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Why i bought a HP over a Apple
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Well obviously you'd disable Software Update and wait until the hacked version comes out.
As economical as PC is, I would never leave Mac. I cannot live without two finger scrolling 
. And the seamless integration of the apps just makes it better. Thinking about viruses and spywares gives me a headache. I realize that there are an array of free anti virus and spyware apps, but they slow down the computers, both when they're running in the background and when they're doing their daily updates. To me, it's worth the money to not have to deal with that crap. But then again, patience is a virtue .
. And the seamless integration of the apps just makes it better. Thinking about viruses and spywares gives me a headache. I realize that there are an array of free anti virus and spyware apps, but they slow down the computers, both when they're running in the background and when they're doing their daily updates. To me, it's worth the money to not have to deal with that crap. But then again, patience is a virtue .
As economical as PC is, I would never leave Mac. I cannot live without two finger scrolling
Two finger scrolling is a pretty weak argument for "I need a Mac." PC laptops have their own touch scrolling mechanisms, and I wouldn't be surprised if some already had two-finger scrolling or some other type of multitouch-esque thing in it. The only reason Mac users won't like it is because it's meant to be an imitation of their beloved MacBook's feature.
As for viruses, as long as you use a router, or keep a firewall up, and don't visit illicit websites, you're pretty much fine. I run AVG on my desktop PC because it can handle it, but on my PC laptop I don't. I don't get any viruses.
Oh, and I used to own a MacBook. But I sold it and used the cash to get an Acer Aspire One. I got a notebook better suited to my needs and I had about $550 left over. So yeah, I think I made a good decision. With PC prices going down steadily, and Apple's prices only rising (except maybe on iPods), it's not surprising that anybody would choose a PC over a Mac. In fact, my MacBook is worth almost as much as my homebuilt PC and Aspire One combined, and my desktop is a decently powerful gaming machine.
For a lot of people, Macs are far too expensive. The usual arguments about OS X and iLife sound thin. If they really want to push on with marketshare, it's time for Apple to trim some of those margins. In these economic times, people are going to be increasingly looking at the price tag.
Still, saying that, I would never buy a PC.
I would expect them to keep up with the high end offer instead of competing on price spec-for-spec.
To be honest, I think iTunes is not enough of a reason to prefer a Mac... There are other music shops out there and iTunes does run on Windows.
iPhoto does not seem to be better than Picasa ou the Photo album software that comes with Vista.
Safari? meh.
People who use video and make their own DVDs may want to chip in and say how relevant iLife is for them, but for me... the accessories that come with Windows or Linux do just fine and I'll keep away from the high end of the market.
I don't know what Apple can bring to the table that will keep a steady influx of switchers. Given that Vista is now a couple of years old, the complaints will subside and 3rd party add-ons will add functionality that people need and is not there. We'll see. Competition tends to be positive.
I just recently tried to go back to PC from Mac, and honestly I couldn't do it. I tried, and just did not like Vista. I personally had no issues with it (though my wife had 4 fatal errors on her HP machine in 2 days). One thing that did frustrate me was the constant asking for permission to simply move folders around and whatnot like that. I suppose there was a way to turn that off, but honestly it was too difficult to find. I kept turning windows defender off, and it would always be back on after i came out of sleep mode.
I instead opted to drop 200 on 8gb of ram for my two macbooks and upgrade them that way.
I instead opted to drop 200 on 8gb of ram for my two macbooks and upgrade them that way.
Two finger scrolling is a trademark of Apple, no PC that I have heard of it have it. The PC equivalent is the scrolling side strip, which does not work as well as the two finger scrolling. I would've said two finger scrolling was a weak argument as well, until I used PC again after being used to Mac, and I was ready to tear out the touch pad after 1/2 hr. IMO, macs have the best touch pads hands down. Now, some people uses mice or don't care, I can't speak for them, but this feature is a make it or break it deal for me.
As for viruses, that's what I thought as well, until a virus shut down my computer. And spyware seems to be unpreventable no matter what I did. You could have spyware and not even realize it.
I guess it all depend on the person. For you it seems like a good choice, but for me, I don't ever game and hate sitting at my desks for a prolonged period of time. However, a netbook would be too small for browsing and typing for a prolonged time period.
A netbook would still be nice to take notes in class though
. Windows itself doesn't bother me that much.