Quote - I've never seen that happen, actually, and I've used Mac since the 80s. In fact, if duplicate names appear on what you're trying to drop into the folder, it pops up a dialog asking if you want to replace the files or halt moving the duplicates into the new location.

Mac uses a 'replace' copy method.  If you are replacing a folder, it WILL replace the current contents with the new ones.  I've personally (and detrimentally) seen it remove an entire Runtime (many Gigabytes as it deleted them!!!) to add a single Runtime content folder.  Never again.  Now I copy stuff individually or use Ditto.  You must not use the Mac often...

On the later topic related to the lack of or slowness of Mac support for software, I've seen some issues here or there but not enough to consider Mac a non-viable option.  You talk AutoCAD (or 3DSMax for that matter) - you talk 'We Are Windows Only' mentalities.  In the 20+ years that both have existed, never has AutoDesk ever, ever considered such a move - their loss.

On the other hand, Poser, Cinema 4D, D|S, Firefox, and a wide swath of applications are available for both systems.  Yes, Mac versions usually get late or little attention but at least the direction of late is more towards satisfying both major platforms.  Unix is another story. :)

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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