Official Announcement: PCMech Rebrands as MacMech

Here is a snippet from the official press release, then I will offer my commentary below…

Tampa, FL, April 1, 2013 – Tampa based technology blog, PCMech.com, is announcing today that it will be re-branded as MacMech.

PCMech.com began in 1997, making it one of the oldest technology blogs on the Internet. Started as a hobby by founder, David Risley, it was formed around the idea of explaining complicated computer topics in plain English. David was interested in building and upgrading computers, and created one of the most popular tutorials available on building your own computer. From there, PCMech shifted over the years to include more topics, including the Internet. Less and less people were still building custom PCs.

In order to get ahead of coming trends, and recognize what truly is the better computer, the team at PCMech decided to make it official and rebrand as MacMech.

“What it comes down to is this – Macs are better than PCs”, stated David Risley, founder of PCMech.com. “I have been using one for the last 6 years. I could never go back to the PC again. Windows Vista is what scared me over to the Mac. Then, Windows 7 came out and, I guess it was OK. But, have you looked at Windows 8? What is it with that Metro interface? They call that usable?”

David made the decision to rebrand after looking at the market. In 2012, the Mac gained market share while the PC sales actually dropped. In the mobile space, the Apple iPhone is the leader in market share. The Apple iPad dominates the tablet space. Research indicates that people who buy PCs would rather have a Mac, but they buy the PC simply in the interest of saving money.

So, that’s the news. The PC is old news anyway. I mean, let’s face it… it has inertia and it will take a while to die, but everybody is going out and buying iPads anyway.

Plus, from a business perspective, it makes more sense for me to take this site where the money is, right? Mac users spend GOBS of money. PC users don’t. I’ve sold a few Macs and got a few hundred dollars for them. Sold a first generation Mac Mini for almost $300. Try to sell an old PC? Nobody wants it. Sold an old laptop for $25.

Plus, from a content perspective, it is just easier to write about Macs. They never break! Windows PCs are breaking all the damn time. Ever looked in the PCMech Forums at all the weird problems people are having with their PCs? Anti-virus programs eating up resources. Drivers getting screwed up. Blah blah blah.

You should all be doing this.

With the Macs, we can talk about software. And accessories, of course. Love those accessories. And, there are only a few different models of Macs to talk about, so that makes our job a lot easier.

Plus, if we stick to Macs, that means we can forget about Linux. Thank GOD! If I wanted to get no actual work done, I would use Linux. What’s the difference between Linux and a computer virus? At least a virus does something.

So, PCMech has to adapt to the future. We’re going all Mac. Once you go Mac, you never go back.

Unfortunately, some other dude owns MacMech.com. But, whatever. “PCMech” is a made up word anyway. I can make it mean anything I want.

Tomorrow, we’ll begin posting Photoshop tutorials.

Now, where’s my doobie?

UPDATE: Yes, this was a joke.

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