Why don't these people just buy a Mac?

[tsaxer]

Hmmm... wonder if I could run it on my Mac using Virtual PC.

My head just exploded on that one.

 

[rhb1899]

But think of all the money you could earn during the time saved from not having to deal with Windows.

That was a joke, but I honestly don't think price is an issue anymore if you are interested in a real computer. Frankly, unless you are seriously broke and need a word processor, PC's under $500 are a waste of money. Whats the usable life span on something like that? Surely a $500 mini will last more than twice as long as a $250 PC. Even if you are broke, get a used/refurb mac. Still better. Do college students buy new cars for $2000? No, not a smart move, you get a used car for $2000.

Thank you! I totally agree. I'm a student, and no, I don't have a lot of money. But I saved up for a while (which was damn difficult, I'll tell you now) and I got my IBook a few months back, which was the best purchase I've made in a while. A LOT of friends and relatives told me not to do it (to switch to mac, I mean). They came up with all sorts of excuses, like, "It's too expensive" or "you can't do as much with a mac as you think." Etc...The typical PC-user excuses. Not that I have much wrong with PCs...they're just not practical for me...
But, I happily bought my IBook anyway, and it was worth the price, knowing that it will easily last me AT LEAST 3 years like I want it to. Most laptops are simply obsolete after 2 years or so. At least, that was the luck I had.
I understand the "think poor-buy cheap" mentality. But you know what? Some things you just CAN'T scrimp on, especially important mini-investments like a computer.

 

[dotdotdot]

I did that once... very convincing, actually.

But THAT article is over 6 months old.

 

[XNine]

F: They have Windows software they need to run?

Nobody has that!!!!!!!

No, I know, I was joking. A little sarcasm, a little hoo-ha, a little tom-foolery if you will.

 

[Xtremehkr]

Serious case of inferiority complexes?

 

[greatdevourer]

Haha, this month's issue of my bro's PC mag is currently open at an article of "how to make XP look like a Mac" (he still has a Windows partition, but only for the weird stuff that uses custom APIs)