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Why is mac not as popular as windows?
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It's not as popular as Windows for two major reasons.
1> The lack of software compared to Windows means you cannot always get your favorite software title and it may cost more and not perform as well (games, in particular). Although some of that performance has to do with reason number #2. The lack of software itself has a lot to do with the smaller user base, though so it's a catch 22 and that is based on history as much as anything, but also reason #2.
2> Apple pushes price over volume and concentrates on areas that interest them, not the consumer. In other words, Apple would rather sell 10 Macbook Pros at $2000 each than 100 at $1200 because it's more profitable. This limits their user base because it turns people off to pay $300 for $42 of ram expansion. You also cannot always get the options you want (e.g. no matte option for an iMac) They may or may not offer things like matte screens at any given moment, but the point is you cannot count of them offering the hardware YOU want whereas someone will have it for the PC and probably at a much lower price. There is NO mid-range tower (the #1 traditional PC desktop) for the Mac and this turns off anyone who wants expandability and ease of access to their hardware (e.g. try opening an iMac to change a hard drive).
So between overpriced, inaccessible hardware and a lack of software titles including terrible gaming performance for the same title running Windows on the same machine (IF you can even get that title for OSX), this turns off a LOT of users. In the past, Windows compatibility was also a huge factor but now you can run Windows in Boot Camp and that HAS helped Mac sales. But the fact remains that a bottom of the line Mac starts at $699 and the notebooks at $999 whereas you can easily get a functional PC for $399 and a notebook for $499 with Windows on the bottom end and that appeals to a LOT of people who just need to surf the web and run e-mail, etc. You can get a gaming PC for $800 that will run circles around a $2400 Mac Pro for gaming, so there's a distinct lack of appeal in those areas and this is largely Steve Jobs fault (he doesn't give a crap about Mac gaming).
The Mac's saving grace has been its operating system. OSX was night and day better than Windows for years, but IMO Windows7 is catching up (and even surpassing) in the areas that count and all Windows versions have been better in gaming since OSX's inception. The truth is Apple has spent the past several years concentrating on iOS devices and largely letting OSX and the Mac stagnate in many areas (it's not enough to just update the CPUs; there's no Blu-Ray support from the OS, OpenGL is ancient on the Mac and thus far Apple refuses to support USB3 or advanced graphic hardware like SLI).
I still prefer OSX for day-to-day activity due to it being more secure (at least for now) than Windows with far less malware, etc., but I have to keep a PC around for PC gaming. The Mac simply isn't a replace-all for Windows and it's sad because it could be. Apple has more than enough capital to keep the Mac at the top of its game, but Steve needs control over everything and won't hire enough people to do it right, IMO.
Awesome - this nails it. Mac has somewhere around 8% of the computer market, and Windows has most of the other 92%. Yet Mac people think they have found this great secret that the rest of the world doesn't know about, when in fact the rest of the world (business and personal users both) always chose Windows machines. This, even as Apple is killing everyone else in smartphone and tablet sales.
Look, I like the iMac. But it is what it is - and it is not as useful or as powerful to me as my Windows 7 machine. But the screen sure looks pretty.
Actually we can split Mac into 2 Camps I think: Those pretentious annoying people who jumped on board with the iPod (Starting 2005) and those like me who are either sensible or still (Might be young-ish, but Mac since about 1997) remember the good old days of restarting 3 times a day under Mac OS 9, and the Beige boxes with the Rainbow logo, who evangelise Mac OS X because we dont think its "cool" we just find it to be more productive for what we do. I cant use Windows and be productive because of what I do and the tools I use. 90% or so of people can be productive with windows, as Windows has the software they need. 10% of us need access to Apples Pro Apps or UNIX apps but like the support and "shinyness" of Macs (Especially prevalent in academia), or have to have the "pretentious ****" factor to use their computer (so so common sadly). Im in Camp 1 - I need Pro Apps and UNIX.
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I must admit there is some truth to Windows being more powerful than OS X. Hear me out. I use Windows at work and hate it with a passion, but the business software my company purchased for me to use only runs on Windows. This is one reason Windows remains more popular. Enterprise software is more readily available for Windows.
