I have switched to Apple because...

[ChemicalGeoff]

Hello all,

Forgive me if I break any guidelines here but i am new to the forums and (as you may guess) new to apple in general. My Power Mac G5 is v...e...r....y.... slowly winging it's way here as we speak but whilst waiting for it to arrive I have been bombarded with PC users asking me why the heck i've switched over and although i feel it in my heart to be the correct thing to do, my replies have never been great.

So what I am asking is can anyone complete the following sentance using 100 words or less (or more, i dont actually care).

"I have switched to Apple because... "

Feel free to use all the best l33t words but I assure you i've already tried "OMFG j00 r t3h stup1d, Macs > *" and that didn't convince them enough.

Many Thanks

Geoff
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Footer to follow when i actually HAVE a Mac...

[James Philp]

OS X, when you get it, you'll know.
The reason you are being bombarded is all their angst for they know that without the games, OS X makes a Mac a MUCH BETTER choice.

You have nothing to prove. Just smile and wave.....

I'd say "OS X, that's why." - They can't have a leg to stand on.

[AuPhalanx]

ChemicalGeoff!

If I find myself in one of those conversations that entail Mac vs. PC, I try to refrain from trite one-liners and instead just state the reasons why *I* think the Mac is superior. So, if I were you, then I would ask myself what it is EXACTLY that I enjoy about the Mac. Here are a few from my list:

* I prefer he Mac's document based desktop rather than the "windows" based desktop.

* I like Apple's single menu bar rather than each application having its own menu bar in its window.

* One word: E-X-P-O-S-É

* MUCH better integratino of keyboard commands for doing things as well as typing. (Try hitting 'option-e' and then 'e'. that should result in this: é.)

* Now with Tiger, the ctrl-cmmd-d dictionary command. Incredible!

Those are just a few for me, but I think that you get the idea. In all reality, though, I don't get into those arguments anymore. If anything, I am seeing more and more people trying out both platforms. When I did work at a book manufacturer, everyday I worked on most of the major platforms: we had OS X boxen, XP boxen, OS 9 boxen, and Linux boxen. Each was used depending on the task that was needed. And, to be perfectly frank, XP is not that bad! Yes, I think OS X is superior, but XP gets the job done.

With that last paragraph, I think what I am trying to say is son't worry about your friends and what they might say and that arguments. Just enjoy your Mac!

:D

Have fun... Tony.

[ChemicalGeoff]

Thanks for the replies so far.

I guess it's true everyone has their own reasons for switching. I think mine may be linked to the fact I've been working in a local PC (strictly Windows & Intel only, according to senior management AMD are useless and they just cover their ears and go running at the word Apple) shop and I'm just ready for a bit of a change now. Been working on 10.3" Tablet PC for a year and am mighty looking forward to the 20" ACD.

[James Philp]

I try to refrain from trite one-liners .....
* One word: E-X-P-O-S-É Sorry?

[Applespider]

Geoff - ignore them. Just smile - at some point, they'll see something you've done on your Mac, or see you working on it and you'll find them going 'oooh, that's quite cool...' And it's the eyecandy - not the really cool stuff that has them doing that. PC users will gripe about not having a maximise full screen button or having the top system menu bar but show them Exposé, iMovie or Garageband and they'll be amazed.

As far as why? Someone showed me OS X about the time I was looking for a laptop and I was blown away by how good it looked. Then she showed me the cool iApps which just worked™ and so much more elegantly than on my old PC. Then she mentioned the lack of viruses and spyware and it all just made sense.

I like doing creative things on my computer as opposed to doing creative things to my computer to keep it working.

[James Philp]

The smile and smug works best for me. Let them insult it and degrade it as much as they like and just sit back and look smug safe in the knowledge they don't know what they're on about.
Then later on, when it happens they are there, casually hit f12 or f9 while they're watching (be sure to have lots of windows open & widgets) or do a spotlight search for something or do this (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=127703) and soon enough they'll be oohing and aahing. Just act like it aint nothin and you'll get this strange warm feeling inside - the feeling or superiority!

