SCSI port to Africa a while ago. I wonder how it's doing. It was 12 years old when I sent it there, and it was at least 5 years ago.
Apple has one huge advantage: Full control over their computers. They don't need drivers to support EVERYTHING, as is necessary in the Windows world. That makes it all easier and more stable. Apple can test all the possible combinations for issues, Microsoft can't, because the variety is simply bigger. I installed OS X on a normal PC. It... worked, sort of, but there were issues. Because my graphics card wasn't used in a Mac, for example. Windows wouldn't have a problem on that computer, it works well. If you are careful enough, you can (or at least could) build a Mac yourself, on a budget, that works rather well.
Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide September 2015 - tonymacx86.com
You want a Mac, but cheaper, and really powerful? There you go.
Of course Apple also makes sure that everything works well together, which is why most of the time their devices work rather well. You pay a price for that though, and Microsoft has so much experience with the clusterf*** that is the PC world that surprisingly, Windows works rather well too these days. Yes, I remember the days of constant crashes, BSoDs, etc. But for the most part, it's history. They are stable now, and easy to use. I can only imagine that most of those who complain about Windows haven't used it in a while, or only XP, maybe on an old crappy machine.