I look forward to getting home and using my Mac and putting up with a lot less hourglasses and assorted "are you sure" BS but if I want to do real work for my job, I have to power up that sorry excuse for a laptop they gave me, hold my nose and use Windows. I can see Apple gaining much more market share in the home user market, and in fact they are already doing so with the iPad. The iPad is threatening to replace the home PC for a great many users. Heck you can even do your taxes on it. Yes Turbo Tax is available for iOS. But for OS X to make inroads in the enterprise the roadmap is less clear.
I like OS X better and hope it gains share but I understand there are legit reasons why it is still sitting below 10 percent and will likely do so for a while. And you know what? With that tiny spec of a market Apple is kicking some serious butt. They have less return on revenue than MS, but they have more revenue. There is inherently less return on revenue for a hardware company than a pure software company as software margins can approach 90%, especially if you can tweak old code and sell it as new. I wish MS would put Unix underneath their gui but I doubt that will ever happen.
MS has yet to take the step Apple took when it went to OS X. MS is still supporting legacy code all the way back to the 1980s. It's like a lead weight holding the whole platform back. So today, in terms of stability and robustness, I would say OS X is about on par with Linux as the 2 most advanced OS out there and Windows 7 only appears advanced only because of the bredth of enterprise software available on the platform. But without being able to pore over the source code for Windows like we can for Linux, we can only guess how bad things are underneath Windows based on the sheer amount of hourglass time and the short time (hours) Windows can run without a reboot versus the long time (months to years) OS X and Linux can run without a reboot.
But fancy features and underlying robustness are not what the end user sees. Most end users will continue to perceive Windows as more advanced as long as it retains the lions share of the enterprise market. Of course lower cost and more distribution channels stack the "market share" deck in favor of Windows. There are thousands of ways to buy a PC versus only dozens of ways to buy a Mac.
Still, if I were picking a company to work for, I'd rather work for Apple than Microsoft or Google, but I wouldn't turn down a job at Microsoft or Google either. All three of these companies will continue to shape the way we deal with data for decades to come. I'm betting that Apple will grow in importance because of their connection to their customers and Apple's policy that their stuff has to work, work well and be pleasant and easy to use. In the end this is what people really want. Just like IT departments got dragged kicking and screaming to support iPhones and iPads, they will eventually have to support OS X.
I look forward to getting home and using my Mac and putting up with a lot less hourglasses and assorted "are you sure" BS but if I want to do real work for my job, I have to power up that sorry excuse for a laptop they gave me, hold my nose and use Windows. I can see Apple gaining much more market share in the home user market, and in fact they are already doing so with the iPad. The iPad is threatening to replace the home PC for a great many users. Heck you can even do your taxes on it. Yes Turbo Tax is available for iOS. But for OS X to make inroads in the enterprise the roadmap is less clear.
I like OS X better and hope it gains share but I understand there are legit reasons why it is still sitting below 10 percent and will likely do so for a while. And you know what? With that tiny spec of a market Apple is kicking some serious butt. They have less return on revenue than MS, but they have more revenue. There is inherently less return on revenue for a hardware company than a pure software company as software margins can approach 90%, especially if you can tweak old code and sell it as new. I wish MS would put Unix underneath their gui but I doubt that will ever happen.
MS has yet to take the step Apple took when it went to OS X. MS is still supporting legacy code all the way back to the 1980s. It's like a lead weight holding the whole platform back. So today, in terms of stability and robustness, I would say OS X is about on par with Linux as the 2 most advanced OS out there and Windows 7 only appears advanced only because of the bredth of enterprise software available on the platform. But without being able to pore over the source code for Windows like we can for Linux, we can only guess how bad things are underneath Windows based on the sheer amount of hourglass time and the short time (hours) Windows can run without a reboot versus the long time (months to years) OS X and Linux can run without a reboot.
But fancy features and underlying robustness are not what the end user sees. Most end users will continue to perceive Windows as more advanced as long as it retains the lions share of the enterprise market. Of course lower cost and more distribution channels stack the "market share" deck in favor of Windows. There are thousands of ways to buy a PC versus only dozens of ways to buy a Mac.
