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In article <326320CD.623D@worldnet.att.net>, Karen Chiu
<chiu-scharf@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> 
> That indeed was the case in the past, as these applications ran much better
> on the Mac. It is no longer the case with commercial software.
> 

Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, etc., are not "commercial software"? Funny,
they end up on the top 10 list every week!

> > On a recent trip to the local CrapUSA store I noticed that virtually every
> > single MultiMedia or educational title was available on a cross-platform
> > CD.
> 
> At Crapusa this is probably the case. However for educational software that
> goes beyond games, Windows has a clear advantage. One example is in software
> for foreign language learning. Most has never been ported to the Mac because
> the volumes don't warrant it.

Obviously, you've spent a bit too much time learning other languages on
your PC. You might want to try learning a little English, so you'll be
able to contstruct a sentence with the proper syntax. As for educational
software, I've seen the garbage that's out there. Most of it will never be
ported to the Mac, not because of small market share, but because Mac
users will not buy crappy software and most of the Windoze junk is just
plain awful. Witness CorelDraw - PC users love it, until they try
Illustrator or Freehand. After 5 years and several failed attempts, the
Corel folks finally have a Mac version that works, yet Mac users are
staying away in droves. Why? Because we only buy quality software.

As for market share, numerous studies have shown that Mac users (10%
hardware market), typically purchase twice as many software titles per
computer than PC users. And, every single cross-platform developer - even
MightGrowSoft - will tell you that the Mac is much less expensive to
support than Windoze. Uncle Bill himself has publicly state that M$ makes
more money per box on Mac software than they do on the Windoze junk, even
though the price is the same. Any company that's stupid enough to throw
away 20% of their sales is not worth supporting anyway. Again, your
arguments hold no water. The Mac is a better platform. Period.

- mark alan