[wPod]

can you say no spyware or viruses? not to mention a very secure and smothly running OS! after a few weeks of having NO problems with your macs, and your PC buddies complaining about 'i lost my doc b/c of some virus' or 'my computer was running so slow until i ran 5 spyware cleaners and it took me 3 hours to complete' then you will understand why mac is superior

[ChemicalGeoff]

'my computer was running so slow until i ran 5 spyware cleaners and it took me 3 hours to complete'

Very true, a housemate of mine just recieved his top spec Alienware Laptop (took longer, even, than my Power Mac to arrive) and yes it does play games very nicely (would recommend Lego Star Wars to anyone up for a laugh) but he scanned it for spyware but one day after getting it and it came up with 15 or so hits, which isn't that many in the scheme of things but after only one day!

Sheesh

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I don't care what they say, my Power Mac WILL bring balance to the force...

[shadowmoses]

1.far more stable than windows
2.Look nicer

I know it can be hard when Windows lovers go on mac bashing mode it gets especially bad when they have no knowledge of computers yet they have the nerve to insult mac's these people are just ignorant

[ChemicalGeoff]

it gets especially bad when they have no knowledge of computers ignorant

Agreed, the main culprit works as a technician for PC World, those of us who live in the UK know that anyone who works at PC World must have absolutely NO knowledge of computing in order to be allowed to work there.

[wheezy]

Calm. OS X calms me. Windows is stressful, boxy, and looks like a computer. OS X looks like a piece of art, and works like a person thinks. Instead of bending your will to how XP wants you to do things, it seems OS X was designed around how people think, and work. So many more drag and drop options and integration between the apps...so so so!! The list goes on. Expose is awesome, spotlight makes things SO fast, only had it a few weeks, and I'd go nuts if I had to give that up....

Let's put it this way. The features Tiger has NOW, Longhorn is supposed to have THEN, and by THEN, I mean 2006....maybe? And in technology years...that's like a decade. Tell all your windows buddies that OS X has features now that Bill Gates is still trying to code, that's why you bought a Mac.

[shadowmoses]

Calm. OS X calms me. Windows is stressful, boxy, and looks like a computer. OS X looks like a piece of art, and works like a person thinks. Instead of bending your will to how XP wants you to do things, it seems OS X was designed around how people think, and work. So many more drag and drop options and integration between the apps...so so so!! The list goes on. Expose is awesome, spotlight makes things SO fast, only had it a few weeks, and I'd go nuts if I had to give that up....

Let's put it this way. The features Tiger has NOW, Longhorn is supposed to have THEN, and by THEN, I mean 2006....maybe? And in technology years...that's like a decade. Tell all your windows buddies that OS X has features now that Bill Gates is still trying to code, that's why you bought a Mac.

Nicely put I also love the way OSX is so customizable as in all the icons can be altered easily the dock can be tweaked to exactly how you like it, its heaven

[Ti_Poussin]

For my part, I prefer X for it's Unix base and nearly maintenance free. I can spend time to make new stuff (movie editing, animation...). Since I don't lose time figure out how to make my machine work, I spend my time learning new software. Let be true there's a few area where OS X still lack a bit, but the advantage far outtake the downside in my own opinion.

Check this site it may help you to figure out where the advantage are:
www.xvsxp.com

[wheezy]

For my part, I prefer X for it's Unix base and nearly maintenance free. I can spend time to make new stuff (movie editing, animation...). Since I don't lose time figure out how to make my machine work, I spend my time learning new software. Let be true there's a few area where OS X still lack a bit, but the advantage far outtake the downside in my own opinion.

Check this site it may help you to figure out where the advantage are:
www.xvsxp.com

That is also a huge plus...practically 0 fix time. It's very maintenance free. Sure, you can keep viruses and spyware off windows with proper safekeeping and spyware/virusware products, but, you have to A: Spend money to purchase worthwhile ones, B: Install them C: Update them D: Format your computer after 6 months anways because you can't catch everything. So sure...you can keep your computer clean, but it takes hours and effort...I can spend those same hours and effort doing and creating, and not just maintaining.

[ChemicalGeoff]

True and a decent antivirus package for a windows pc will eat huge amounts of RAM and processor speed just to sit in the background.