Still, if I were picking a company to work for, I'd rather work for Apple than Microsoft or Google, but I wouldn't turn down a job at Microsoft or Google either. All three of these companies will continue to shape the way we deal with data for decades to come. I'm betting that Apple will grow in importance because of their connection to their customers and Apple's policy that their stuff has to work, work well and be pleasant and easy to use. In the end this is what people really want. Just like IT departments got dragged kicking and screaming to support iPhones and iPads, they will eventually have to support OS X.
Wrong title, not "Mac" vs Windows
It isn't "Mac" vs Windows. All Macs from the past 5 years can run Windows. Your title should be "Why is OS X not as popular as Windows?" the answer is simple: More games for Windows, and most businesses have in-house tech support for Windows-only systems. The tech support does not know how to deal with a non-BIOS (non-X86) system.
A second question might be "Why are Apple brand computers less popular than HP, Acer, Dell, and Asus?" It must be limited to those, since Apple out-sells all the other brands. The two reasons for Apple not being higher in the brand sales contest:
-- Apple doesn't provide Windows with their computers like all the others. Most people don't want to pirate a copy of Windows, and most people don't see any reason to pay for Windows. My sister has used a PC for 20 years and has NEVER bought a retail OS disc and never will.
-- There is no <$900 notebook or full-sized desktop from Apple. All the other brands offer notebooks and full-sized desktops in the $300-800 range. Most folks don't understand that a computer can be more than the list of specs. Even so-called geeks think processor speed and graphics card are the only reasons to buy a computer.
It isn't "Mac" vs Windows. All Macs from the past 5 years can run Windows. Your title should be "Why is OS X not as popular as Windows?" the answer is simple: More games for Windows, and most businesses have in-house tech support for Windows-only systems. The tech support does not know how to deal with a non-BIOS (non-X86) system.
A second question might be "Why are Apple brand computers less popular than HP, Acer, Dell, and Asus?" It must be limited to those, since Apple out-sells all the other brands. The two reasons for Apple not being higher in the brand sales contest:
-- Apple doesn't provide Windows with their computers like all the others. Most people don't want to pirate a copy of Windows, and most people don't see any reason to pay for Windows. My sister has used a PC for 20 years and has NEVER bought a retail OS disc and never will.
-- There is no <$900 notebook or full-sized desktop from Apple. All the other brands offer notebooks and full-sized desktops in the $300-800 range. Most folks don't understand that a computer can be more than the list of specs. Even so-called geeks think processor speed and graphics card are the only reasons to buy a computer.
I only have minimal experience Windows. All I know is, I get a bunch of things done on my Mac that I need to do, easily
I am professional photographer, who also spends time helping a number of volunteer groups. I do commercial photography, and I am an artist. So my Macs have to deal with photographs, accounting software, word processing, page layout, website creation, spreadsheets, price-lists, book making, card making, ad creation, etc etc.
I just do the stuff and present the stuff. I am also surrounded by other serious computer users, Windows and Macs. We are not "professional techies". We are professionals who happen to use computers as the tools of our trade.
I often hear my Windows colleagues tease me about how they don't use Macs because they're "just not serious." And in the same conversation ask me how I created such a "cool looking flyer?" while at the meeting. Somehow it's not "serious" that choose a I choose a template, drop the text in from the website, Drag some photos over (and colour correct and resize them to fit), play with the opacity levels in the images behind the text, change the borders of the images to a fade, matched the colour of the caption font to the logo (exactly!), save it as a PDF, and FTP it to the printshop, while sitting at the Board table. And yes, it really only took me 15 minutes (because I'm good and I know my tools) - and imagine what I could have done if the Board of Directors hadn't forgotten that the printer's deadline was - today.
