<SMALL>I hate the one button mice. I need a right-click.</SMALL>
Two-button mice have always been available from third-party suppliers like Logitech and MS, among others. And since OSX is UNIX, the built-in support is now for three buttons.
<SMALL> I also have never liked the "trash can" concept.</SMALL>
Not sure what you mean here since this is the same functionality MS implemented with the "recycle bin". You can always rename it, I suppose.
<SMALL> I have also never understood that uninstall concept they had.</SMALL>
In its earliest days, Macs simply had no need for an uninstaller because an application didn't scatter files throughout the hard drive. No registry, no DLLs, no hidden files. Everything resided in one folder, which made deleting an application a one-step procedure.
Unfortunately, Macs became enamored of system bloat just like Windows. Later versions of applications added preference files and plug-ins which resided outside the app's folder. But at most there have only two other locations a component might reside: the System and Preferences folders.
Uninstalling on OSX, being UNIX, is more like Windows in that there are multiple locations where a file might be stashed. Most OSX apps, though, ship with an uninstaller. And although OSX doesn't support RPM, you can always uninstall from the UNIX command line if you prefer ultimate control.
<SMALL>why does the Mac interface need to look like Fisher Price</SMALL>
That's a bit surprising since most folks consider OSX's "Aqua" interface to be quite elegant. To each his own, I suppose. Personally, I can't think of a more cartoonish interface than XP but that's just me. Fortunately, I can revert to the 9x look.
Unfortunately, OSX took a massive step backwards in customization, no longer allowing the complete interface design mods available in Systems 7-9. Third-party tools used to allow a user to change virtually every element in the interface, including window shapes, menus, and borders. This customization went away with OSX and lots of Mac folks are unhappy.
<SMALL>I just don't like the look or the lack of control with the Mac's.</SMALL>
Certainly understandable. Some like the look, others don't. But it's a common misconception that using a Mac equates to lack of control. With one exception (no longer applicable), you have the same types of control on a Mac as you do on a PC. There are just different methods to achieve the same results (like Control-click to display a context menu instead of right-click).
The one thing Macs always lacked was a command line interface to allow batch processes. (This functionality was actually available through AppleScript but most folks didn't bother to learn it.) Now with OSX, the command line is available through the UNIX terminal window for those who love to type.
<SMALL>I might be opening up WWIII here</SMALL>
Hopefully not. The endless Mac/PC debates are tiresome and useless. I'm just to trying to provide objective answers for those folks who haven't used one of the other platforms.
I think any time a long-term user switches to a new OS they become irritated because things no longer work "the way they're supposed to." But, of course, there is no "correct" way - just different. Once you spend enough time with an OS you learn to work around its deficiencies, but it takes time. And every OS ever designed has deficiencies.
A cursory trial with Jaguar will likely not change your opinion of Macs. But if you spent some serious time with it, I think you might be surprised. The fact it is converting a lot of die-hard UNIX zealots is testament to its capabilities.