Not Good

Think i might print this thread and force feed it to my infidel PC friends.

[Applespider]

Think i might print this thread and force feed it to my infidel PC friends.

Would advise not - you'll just put their backs up and make them less likely to listen when it finally arrives. Just smile and shrug at the moment (it's your money after all).

Once it arrives and you can show them the cool stuff that you're producing, or shrug when they're complaining about spyware, that's the point you'll start making them think twice.

[ChemicalGeoff]

Would advise not - you'll just put their backs up and make them less likely to listen when it finally arrives. Just smile and shrug at the moment (it's your money after all).

You are, of course, correct. Taking a back seat and being smug is a much better victory; the true Jedi way.

P.S. I apologise for all the star-wars references in these posts... I am, you see, incredibly sad (and i dont mean emotion-wise).

[Koodauw]

I'm just ready for a bit of a change now.

Thats exactly why I switched. Think Different.

[wheezy]

I switched mainly because at school my favorite teacher is a Mac Addict, and throughout his classes used a lot of Pro Apps on a Mac, most specifically DVD SP. I fell in love with DVD Authoring. At home, on my recently built, not too shabby PC, I managed a copy of Adobe Encore. What a let down! It was like racing a cow at the Kentucky derby! Sure, it can run, but it's an awful lot harder getting it to go. I couldn't figure out Encore for the life of me...I kept longing for DVDSP. My main "excuse" for switching? I can make better product on a Mac. OS X, the hardware just came along with it, and those just add to the tally! I get picked on alllll the time, but, just smile and shrug, glory in your coolness, and continue to watch them suffer!

[plastique45]

Easy:

1-Macs are cheaper
2-Macs are faster
3-Macs use the latest components available
4-Macs are a good investment because they can be easily upgraded
5-Macs have more softwares, especially games.

Oh no, wait, it's the other way around!

[Coca-Cola]

I have had to work with many failed programmers. They are interested in "Tiger". However, they think that there isn't any good software available for the Mac. So, this is what I do....

I ask them what they want to do with their PC and what programs they use. Then I tell them about programs like the iApps, Mellel, and games that are available for the Mac. For instance, most people have no idea that their are game makers like Aspyr, Mac Soft, etc. I tell them that usually if a game is popular, it will be out on the Mac. I try to tell them what they will be able to continue doing with a Mac.

Saying that a person should really have both a Mac, PC, and a game console usually works very well. However, I think that most people will eventually end up using the game console and the Mac, while the PC will be used for "Counterstrike" and collecting dust.

Common misconceptions...

1. "Office" is PC only. I actually heard this while walking into an Apple store."I need office, so I will never switch to a mac." 2. "Word" is the only word processor. 3. Will have to buy "virtual PC", in order to run windows. 4. There isn't any software for the mac. 5. Macs are expensive. 6. Macs put style over substance.

These are the reasons I can't switch my parents over. I am going insane here!

[Phat_Pat]

Video

[csubear]

It just bugs me when I start talk about computers, I mention that I have a mac and people are like ooo do you do graphic design cause that all macs are good for. If you want a real computer you need windows.

Ug.. Then I explain that I'm a computer science person, and macs are the becoming the platform of choice for may *nix types. You can't beat it. All the power of unix with the ability to get commercial software(ie Word, and Games)

Another good one would be informing people that one of the fast computers in the world is made from powermacs and OSX.

If that doesn't work possibly mentioning that all the next generation gaming consoles are using some for of the PowerPC.

[dotdotdot]

Them: "Oh Man! I just got a virus!"
You: "What the hell is a virus??"

That should work...

OR, do this infront of them: download stuff from P2p and see who doesnt get infected.

[ChemicalGeoff]

:eek: Download something from P2P, are you insinuating i do something illegal ? Although i suppose tis only illegal if i play/use what i've downloaded (is it?).

I've often wondered whether Macs really are super secure or whether because windows is more popular, people spend more time trying to exploit it's vunerabilities.

[paulypants]

Easy:

1-Macs are cheaper
2-Macs are faster
3-Macs use the latest components available
4-Macs are a good investment because they can be easily upgraded
5-Macs have more softwares, especially games.