And how often have I seen a Windows using colleague arrive at a meeting without their laptop because they had to leave it to the shop to have the system reinstalled due to the registry or some malware. Yes, I had my desktop system in the shop for a brutal 10 days. Once, in 3 years - for a hardware issue. So I ran my business by booting my laptop from the external HDD with the backup and just carried on. I try to explain how I did this, to my Windows colleagues, because it's so simple - but they seem to think it's voodoo. I've yet to meet a Windows document from my colleagues that I can't work with, or to create a document that they can't - unless I forget and send them a .pages document. Though I often will get multiple versions of the same Word document because the sender needed to send out another version for another Windows user who couldn't open the 1st version (and sometimes the 2nd).
I'm constantly saying to my colleagues now that "It's a Mac thing" instead of trying (unsuccessfully) to explain how I did something (created something, connected to something) because I don't know how to do it in Windows ... it certainly doesn't seem to be as easy to do in Windows. (I get a fair number of knowing looks from my fellow Mac-heads, quite often as well.) And I have yet to find something that I can't do that a Windows system can. I know that there are things Windows can do that Macs can't - I'm not saying Macs can do every single thing that a Windows machine can do. I'm just saying that in the very hectic everyday work and volunteer life that I lead, I can do everything I need/want to do. And I can do it easily.
YMMV, of course.... But we Mac-heads in my circle seem to have earned our smugging rights based on our experiences of stability, connectivity, and the ability to create and share complex documents. (Wait until Lion comes out and we Mac-heads are "Air Dropping" (or whatever it'll be called) documents to each other across the table.
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But you can't buy anyone else's computer with OSX on it, so it IS (even though it shouldn't be IMO) Mac vs. Windows (unless you want to hack). And you cannot buy an Apple computer with Windows on it either (you have to add it later).
And one of the reasons is that you cannot buy anyone else's computer with OSX on it (i.e. no hardware choices so if you don't like what Apple's offering/selling, tough twinkies. You'll have to either hack or go with another operating system).
you mean Mac OS X? Considering all Macs come preinstalled with OS X I think that's a fine title even if it's not entirely accurate.
The bolded part is the big one. I work in IT and if there is a place where we have macs we never have to touch them. (Sadly because I love Mac OS and want to talk to the designers who are using them). The most we have to do is plug them in, give the machine the proper naming convention and stick them on the network. If we used all Macs we indeed would be out of a job. (Heck, even if we switched from Office we'd have a lot less work. Half of an IT persons day usually involves fixing Outlook.)
As for the Windows friends I sympathize. Although I've gotten many of my friends switched to Mac, there are a few who are on Windows and one just came over asking if I can look at his computer that keeps getting infected :/ Blah. (Its going to sit there until I'm ready to fix it, my desk is full of other projects at the moment).
The reason why, is that a lot of people are cheap, or just don't want to spend much on a computer. Some only need a computer to surf the web or write a letter in Word, so they buy a cheap laptop or Sub $400.00 PC.
Then a couple months later when they have learned a little more about their computer, they want to run some applications and possibly games, but unfortunately their hardware is so limited that it wouldn't run.
Also, all the money they saved buying their cheap PC will be spent on a service call to remove a a virus or one of those fraud anti viruses so common nowadays.
A couple hours of on-site tech support at $95.00/hr... you figure it out...
then it happens again.... Another $190.00
A week later they install FunWebProducts, and gain a nice Trojan with Adware galore... Another $190.00.
That's almost $600.00
Now, multiply by 10 users like the one described above... And suddenly I have money to buy the greatest MacBook Pro with AppleCare and a huge Cinema Display....
I LOVE WINDOWS!!!!!
Then a couple months later when they have learned a little more about their computer, they want to run some applications and possibly games, but unfortunately their hardware is so limited that it wouldn't run.
Also, all the money they saved buying their cheap PC will be spent on a service call to remove a a virus or one of those fraud anti viruses so common nowadays.
A couple hours of on-site tech support at $95.00/hr... you figure it out...
then it happens again.... Another $190.00
A week later they install FunWebProducts, and gain a nice Trojan with Adware galore... Another $190.00.
That's almost $600.00
Now, multiply by 10 users like the one described above... And suddenly I have money to buy the greatest MacBook Pro with AppleCare and a huge Cinema Display....
I LOVE WINDOWS!!!!!
