MAC OS X is really slick looking but quite stiff in what it can do (supported apps wise). yes it can do most things windows can do and i can ftp without other programs involved, invalueble for my softmodded xox 1, 120gbhd running xbmc (to scared to do 360 yet lol) but it usually only has a few alternatives to the different apps. and i dont want to keep buying upgrades for an os that i find does the job but is not very braod in it’s software base (this app is only supported by os whatever upgrade higher than yours please buy a new one ppc emac). Windows for writing music with cubase and fx teleport or saw studio just kill mac for me. six windows computers transfering audio and midi between 1 host with a soundcard and 5 slaves without in realtime with asio playback and record with a soundblaster audidgy plat ex running unofficial hacked kx project drivers really kicks macs ass hands down for me and i’ve been writing music like this since fx teleport came out lots of years ago way b4 macs could do that stuff(if they can now, they couldn’t then) sorry mac users i was doing that long before the mac was even capable, fx teleport never made a mac version) so the mac is quite irrelevent in my creative music creation work, running os 10. but it is flaming hot when running bootcamp xp, fx teleport and kontact across a network sweet as a nut. but it’s great for using as a wireless router for my hacked wii or psp, my six year olds ppc emac has got no os as i wanna try ubuntu for ppc
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i got em cheap so bought em to see what this mac/pc divide was all about and i have to say as a user of both for years. windows wipes the floor with mac only cus of software and hardware support in my opinion but mac is very well loved snobery ermm most likely, to be honest a new computer user wouldnt tell the difference but power user like me see the brickwalls all the time with mac os x 10.2 and 10. 5 apps wise

UBUNTU looks smart is quite feature packed and the live cd is brilliant. sometimes i lost patience with it as i’m not a linux user as such i’ve looked at ubuntu and installed it a few times but i always end up getting stuck with it i know it’s just a learning curve and thats why i’ve gotten rid of os x for ppc in favour of ubuntu but i cant get it to load into a desktop i know there is probably a solution and luckily enough i’m adept with computer so shouldn’t have a prob digging out a solution but i must say for ppc version and x86 version the install is not straight forward in alternate mode (low power older computers and hardware) for a new user this might be quite daunting. the one thing is i wish the the text install could just work on everything i try to install it on one computer i had to install it 3 times cuz the hardware was so old it would cause lock up it went on in the end but only after a whole day reading and messing about mac install piece of cake windows install piece of cake ubuntu install probably a piece of cake but i couldn’t say defo yet as 2 out of five computers have reacted different to the same install routine 3 worked no worries 1 had a bit of stuttering to get it going and one is sitting with a full install but no desktop if i was a novice i would be lost with the black screen of ubuntu and no emac os disks anymore as moved out so got lost but when i had it running int he past it’s a great number for a free OS and frankly makes the mac look like an asthetic purchase or a specific app more than a power users computer for power users only windows and linux can do the job xdebian for making xbox format memory cards cant be done on any other OS making linux a valueable tool in the power users arsenal and xboxhdm for making xbox hdd is genius again only linux can do it. why cuz it’s for the people by the people i no basic c++ and c# so am really interested in taking linux seriously for the first time in my life cus of these two very small and relativly unknown distros
REAL BOTTOM LINE
big up linux,big up windows,big up mac os x. they have different uses thats all

Linux music players (rythmbox for example) have Ipod Support built in, and for the newer Itouch/Iphone, there is a very simple FTP work-around.