Oh no, wait, it's the other way around!


LOL!

I must say macs are much cheaper during the life of the machine. A mac's cost of ownership is MUCH cheaper. Also investment wise, there's no comparison, macs ARE the better investment as they:

• Hold their value much longer than a generic PC
• Mac users keep their machines on average twice as long as PC users

More "softwares"? Try to get equaivalent apps to the iApps on Windows (integration, quality, price), good luck. Games? Please, get a console...or grow up. ;)

[ChemicalGeoff]

Games? Please, get a console...or grow up. ;)

Lol Harsh!

You have the same G5 as the one i'm getting Mr Pants, please tell me. Is it a beast, will i weep at it's awesome power?

EDIT:

Awesome Power to be read as spoken in the "Mr Sparkle" advert from the simpsons...

[neildmitchell]

I switched in 2001 from Windows to Mac.

I found that windows machines never could handle what I needed to do, wether it be typing a Word document, trying to cancel a print job from the spool (This especially caused the OS to freak out ), Work on a Photoshop document ( trying to run Illustrator was a joke ), or burn a CD.
The Windows OS was always sluggish and giving me grief and complaining about something with its annoying popup error messages. Then there was all the spyware, viruses, dealing with Symantec products hogging all the available system resources, and installing too many of Microsofts updates.
Networking Windows is a freaking nightmare, for those who have not send months or possibly years in MCSE classes. At one point in time I had networked at home 2 desktops running Win2K, one notebook running XP, and a Mac running Jaguar, then poof one day the two Win2K desktops decided they werent going to participate on the network, then the laptop followed. Trying to hold a group therapy session and get them all to play nice on the network and talk to each other took some time to do.
Before I had switched I was running WIN2k, and noticed that it was acting more strange then usual, so I decided to backup all my files to CD.
I had burned about half of what I needed to to CDs, I did not recieve any error messages during the burns, then the computer crashed and it crashed HARD. I had to run Safe mode to get back into the system, all my files were either gone or corrupt. I had to reinstall the OS, because the system was so trashed that it wouldnt boot normally, and would only boot using safe mode.
So once I reinstalled the OS, I grabbed the back up CDs to try to get things back to normal. The CD's were unusable, the burns were botched. I could see files on the CD's, but they were corrupt and the file sizes were 0 k. So I gave Microsoft a big hardy "Thank you for destroying my portfolio", and a "Your number one Microsoft" (Using a choice finger for the #1) and went out and bought my Mac.

Now whenever a friend or co-worker seeks help with their windows machine, I shrug my shoulder and say something along the linces of Im sorry I cant help you, I have wasted too much time, energy, and emotions in trying to deal with Windows OS in my life, I suggest you invest in a Mac.

I have had no problems with my Mac.

[ChemicalGeoff]

Now whenever a friend or co-worker seeks help with their windows machine, I shrug my shoulder and say something along the linces of Im sorry I cant help you, I have wasted too much time, energy, and emotions in trying to deal with Windows OS in my life, I suggest you invest in a Mac..

A good point! As i am quite knowledgable in the world of windows i am constantly innundated with people asking for my help "Oh but i'll pay you", they say and by that they mean £5 and if it ever goes wrong again they'll wake me at 3am and request i come over straight away. It has happened before that i've been to fix some minor internet issue and then a week later ther hard disk has gone pear shaped, this is then blamed on me! So from now on I shall just say that i only deal in macs, and will support them when they switch.

[matthew24]

There are many, many reasons, but the main reason is the amount of thought that has gone into the design of the OS. No DLL hell, no registry, perfect security/stability/multi-tasking, maintenance/troubleshooting must be as simple as possible. Windows is far too complex to maintain (cq a complete failure in design, that is why Longhorn takes so long), it takes an IT expert to do this, and even then the easy way out is many times a rebuild. OK let me stop here.

[hob]

Is it a beast, will [I] weep at it's awesome power?
I did. I tells ya - there's nothing like a nice G5... I would have exploded if i'd been able to afford a dual-2.7... I thought I'd seen everything with my PB G4... boy was I wrong...!