Psst.. no one *actually* cares, it's just when they see you coming, rather than oh dear lord another long and boring lecture about how cool and special you think you are because of your brand choice of computer, they've just found a way to quickly defuse you to make the encounter less tedious. It's okay- it happens with all fanbois who think they're cool and special because of the brand of computer they use.
It is not the brand... it is who you are... windows have fanbois too, google has it too... whatever comes out of a persons mouth speaks for his character and personality.
Yeah, same thing with other types of fanbois.
"Wow, dude! Yeah, that's just the coolest document I've ever seen !!!! No, no don't bother with the lecture series of how you did it, I'm sure we mere mortals wouldn't understand!"
Or similarly:
"OMG dude! Yes, your cell phone is the most bitchin' thing ever! How does anyone ever make a call with anything else? What? You can actually play Angry Birds on it?!? DUDE, get out! No, no don't bother playing the bitchin' ringtones again, I'm sure it will only make us mere mortals wish we had such rockin' ringtones too..."
Unfortunately, there's no way yet known to mankind to defuse a Google fanboi...
"Wow, dude! Yeah, that's just the coolest document I've ever seen !!!! No, no don't bother with the lecture series of how you did it, I'm sure we mere mortals wouldn't understand!"
Or similarly:
"OMG dude! Yes, your cell phone is the most bitchin' thing ever! How does anyone ever make a call with anything else? What? You can actually play Angry Birds on it?!? DUDE, get out! No, no don't bother playing the bitchin' ringtones again, I'm sure it will only make us mere mortals wish we had such rockin' ringtones too..."
Unfortunately, there's no way yet known to mankind to defuse a Google fanboi...
Apple is one man army you know?
Their sales number may seems small, but they just one company. They´re the only company who sell iPods, iPhone and Macs
Now talking about computer, Apple is alone to sell Mac hardware + OSX, when Microsoft marketed to ANYBODY who can purchase their OS, and generic supported hardware.
Dell, Acer, HP, Sony, Toshiba .. you call it, they use Windows, and when the problem comes, it could be the hardware or the software, which come from different source and sometimes it can be PITA to claim your warranty.
Don´t you have sympathy for Apple, being alone in the competition? Yet so many people still bashing them?
So, Apple is big if you see it as a company, fighting a bunch of computer manufacturer and still regain some 10% sales on global computer is HUGE.
And no .. Mac is not overpriced, they might be expensive, but properly priced. They don´t make cheaper version of their hardware. They dont make Macbook Air from puny plastic, bad display or sluggish keyboard just to sell them at $600.
See Samsung, they´ve just launched sub notebook 9 series to compete with MBA. Can Samsung sell them for less than $1000? Not a chance, some even much pricier than MBA because they use Sandy Bridge ULV processor.
Just wait when Apple release new MBA in a couple of months. I bet Apple improve the processor using better Sandy Bridge while keep the price equal as last year´s model. Just wait
See? Apple only make good quality product, and many people pissed off because they feel Apple dont go low, or cheap, some cant afford them, some feel Mac is overpriced, but you dont see the whole picture yet.
Use it, keep it for a while and then you´ll realize .. well it´s worth the price
Their sales number may seems small, but they just one company. They´re the only company who sell iPods, iPhone and Macs
Now talking about computer, Apple is alone to sell Mac hardware + OSX, when Microsoft marketed to ANYBODY who can purchase their OS, and generic supported hardware.
Dell, Acer, HP, Sony, Toshiba .. you call it, they use Windows, and when the problem comes, it could be the hardware or the software, which come from different source and sometimes it can be PITA to claim your warranty.
Don´t you have sympathy for Apple, being alone in the competition? Yet so many people still bashing them?
So, Apple is big if you see it as a company, fighting a bunch of computer manufacturer and still regain some 10% sales on global computer is HUGE.
And no .. Mac is not overpriced, they might be expensive, but properly priced. They don´t make cheaper version of their hardware. They dont make Macbook Air from puny plastic, bad display or sluggish keyboard just to sell them at $600.
