Other application programs that are provided by the Mac operating system included image processing software, audio and video processing software as well as software for word processing, email and development of databases and spreadsheets.
This enabled the Mac users to have highly customized and efficient operating systems that were based on upgrades and programs developed by other Mac users purely for their convenience and facilitation. Aside from this the Mac operating system was also developed and supported by the UNIX language which meant that it was open source.Īs a result the Mac users were able to customize their own systems according to their requirements and share the knowledge of new developed upgrades and programs with others in the UNIX based OS community. The system itself promoted multiple and comparative multitasking as the user could use more than one program at the same time which was previously not possible with other non graphical user interfaces. The Mac OS made use of the hierarchical directory tree approach for navigation and file addressing and enabled the users to create their own files and folders with relative ease. This form of a computer interface was more user-friendly and easy to comprehend for the consumers. On the other hand the Macintosh computers with the Mac operating system were unique and revolutionary as they provided a graphical user interface for the consumers and enabled them to use programs, and software developed on the object oriented programming language. This was a revolutionary computer operating system as previously the only operating system that was available to consumers was MS Dos a command line and prompt in nature and was tedious for majority of the consumers. The original line of computers that were launched in 1984 and supported the Mac OS where named Macintosh and were sold exclusively by Apple Inc.
Initially the software was only available for use on Apple computers and apple devices, however now other computers can also make use of Mac OS. The Mac operating system was a computer software developed by the company Apple Inc to provide operating systems for Apple computers. Through this paper a justified argument, supported by evidence based on books and scholarly journals, is presented on why consumers should look towards adopting a Mac computer instead of one based on Windows PC. While the basic functionality of the operating system on a computer is the same, both operating systems differ in terms of their characteristics and the specific benefits that they provide to the end user. Both Mac and PC are popular operating systems, readily available in the mainstream market catering to the various needs of the consumers. The purpose of this paper is to highlight why a consumer should select a MAC operating system over the Windows PC.
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