Geoff, I never get bashed for having a mac. The reason being? I let my work speak for itself. When showing friends an edit I've done or whatever they'll be like "what did you do that on?" and I'm like "Final Cut" and they're always cursing me 'cos it's mac only... i wouldn't have it any other way

[ChemicalGeoff]

Yey! I'm thinking of shelling out for Final Cut Studio as i do love video editing and i can get a lovely student discount on it.

Question is can i create my own Star Wars style text fading into the background thing?

[Applespider]

Question is can i create my own Star Wars style text fading into the background thing?

I think you can do that in iMovie ;)

[ChemicalGeoff]

Excellent, thats always the way with Mac, you can do what you want out of the box.

I was dead impressed when i went into the birmingham apple store to ask about which model to get and the guy there said "what do you want it for" and I said "oh, music, video editing, photoshop...". At the Windowsy shop i work at this would have been call for sharp indrawing of breath and quoting of most expensive system available that might do it if they're lucky. But no the guy just said "oh, right, the normal stuff then. just get an iMac with plenty of RAM"

Shocked i decided to do entirely the opposite of what he said and went for a Power Mac with barely any RAM (which i will increase ASAP).

Still I was very impressed.

[rotlex]

OS X. That's the number one reason I switched just a week ago! I'm a Windows Admin, and a closet Linux geek. For the past two years I've been contemplating this switch. I would have went full Linux, but the software for digital imaging just isn't available. OS X fills that void more wonderfully than I could ever have imagined.

I love it. Windows box is already sitting unplugged in the basement, and frankly, if I didn't earn my money supporting Windows, Active Directory etc., I would never touch it again! :D

[Nermal]

I used to take my iBook to some of my classes. I got comments like:

- "ooh that was neat"
- "I can't believe that worked"
- "that wouldn't work in Windows!"
- "imagine eating titanium toast" (I was making a CD)
- "who makes the Mac version of Office?"
- "yeah but it's not actually Microsoft Office is it?"
- "your battery meter is wrong"
- "you really get 5 hours?! :eek:"

[mkrishnan]

They're cute, and secondarily because I wanted an excuse to play with Unix that was slightly more painless than Linux. :)

[ChemicalGeoff]

I installed Linux once... when it came to the point i couldn't actually work out how to install any applications (and i'd like to feel i'm not completely useless when it comes to these things) I gave up and decided it was for people who will sacrifice all useability for stability. So that was the end of unix based stuff for me....

.... Until Now!

[iSaint]

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"I have switched to Apple because... "


it works.

[BenAKL]

I switched to Mac because...

1. I am sick of worrying about Trojan viruses.

2. Whenever I remove a program, Windows would tell me that the file is shared with another program and if I REALLY want to delete it. It's like playing Russian Roulette. In OS X, simply drag it to the trash. Try that with Windows.

3. Mac designs ROCK!

4. Granted that there are not a lot of software around. The ones that are around are really good and almost bug-free.

5. Goes well with my iPod :D

6. I know that whatever peripherals I buy (with mac logo on it) would work first time round.

7. iPhoto is a breeze to use.

8. iDVD is fabulous. My folks were in awe when they saw my slide shows
:D

9. OS X doesn't crash. Everything is contained. If a program crashes, just restart it.

10. Hardware prices are slowly coming down.

[AuPhalanx]

Sorry?

That's not a trite one-liner... Exposé is a user experience. :p

Have fun... Tony.

[Orlando Furioso]

Never had the chance to switch myself. My mom made the mistake* of purchasing a Mac as my first computer for middle school. There has been nothing but Macs at my house/dorm/apt since.

*best mistake, ever.

[solvs]

I felt like it. You got a problem with that? :p

[iQuit]

I have switched to Apple because it is a far more superior and a more professional personal computer than a Windows PC.

Why?

