If you want to look at the history of the aging debate between the PC and Mac as gaming platforms, a good place to start is 1994. id Software had just released the immensely popular Doom for PC, but Macintosh users would have to wait nearly two years before the title arrived on their platform. Meanwhile, in 1995, a then little-known developer called Bungie released Marathon, a groundbreaking first-person shooter developed solely for the Mac OS. Marathon set new standards for the genre, incorporating a rich narrative and free-look with the mouse.
Almost 20 years later, the story of Doom and Marathon remains relevant. While the Apple brand continues to grow in popularity, thanks to the iPhone and iPad, Mac gamers are still frequently forced to wait upwards of two years for major games to arrive on their machines. And despite increasing similarities in regards to hardware, one has to wonder if the Mac will ever stand shoulder to shoulder with its Windows-based counterpart. What's holding these otherwise lauded machines behind?
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