Letters • October 2025

Which operating system?

October 27, 2025

Marc,

I recall, I think, that you have an IT background as well as in audio. Do you have a preference for Windows/PC-based systems over Apple products for music applications or just in general?

I hear so much about Apple units being so well made and just working better than Microsoft products. Do you have a personal preference?

Sheldon Simon

I do have a professional background in IT, among other disciplines, although I'm a dinosaur now, because I've been out of that biz for over 25 years.

I can tell you that I use PCs; I'm getting ready to buy a new laptop, in fact. That's the world I know. I understand others' use of Apple products, however, so I'm not prepared (or able) to say that one is better than the other when it comes to sound. Both would be dealing with the same data, but there certainly differences in the way operating systems handle them. So I would say to choose the products that offer you the features you want at a cost that works for your budget, regardless of operating system. Sorry I can't be more definitive. -Marc Mickelson

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October 1, 2025

Marc,

Please include my e-mail in the mailing list. Thanks.

Bruce Mouland

I've added you. To join TAB's reader e-mail list and find out about new articles first, send e-mail to rl@theaudiobeat.com. -Marc Mickelson

 

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