1.MAC OSX-built on UNIX(Solid as a Rock)
2.Much more beautiful user interface and Apps
3.It has virtual PC for all the little apps that won't run on a Mac
4.It still has the PC essentials such as MS Office
5.The OS isn't slapped together and runs silky smooth
6.All the hardware is designed by Apple unlike a PC which has parts from hundreds of manufactures
7.Preview is the fastest PDF viewer on the planet
8.Virtually virus and adware free
9.Many more elegant fonts,a lot more
10.Fast User Switching
11.Expose'...find the window you need
12.FileVault,to protect your files,Would take a computer a trillion years to hack
13.Very compatible with Windows,share files and documents,connect to the network
14.A bunch of drivers to allow plug and play
15.Built for Multitasking,won't slow down when a bunch of apps are running
16.Great for video and image editing,Windows can't touch it
17.With PowerPC g5 processors,they run more effecient
18.Very fast DVD and CD burning
19.You never have to do CTRL ALT DEL on a Mac
20.Dashboard allows you to have multiple widges that have stocks,dictionary,converter and many many more little apps to help with your everyday life
21.The performance on Photoshop is untouchable
22.64 bit computing
23.Firewire and bluetooth extreme
24.make your own music easily and professionaly with garageband
25.Spotlight lets you find any file on your computer,even emails,superfast
26.good use of OpenGL
27.easy to use
28.They simply "WORK"
29.Because I can actually operate the computer without spending time to fix it.
30.Anyone who lives with a Mac for a week or more would love it and never want to get rid of it
31.Although Mac's aren't that great for gaming there are plenty of good Mac titles,and what do you think they developed home video game consoles for?A computer is to compute,not to play games on.

[Kerry Sanders]

I switched because I finally got fed up completely with working for my computer instead of with my computer.

[iQuit]

My 366 MHz oldschool iBook runs faster than my dad's 1 GHz PC,which is rather funny. Microsoft Office is available for Mac,it rocks. I went to CompUSA,the POWERMAC and eMac playing games ran a lot smoother and better than the ALienWare I saw at GameStop. The only thing Windows has over Mac is games,not because Mac can't handle games,but because developers don't want to spend time developing games for the Mac platform,but hopefully oneday this will change,but for now there are hundreds of MAC games. Any computer shouldn't be bought because of games,I'd take a console over any PC,they weren't made for games and aren't ideal for games IMHO,especially laptops.

[tsk]

Who cares. You switched to Mac because you wanted to. Seems to me like you're searching for acceptance. If you're happy with the decision, that's all that should matter. Nothing else to explain.

[katie ta achoo]

I switched to Mac because....

...I got an iPod. That thing was AWESOME ant easy to use. Then, I dogsat for someone, and they made me a guest account on their G4 iMac. I used it while the dog ate, and HOLY CRAP, I fell in love.

So, I started saving $$ for an iBook. I eventually got one from a Pawn Shop on Sept 3, 2004, and I haven't looked back.
Then, I won a sweet 15 inch PowerBook on Tiger night.

MAN, I love not dealing with viruses and trojans and adware and spyware... I love using a program instead of dealing with the constant crashes.

Also, I look so much cooler carrying a PowerBook than any Sony computer.
Hahaha.

[kwajaln]

There are SO MANY great responses in this thread!! For me, the answer is simply - "Have you seen the iMac G5??"
Enough said. :eek:

[ChemicalGeoff]

It just arrived and...

OH MY GOD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL

*dies of enjoyment*

No dead pixels either!

[baummer]

I switched because:

1. STABILITY - OS X's stability is unmatched in the consumer OS world.

2. PERFORMANCE - Macs really do JUST WORK. Sure, there are issues here and there, but they take less time to fix than they would on a PC.

3. STYLE - Everyone knows Apple is an innovator of product design. Just look at the iMac, Mac mini, Powermac, Powerbook, iPod, etc.... There's something to be said about being able to work on a machine that both works well and looks fantastic.

4. COMMUNITY - Mac users are part of a worldwide cult. A cult that has answers to every problem, question, or concern about Apple and its products. There's something to be said about loyalty to a product because of both service and value.

5. SIMPLICITY - OS X is incredibly simple to use. Within 5 minutes, everything is ready to go. Intuitive GUI and accessibillity makes it shine.

Those are just a few reasons. Some are against Macs because of incompatability with gaming, etc. I would say the majority of Mac users are those who are creative, intelligent, and are not afraid of going against the grain. If you want to play games, buy a gaming console, or a gaming PC - that's what they're designed for, gaming. The Mac is designed for something on a much grander scale IMO.

