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While I was thinking about switching a classmate's main argument against mac was apparently that shortcuts take twelve fingers. After switching, I have no idea what he was talking about. Plus I heard the mouse thing too.

I hadn't heard the thing about the "12 finger shortcuts."

But it's like--Hmmmm.....One button mouse and long shortcuts vs. viruses, incompatible hardware, poor tech support....

Hmmm....What to choose, what to choose...

It's funny that 9 times out of 10 these haters have never actually OWNED a Mac.
 
I've come across many people who are apprehensive about mac because they have gotten too comfortable with windows. They are used to having error messages, crashing and viruses. Your friend most probably would not be shocked if you told him how your pc crashed or got hit with a virus.

Not many are willing to take the first step to try something new, even Bill Gates had a negative perception about the Internet back then, look what the Internet has become.
 
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