OS X 10.11 El Capitan and Windows 10 In 2013, Apple started giving away is OS X upgrades for free (Federighi, C. 2013). To upgrade your operating system you open the App Store and click Updates, or click Apple > Software Updates, and you can upgrade for free. If you purchase a new Mac you get Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, Photos free with no hassles. Of course, Microsoft follows suite of Apple in giving away Windows 10 for free too. However, there is one catch to the madness. You have to be an existing Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 7 user (no XP or Vista). In order to get Windows 10, you can use the notification that is received from the Windows Updates. Microsoft will keep bugging you to install Windows 10 until you do it. Another catch is it has to be done within a year (July 29, 2016) or you end up paying $120.00 fee to upgrade. Everyone excited about upgrading to Windows 10 need to be aware of a feature that if you are a Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 with Media Center and you install Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be removed. Microsoft will allow you to download a DVD playback app (Windows DVD Player) as long as you are upgrading for an older version of Windows and a qualified system.
OS X 10.11 El Capitan vs Windows 10 comparison: Availability Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and Windows 10 can run on a lot of existing computers. El Capitan can run on the following Macs:
• iMac (2007 – later), MacBook (2008), MacBook Pro (2007)
• MacBook Air (2008 Late), Mac Mini
Hello, my name is Robert Parker, and I was sent over by the IT consultant firm you just hired to give you a comparison and contrast of the three main OS systems you may choose to use within your company. The three we have chosen are Microsoft, Linux and Mac OS. Mas OS has been around the longest, and then Microsoft, these are the main two that most companies use today. Not to say one is better than the other, for it is mainly up to what the company’s mission is and what is needed to accomplish that mission.
The reason a person would upgrade is if the person wants to keep an existing user setting, installed applications, files and documents that stored in the computer, and if the person wants to maintain created local users and groups. However, it can be only upgraded to windows 10 if the current operating system is windows 7 or windows 8.
Windows 10 is the latest version form the Microsoft. The Windows 10 is design to be compatible with the hardware and software. It also always enable the updates to help us stay current on the feature and security for the supported lifetime of your device. Moreover, we can play and connect with the games across Xbox one and other Windows 10 device. Plus, Windows 10 is the most secure Windows that Microsoft ever build because it cover by enhanced security feature that help to protect against other malware and even phishing attack.
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 64bits. These types of an operating system have good performance and new features. These are the latest operating systems and same familiar OS should be used. These OS will be used in every client PC’s in the department.
Microsoft’s policy enables competition between PC producers resulting in lower prices. This also causes stratification of the PCs resulting in low-end, average, and luxury versions.
And at last but not least, what is the price for each of these amazing operating systems. Yosemite is a free upgrade at the Apple store. This was introduced as early as 2013 when Apple came out with Mavericks. Microsoft offered Windows 10 as a free upgrade if you are on Windows 7 or 8, but that is just for a limited period of time. It is not really clear how much it will cost to upgrade or buy it, but it should be somewhere from $100 and above. Most people will just buy a new desktop or notebook because they just want the new system which will come with the one or the other operating system. Windows systems are twice cheaper than Apple systems though, but still comes to the preference of the
This, of course, means competition, which in turn lowers prices. Macintosh systems are sold primarily sold in whole systems which are composed of RAM and processor speed, meaning that the consumer ends up with what Apple has decided should be included in the system. Windows systems, however, can be built to the consumer needs, or by the consumer themselves. They could select which part would be best for them for the price they would pay for it.
Mac OS X is graphical-based operating system, being released one year before it's Microsoft counterpart.
For many years there have been a small group of Mac users who continue to claim that the hardware and software platforms they have been using is superior to the PC Intel based platforms.
This paper analyzes and compares the differences between the Windows and Linux’s operating system in an enterprise. It emphasizes the features in these two operating system such as history, cost, security, user-friendliness, performance, and future trends. It shows how impactful these features can be when an enterprise chooses an operating system. The research in this paper highlights the pros and cons of an enterprise using one operating system or the other. It directs the readers to have a better understanding on which operating system is better for specific instances. Readers will have an enhance perception on Windows and Linux and the platforms they serve. In our paper we try to fully analyze Windows and Linux’s operating system, so an enterprise can choose the best operating system for themselves.
The website is well organized, making it very simple to find what a person is looking for. Unlike Microsoft, it is well spaced, which helps to grab the reader’s attention. Microsoft’s homepage is setup fairly differently from Apple’s. Instead of having a main ad like Apple, its site has a set of highlights advertising their information. Highlights do not catch a reader’s attention as well as Apple’s large ad. Furthermore, Microsoft’s homepage is also packed with a lot of information in such little space. The information is broken down into bullet points, but the font is small and there are hardly any images to differentiate between the items. There is little to attract the reader to make him/her want to read through this content because it just appears to be boring. Therefore, the homepage of Apple and Microsoft differ.
When shopping for a computer, one can look at the cost and compare it to other models. For instance, individuals usually have less to spend than organizations. The HP Envy model is adequate for companies looking for greater processing power (Intel Turbo Boost) (“HP Pavilion HPE,” 2011). The Dell Studio model is a little expensive; however, this model is adequate for small business and organizations. Similarly, the HP Companies looking for attractiveness will find the MacBook’s unique design quite appealing. Overall, these three models range in price from $649.99 to $1300.00, they are high end products known for quality and
Buyers have other choices when it comes to an operating system, but not many. The Windows operating system faces competition from other software products offered by well-established companies, including Apple and Google, and from the Linux operating system. Since there are few choices, buyer power is low.
Both Windows and Linux come in many different forms. All the different forms of Windows come from Microsoft, the various distributions of Linux come from different companies (ex. Red Hat, SuSE, Linspire, Ubuntu, Mandriva, Knoppix, etc). Windows has two main lines: “Win9x”, which is consists of Windows 95, 98, 98SecondEdition and ME, and “NT class” which consists of Windows NT, 200 and XP. On a side note, Windows first had version 3.x which was made before Windows 95 by a couple of years. The various types of Linux are called distributions. All the Linux distributions released around the same time frame will use the same kernel, which are the guts of the OS. They will differ with the add-on software provided,
Nowadays, Mac OS X is the most stable operating system in the world. It is not only easier to use, but also secure to protect MacBooks against Trojans and Viruses. However, Mac OS X is not compatible with many applications, especially games. It lacks highly specialized software for a few industries and education. Thus, installing Windows 10 by using Boot Camp Assistant can be an effective solution for MacBook’s users to resolve the software incompatibility of Mac OS X. Because people, who are using MacBooks can save the costs of purchasing a new software as Desktop Parallels which is a tool to install Windows on MacBook. There are several ways to install Windows 10 on MacBooks, but it is really complicated to carry out. Therefore, this paper analysis a process efficiently for you to install Windows 10 by using Boot Camp Assistant.