for several years i have been a hardcore pc enthusiast and HATED i mean hated macs!! but that was back then when it was easy to hate macs.. i’d goto my friends house and have to use their mac when i wanted to check something online and it used to make me a little dead inside after having to use their oh so unfamiliar user interface that used to just wreak of UGLY!

but damn it right now i want a mac so bad and its just so hard not being able to have one because i can’t afford it AT ALL. and to think just last year i hashed out 600 for a brand new acer desktop that i was thrilled about then, but because of VISTA it’s a complete nightmare and i could care less about having it.. and as for my laptop pc which i take with me everywhere else, it might as well be all those things in the video… for the last time i will deal with the stupid software issues.. i am ready to throw it away because its crashed on me AGAIN and it;s a sony vaio, a name i used to respect, but i am sorry PC has tainted its one true value…

call me a traitor.. call me insane, but i think i love you mac and i haven’t even owned you yet.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337045,00.asp

I have a PC and a Mac. I like both. I work on both and I play games on both. I surf the internet on both. I will probably have one of each as long as I use a computer.

I think Macs are cool for three main reasons: (1) the OS, (2) the Mac software, and (3) the design. Say what you wish about Steve Jobs. His OS is cool. Not necessarily better than Windows, but just cool. Windows lacks coolness (though Microsoft is addressing this issue). Mac’s software is cool. Take Logic, for example. For the audio buffs out there, there is also a prevailing Logic versus Pro Tools/Cubase/DP argument (which is actually another PC vs. Mac argument, just task-specific). Logic is a cool, fairly user-friendly, all-in-one audio solution that has made huge strides in the past couple of years. Pro Tools is cool, too, but it is only one piece of the audio production puzzle and has a fairly steep learning curve. (Did I mention that for $100 you can get daily training for a year on how to get the most out of Logic? Not a bad deal…) Another example: compare Apple’s Pages to Microsoft Word. Pages does everything Word and Microsoft Publisher can do in one neat package at a lower price. If you haven’t tried creating a document in Pages, you don’t know what you’re missing. Final Cut Pro is also a fantastic video editing/production package. Macs are cool and efficient when it comes to a smooth, productive workflow.

Is this enough to justify a Mac purchase? No way. In fact, I think that unless you absolutely need to easily create fantastic documents and/or work with audio and video files, a well-maintained PC is perfectly fine. I can actually have some fun with my PC. Mac gaming can’t hold a candle to PC gaming. Here, it’s a question of variety. Fallout3 on a Mac? Bioshock? Wake up. Yeah sure, you can run Parallels or Fusion or some such thing and run Windows. Beware, though. You won’t get any support from Apple if you have a software or hardware issue…

Oh, and then there’s the issue of file sharing/distribution. Do you need to distribute a spreadsheet or a presentation to your colleagues? Better use Excel. Mac’s Numbers and Keynote are cool, but the point is to share the information, not coolness. Apple has a long struggle ahead of them to gain market share, yet they shoot themselves in the foot with their available system configurations. The hardware available for a PC is just better all around, unless voiding Apple’s warranty and support is high on one’s agenda. The one thing Apple does have going for them is a desktop with two 4 core processors. Oh yeah, no hot game titles. No Blu-Ray. Sigh…

To bring things into perspective, the whole Mac versus PC argument is sort of like the BMW or Mercedes Benz argument. We users should be thankful that we have the knowledge and technical infrastructure to support our Geek jones. Let’s remember that there are an awful lot of people who still don’t even own a computer, much less know how to use one. I’m happy to point out a few potential benefits and liabilities of either platform, but I always remember to be thankful that I can do a decent job of supporting my Geek jones and also that I can help people make informed choices for themselves along the way.

Mac versus PC? Whatever. I’ll take both!

BTW, thanks to Dave R. for the site. I like that most people who post comments are pretty down-to-earth. Great, clear videos. Keep the info flowin’. Peace to all.

Mac is _way_ to big brother for me. Just look at what they are doing with the iPhone ‘kill switch’. In my opinion, it is only a matter of time before they incorporate this into their OS. Paranoia? Well, Apple already forces you buy Apple hardware to run their OS which is only one step away from them dictating what software you are able to run on your (their) machine… but this is a subject for another day.

I’m very happy with Windows and have no desire to use a Mac. If Windows no longer works for me I’ll go back to Linux.