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Hi all,
What about quick nav? Isn't that on the Mac? Or, is quick nav just on I 
devices?
If quick nav is only on I devices, I will not switch to the Mac.
If quick nav wasn't on I devices, I would never have bought that IPod.
Harry
On 5/6/2014 7:17 PM, Ana G wrote:
> Harry,
>
> It certainly does sound like it's time for a new computer. I agree 
> with Mike. If you're interested in saving time, learning Windows 8.1 
> is a shorter learning curve than learning the Mac.
>
> I used a Mac off and on for about three years. I'm glad I did it 
> because I can walk up to any Mac anywhere and use it, and I may own a 
> Mac again in future, but I never quite got used to the multifinger 
> Voiceover commands, even when I unplugged my Windows machine and went 
> Mac-only for two months.
>
> I seem to remember that you've used an iPad, probably with a keyboard. 
> the experience will be much the same.
>
> The only one of your concerns I can speak to directly is Flash. That 
> wasn't available on the Mac when I used it, and I believe this has not 
> changed. Flash content is very common on the web, and I missed access 
> to it when I was a Mac user.
>
> I know you can run a virtual machine, but I think it's kind of silly 
> to run two computers in one since the point of having a computer is to 
> rely on it to get stuff done. The reason I finally gave up the Mac was 
> that I found myself having to go back to Windows for work stuff 
> because the Mac didn't have comparable work related software that was 
> accessible or because Safari wasn't supported by this or that work 
> site or because I was having trouble accessing some of the advanced 
> features of Pages, etc.
>
> Ciao
>
>
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