[MacRy]

As a good example of why I switched to Apple my faith was reaffirmed whilst trying to install my HP printer on a XP laptop this weekend. It took me half an hour and a lot of swearing and throwing of things to get it working......when I first brought it I plugged it into my iMac and it started working.....maximum time spent installing.....roughly the 5 seconds it took me to plug the USB cable into the back of my Mac.

I have switched to Apple because......my doctor told me to for the sake of my health.

[javiercr]

if you try to do 6 things on a PC most likely windows will freak out and half of the applications will crash, windows may recover and not crash completely (this is new in XP) but still not a very good experince. MacOS is much more likely to do all the task, it may take whatever it takes depending on what hardware you have but it will do it, much better multitasking, Unix (in which OSX is based) was created for multitasking because it was built to be used my many users running different tasks, now with personal computers it more likely that is only one user running many tasks but the strenght of proper multitasking is there. Windows grew from the other extreme, it was mean for one user to run one task (win 3.1) , eventually the added multitasking but it has never been as good as unix imho.

[ArcticFox]

I'm switching because...

No Norton!
No seperate firewall!
A new experience
The power of Unix without the un-intuitive-ness of Linux
Tight integration between hardware and software
I want a second computer
Microsoft is greedy, and their programs are rediculously expensive
I don't want to be forced to buy the latest MS OS used because I can't afford it new
Dual processors? Sign me up

etc.

[jeffgtr]

I work as a web designer/developer and I am also a musician. I'm not entirely switching to mac but I plan on doing the creative stuff on it. Photoshop, Cubase, Video for Flash, and layout in Dreamweaver. On the winxp box I'll probably do the programming (Cold Fusion and Asp.net) and anything that must be done on IIS. I do plan on upgrading my php/mysql skills on the Mac.

It may sound nuts, but I find the Windows interface to be uninspiring. I switched over to PC sometime during system 7. Ever since OSX came out I knew it was only a matter of time until I moved back to mac at least partially. Mainly because it's unix based. Before we moved over entirely to windows at work we had a Sun Solaris box and it ran and ran and ran. It handled web and email and I swear it went over a year without a reboot or hickup (the bad part about this is that it would run so long without problems that when a problem came up we had to rummage through the manuals to relearn the unix commands because this thing just hummed away without human intervention).

I'm not a windows basher, my home built winxp box hums along (though it's always updated with patches, virus protection and spyware protection), it's just a very sterile environment to work in and just doesn't "feel" as good as a mac. When you spend alot of time in front of the screen I think it makes a difference. I feel it's a good career move as well, it will force me to keep up with my unix skills.

My Power Mac Dual 2.0 G5 shipped out tonight, the Dell 2005FPW and extra gig of ram are sitting in boxes in my home office, just need to pickup a second internal drive and the fun should begin Wednesday night.

Oh and the other thing...the Mac community I've missed that.

It's good to be back.

[aussie_geek]

I feel sort of left out here.. I have never switched. The first mac I used was a Mac Plus. After that, for the last 18 years I have never layed my hands on a windows pc for more than 20 seconds.

Mac's all the way I say, I have never known anything else.

aussie_geek

[Zigster]

Bored with Windows, and I like widgets.

Jobs is a whiner, though.

[Cloudgazer]

I don't care what they say, my Power Mac WILL bring balance to the force...

No self-respecting jedi would use a PC.

An Apple is an elegant weapon for a more civilized age, not as clumsy or random as Windows.

PS/ I'm assuming you're sad cause it was the LAST star wars.

[Diatribe]

My Power Mac Dual 2.0 G5 shipped out tonight, the Dell 2005FPW and extra gig of ram are sitting in boxes in my home office, just need to pickup a second internal drive and the fun should begin Wednesday night.

Oh and the other thing...the Mac community I've missed that.

It's good to be back.

Then welcome back. It's the same for me, the community alone is a reason to switch, especially the one here.

[solvs]

Jobs is a whiner, though.
Jobs is many things, but I wouldn't necessarily say whiner is one of them.