See Samsung, they´ve just launched sub notebook 9 series to compete with MBA. Can Samsung sell them for less than $1000? Not a chance, some even much pricier than MBA because they use Sandy Bridge ULV processor.
Just wait when Apple release new MBA in a couple of months. I bet Apple improve the processor using better Sandy Bridge while keep the price equal as last year´s model. Just wait
See? Apple only make good quality product, and many people pissed off because they feel Apple dont go low, or cheap, some cant afford them, some feel Mac is overpriced, but you dont see the whole picture yet.
Use it, keep it for a while and then you´ll realize .. well it´s worth the price
Pause and reflect on this sentence. That string of words could be the longest run on sentence I have ever encountered.
It's this kind of elitist bs that gives Mac users a bad rap. Macs are just computers. Windows , Mac, and Linux machines do the just about all the same things, each a slightly differently. A few years ago, before Windows Vista was released, I would have agreed on some of your points, like OS X being more user friendly and easier to accomplish most tasks. However, at this point all modern operating systems have been refined to a point each way an OS handles a task comes down to preference.
Simply because don't feel comfortable working with Windows doesn't make Windows any less productive. Plenty of professionals use Windows to do the same work as you and are just as efficient. I'm interested to hear what work you do and why you need pro applications and Unix.
Also, I think you made a mistake either when defining the camps or when stating to what self defined camp you belong, at least regarding the pretentious quality. I say this because your post was very critical and judgmental of others based solely on when and why they choose to use computers. Some people need a computer to do very basic tasks that can be accomplished comfortably on a a cheap Windows machine. Someone like that doesn't need a Mac and likely doesn't care about Unix underpinnings nor should they.
I don't understand how this translates to Windows being more powerful. Do you have a computer science degree? Other than DirectX11 I can't think of any Windows feature that could be misconstrued to make Windows "more powerful than OS X."
This is blatantly not true. Do you have any evidence to support such a wild claim? There's no reason MS needs to overhaul their OS, and especially no reason to switch to a Unix based code base.
Can you back this up?
There's no way we can have reasonable discourse with you bringing up all these myths, exaggerations, and lies.
What exactly do you do? Why would any of these companies offer you a job?
I'm hoping this was written tongue in cheek.
This comment sounds a bit like it was written 20 years ago. These days the personal computer is pretty central to most people's lives in one way or another whether that be for work or personal use. If you spend most of your day working with one (which a lot of people do), why wouldn't you pay a few extra dollars to get your tool of choice?
Right. You need to know the history to understand the current state of the market. It has almost nothing to do with the current merits of OS X and Windows.
Maybe because you don't need to or because your tool of choice happens to be a cheaper Windows computer.
If you actually prefer Windows, that's fine — buy a Windows PC. But some people here are claiming it's all about the price. I would argue that the overall value proposition is far more important. When people go on and on about saving a few bucks on a machine they spend the better part of their lives sitting in front of, that strikes me as particularly foolish.
Mac computers were designed as working computer, you do something productive, or earning more value with it.
As a student, you may use your Macbook for tasks, project, everything which makes possible to make you graduated and having your own job and money. As a worker or businessman, you may use your Macs to do everything which support your job, make you earn more, work faster and all.
That way you wouldn't feel Mac as expensive item, it pays off with what you do in it. It earns you more money, or it helps with your career, business, education, etc.
Mac shouldn't be treated as gaming PC, which earn nothing but fun, massive electric bill and hardware upgrade for more and more FPS. This kind of computer is a liability. It would feel expensive yet useless for the money. This way you'd never appreciate a Mac for what it is. You'd feel Mac sucks and overpriced because you feel you may get 300FPS gaming with same money. A very very typical argument on a Mac.
Unless you're rich, Mac shouldn't be used as status, symbol or luxury item. To show off your friends, or people around you that you can afford a Mac, well that's simply pathetic. That would just make people hate you more. How if a grandpa beside you actually own a diamond coated Macbook Air? Wouldn't you feel ashamed?
Mac is expensive when you don't do anything productive with it, or show it as status symbol, or just going to use it for casual computing. Checking email or typing only with a 17" Macbook Pro .. WHAAT
No doubt this is a kind of thread which always hot, full of lengthy debate and critical opinions. Could be too hot for your Mac to handle, maybe?
