wanted: realistic reasons to buy a mac

[BlingBling 3k12]

ed, you translate his messages so well... please interpret what he said!

and did I clarify to you what I was talking about? sorry but when i type quick, i tend to forget what I was talking about and end a post without explaning myself fully...

[edX]

so herve, the university got new macs?? Did they get rid of the old ones to buy new updated machines? if so, are they running osx?
that $799 model is going to be pretty good with some added ram which is dirt cheap these days. It will feel like driving a porsche after using that performa of yours!!
you'll be like me, not really able to run with the big boys, but not stuck on the porch either!!

(american saying - if you can't run with the big dogs, you might as well stay on the porch )

and remember there is 'virtual pc' which allows macs to use windows programs. the admiral uses it. you should ask him more about it.

[edX]

yes blingbling, i got the idea i think. to sum your reply up, you were like most pc people who don't realize that the most essential pro software is often found on both platforms, you were the one who made your choice by not realizing the full potential of the mac. you did a quick check and wrote macs off as being behind at the time. in the process you got screwed.
I also assume you mean that mac versions of programs are easier to use than windows versions. can you give any other examples of how they are "better"?

[BlingBling 3k12]

wait... WOAH!

I totally realized the full potential of the mac 100% but wasn't aware of Final Cut Pro at the time. I had never heard of it and while going through the Apple site, never noticed the Final Cut Pro page or advertisement. My fault for not looking close enough. I never wrote macs off as being behind or anything, I've been wanting a Mac for over 7 years since I saw one on display but because I never had a job to provide money to buy one, my dad always just bought a PC since he's always used them and knew alot about them. Yes I fully admit I got screwed and I regret my decision now. Yes I undenyably believe that Mac programs are easier to use.

now, can you tell me what this person does with their computer so I can give better reasons why macs are better than PC's...

[edX]

well aside from school, i know he likes to do some programming - all platforms i think. he's fairly artistic but i'm not sure if he uses it much for that. he writes (and records?) music but again i'm not clear on if he uses a computer in that. I know he builds web sites, some as school projects. again i think more specifics of what kinds of programs he and family use is something i need to find out. i should talk to him again by monday i hope.

sorry also blingbling, i guess part of what i inferred in summary is that you felt mac was behind in software because you only checked apple's site for software ( and not very thoroughly?). there are plenty of other resources for mac stuff besides there but many people (like yourself?) wouldn't put in the effort to find them for a variety of different reasons. so you didn't realize the reality matched the potential. is this more an accurate picture?

btw, i'm hoping my friend will be reading this thread sometime soon so he can print parts of it and show or tell his dad and we can see how we did. and bling bling i'm hoping you can get a new mac and give the hell, i mean dell, to your sisters!!!

[voice-]

This is a dad we need to convince, right...tell him you can have many different Solitaire-games on the Mac...works for my dad...switching to OS X, his first question(and I'm not kidding) was "Where do I go for solitaire?"

[edX]

lol

such a great point!!! it was the second question my girlfriend asked when she got her new imac600 this summer. i completely forgot! (her first question was "where is the internet?" - by which she meant the browser and mail!!) of course my selling point to her when she bought was that it is the only brand i can fix

i just hope his dad doesn't use aol. trying to convince him of anything rational would probably be impossible!!!!!!!

[tagliatelle]

Macworld is 4 very soon. I'm working now 2 get the keynote when IT comes life. Before I had 2 go working and go 2 the university.