-- Posted by XxHeroHeroinexX at 4:21 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Windows and Macs? Something like: -you can run windows on macs -both run microsoft office 2008 -- Posted by Molfsontan at 4:22 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Both can run iTunes Both can play games etc.? -- Posted by Arcarius at 4:22 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Whats the essay requiring? -- Posted by tonka at 4:22 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 windows is for businiess crap and games macs are for artsy people who want great editing programs. but you can also run windows on a mac. making it 10000x better. unless all you do is play games on your computer. -- Posted by Arcarius at 4:22 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Quote: from Molfsontan at 7:22 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Both can run iTunes Both can play games etc.? Macs can play like 4 games, since no one makes games compatible LOLOLL! -- Posted by tell me again at 4:23 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Windows has more functionality but the drawbacks are that it can screw up a lot more, especially for non-techy people. You can elaborate on that with some research. -- Posted by Molfsontan at 4:25 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Quote: from Arcarius at 7:22 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Quote: from Molfsontan at 7:22 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 Both can run iTunes    Both can play games    etc.? Macs can play like 4 games, since no one makes games compatible LOLOLL! I didn't say (many) games. -- Posted by marshmellowman at 4:26 pm on Sep. 13, 2008 The newer Macs (ie, Intel Macs) can run Windows natively through Bootcamp or through virtualisation systems like Parallels and VMware. Macs can run Microsoft Office 2008 (specifically for Macs). This is not exactly the same as Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows as it doesn't feature Access, Outlook (Entourage instead) or Publisher. It has a different UI to the Windows office too. But are you trying to compare Mac OS X to Windows, or just Macs in general? Because the latter is not a fair comparison as Windows is an OS, whilst with the former it is irrelevant whether you can run Windows on Macs because that's independent of the OS (apart from through virtualisation). A lot of software exists for both, like Adobe Creative Suite, Firefox, Audacity, Google Earth, Skype, etc. Game manufacturers are less willing to make Mac OS X versions of their games because of the comparatively low market share that OS X has. There are still tons of games out, just not as many as on Windows. Examples of Windows and OS X compatible games include: Age of Empires, Civilisation IV, Spore, The Sims, Guitar Hero III.