As a student, you may use your Macbook for tasks, project, everything which makes possible to make you graduated and having your own job and money. As a worker or businessman, you may use your Macs to do everything which support your job, make you earn more, work faster and all.
That way you wouldn't feel Mac as expensive item, it pays off with what you do in it. It earns you more money, or it helps with your career, business, education, etc.
Mac shouldn't be treated as gaming PC, which earn nothing but fun, massive electric bill and hardware upgrade for more and more FPS. This kind of computer is a liability. It would feel expensive yet useless for the money. This way you'd never appreciate a Mac for what it is. You'd feel Mac sucks and overpriced because you feel you may get 300FPS gaming with same money. A very very typical argument on a Mac.
Unless you're rich, Mac shouldn't be used as status, symbol or luxury item. To show off your friends, or people around you that you can afford a Mac, well that's simply pathetic. That would just make people hate you more. How if a grandpa beside you actually own a diamond coated Macbook Air? Wouldn't you feel ashamed?
Mac is expensive when you don't do anything productive with it, or show it as status symbol, or just going to use it for casual computing. Checking email or typing only with a 17" Macbook Pro .. WHAAT
No doubt this is a kind of thread which always hot, full of lengthy debate and critical opinions. Could be too hot for your Mac to handle, maybe?
Sometimes a Windows PC is the best tool for the job whatever the cost. The PC I use at work does exactly what we need it to do so why would we change it for a Mac?
Psst.. no one *actually* cares, it's just when they see you coming, rather than oh dear lord another long and boring lecture about how cool and special you think you are because of your brand choice of computer, they've just found a way to quickly defuse you to make the encounter less tedious. It's okay- it happens with all fanbois who think they're cool and special because of the brand of computer they use.
Psst...no one cares what you think either. If you're happy with your $400 DELL be happy and shutup.
What's comical is that you took the time to read it.
Hey, Wal-Mart is having a sale. Go cash your welfare check and stock up.
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1) It wasn't a particularly long sentence, and anyway this is a forum, I don't care about my grammar online.
2) I don't doubt some professionals could do what I do on Windows, however they might well not be as effective at all the tasks I do. I edit Video and use Digital Compositing software - While solutions exist on Windows, having the ability to use Apple Software (Final Cut Studio, Logic Studio and Shake 4) as well as the cross-platform software (AVID, AfterEffects, ProTools etc), means I can use each software for what it's best at, and whichever product fits best into the workflow Im using that particular day. I'm also working through my Computer Science degree, and need access to UNIX tools for my course, as well as access to the UNIX Terminal, as thats what the instructors all use, so its where all the tutorials etc are aimed, (I also write Mac Applications on occasion, although I don't count this really as I'm equally skilled and able to write the same apps for Windows if I choose too)
3) It wasn't judgemental in any way,. I don't particularly care what you use, if you like Windows, go ahead buy a Windows PC. I couldn't care less. I only tell people about the Mac if I hear them moaning about something for a while and I know that a Mac doesn't have the issue. I don't run around wearing an Apple shirt everyday hating on Windows. I even own a relatively new Windows TabletPC (September 2010, so under a Year old), and use it for something the Mac isn't good at, ie OneNote and Digital Notetaking (No, the iPad just doesn't compare, I cant write Mathematics out on an iPad, so I got a TabletPC as it was the better solution for what I wanted). As far as I'm concerned, if Windows is best for what you do (ie if you spend your entire life in Microsoft Office), then keep ploughing on with it, but if your trying to do a lot of media work, which is what a lot of consumers actually do on their personal machines now most companies issue laptops, then a Mac might suit your needs better (Or may be cheaper once you purchase all the software to replace iLife for Windows.. but this depends on the OEM etc etc), or if your in Academia, where UNIX software is easily the most common. (For instance years of research programs, all for UNIX, all run on a Mac or under Linux but rarely under Windows - for me its easier having these on my local machine then having to login to a overstressed central UNIX computer to use them, speedier too)