Apple Computers - Compatibility With Windows Applications
Julia Tanner
In the early days there was little compatibility between Apple
applications and Microsoft Windows applications. However, much
has changed over the years, and many applications can be
seamlessly shared between the two operating systems. This is
especially true of the Max OS X Tiger which enables not only
the sharing of files, but can co-exist peacefully on the same
network. Sharing printers, scanners and other peripheral
devices between Macs and PCs is now almost a non-issue, while
there are still the occasional user who has problems sharing
files between PCs and Macs, the difficulties have mostly be
resolved. It is expected that within the next few years, there
should be problems at all.
Best of all, in today’s highly wired world, where electronic
mail is a way of life, now even email can be shared across Mac
and PC platforms with minimal fuss. Apple started on the road
to compatibility in 2003 when they resumed installing PC
Compatible Cards into their systems. This was done in
partnership with Dell Computers.
With so many businesses using Microsoft Windows, it was only
natural that Apple made their systems compatible so that users
could work across platforms. Nowhere is this compatibility more
appreciated than in the freelancing world where clients and
freelancers need to quickly and efficiently exchange files. The
introduction of Intel processors in the current lines of Apple
Computers has cemented this compatibility relationship across
multiple-platforms.
Prior to this, users of Mac applications had to use third party
software, like Stuffit Expander and Conversion Plus, to be able
to access and work on files created with Microsoft
applications. Also, the current generation of Macs now has Mac
compatible Windows application suites which include everyday
Windows applications, Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Microsoft
Office for Mac can be used between Macs and PCs with no
problem.
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