Mac Vs. PC

[nixgeek]

That's true. Even still, those quasi-Mac shells for Windows just don't cut the mustard when compared to the real thing.

[RGrphc2]

I dont know where this should be, but i thought this would be a funny story to tell. This one girl at one of my jobs at the Supermarket, asked if i had an iPod and i was like yeah, and I'm probably the only person in this store that uses a Mac as well. her response "no cause I have an iPod too".

well needless to say, I had to explain to her that Apple also makes computers that are a hell of a lot better designed that Dell/HP/etc makes.

and yes, I am the only person in my grocery store, that ues a mac. about 300 employees. and only 1 mac user, the rest all use pcs, and all know of my hatred of them (PCs).

I am a Switcher. the biggest reason for my switch, My Dell...nothing but problems. Powerbook is love

[Natobasso]

Kinda funny; I'm a dyed-in-the-wool mac user. Since 1983. But now I'm using a Dell Inspiron to teach myself to program .net and it's not half bad. The main difference, I'm finding, is that I've got to keep a real close eye on viruses and spybots. It's amazing how many free programs there are out there for the pc to defend against viruses!

The Dell works well, but too many of its features (Windows XP) take too long to access. The Mac is brilliant at keeping everything within 3 clicks or fewer.

[davebz]

Interesting comments. I was working as a product rep at a major retailer for a while and there was a kid there who basically feels that "mac users are losers". We debated a little bit and talked about the differences. Most of his comments were FUD including the idea that Linux came before Unix. LOL! In a nutshell, I don't talk to him anymore especially after fixing a friend's PC that HE built.

[oceanicitl]

Originally Posted by Natobasso

....there's less and less difference between pcs and macs due to the intel chips in macs...

I can't believe I've just read that. Macs are NOTHING like PCs thank god!!

[oceanicitl]

Originally Posted by davebz

Interesting comments. I was working as a product rep at a major retailer for a while and there was a kid there who basically feels that "mac users are losers". We debated a little bit and talked about the differences. Most of his comments were FUD including the idea that Linux came before Unix. LOL! In a nutshell, I don't talk to him anymore especially after fixing a friend's PC that HE built.

I'm not surprised you're not speaking to him. I have to say that after 10 years of working in support I have ALWAYS found mac users to be more friendly, more approachable and generally just nicer people. If I was standing next to a PC user in a lift they would ignore me where a mac user would usually smile and say hello. That says it all I think

[fryke]

Erh... Macs run Windows natively. So at least from a Windows installation CD's point of view, Macs walk and talk like a PC, although they might not look like one. But then such a CD rarely has eyes (thank God!).
If you look at the components used for building a Mac and a PC, if you look at the manufacturers building Apple's computers, you'll see that the main distinctive points are still Mac OS X - and design. Granted: Those are really, really important points - at least they are for me - but you can't change the fact that Macs _are_ PCs now by simply saying "Macs are NOTHING like PCs thank god!!" The extra exclamation mark and the ALL-CAPS-screaming don't make much of a positive difference, either.

Oh, and: Even if you _admit_ that they're PCs, they can still be the PCs of your choice and better than the rest in your opinion. NOTHING changes THAT!!

[oceanicitl]

The components that make a mac may be the same as PCs but they are and always will be different. As apple themselves say in all the latest ads... you can take them out the box and they work. Simple.

(no caps, no exclamation points)