Switchers

[koim]

Judging from what I´ve read on this forum, Apple´s switch campaign seems to be working.

[Sirtovin]

I am a "Switcher" and proud to be rid of the "Dark Side"... lol.

[djliquidice]

Heh. i just got my ibook this week. So far I like it, but i'm not 'switching'. To claim one OS over another is silly. Each has it's pros/cons. What makes owning a mac awesome is that I can use my Unix/linux experience in this So-called OSX.

I use IBM OS/390, "Winders", Unix and AIX at work. To embrace technology as a whole is awesome. Why eat just the blue M&Ms? heh. :P

[dafuser]

I got my 1Ghz TiBook in December, and really enjoy it. Stable, reasonably fast, has UNIX without dual booting, and it can burn DVD's.

However, there are a few programs I use in Windoze and just can't find the same thing for the Mac. (Really like Picture2Exe) I think I miss that one the most.

I use Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux, and Windoze at work, and OSX gives me the UNIX access I need when working from home.

I'm quite happy with the Mac, but won't throw out the Windoze box just yet. I still need the Windoze box for Picture2Exe. But maybe some day..........

[mr. k]

no you dont... I think thats what they made virtual pc for?

[jade]

I am a potential switcher.......have been considering for 3 years. (or maybe even a little longer). The next step for the switching campaign to be even more successful. well i think it is cost-prohibitive to switch now.

One thing that concerns me is speed. and looking at the mhz #s, a PC is at least twice as fast as an equivalent apple. and that will scare people off. Especially when they think about future software costs, it seems really expensive for 1/2 as much computer. I think if the processor sppeds are a lot closer, it removes that potential objection and frees your computer choice up to being the coolest computer. Hopefully this will be the year apple bridges the gap, and I will be able to switch with a clear conscious.

Until then I just look to the rumor sites for future clues and sit and wait.........










-----------------looking to replace my 5 year-old sony laptop

[Inline_guy]

I am a switcher. This is my first Mac and I LOVE it....

Matthew

[fryke]

Jade: Go ahead and test what you would be doing on a Mac. Forget for a moment about the MHz numbers. What really matters is how fast you get your work (or not your work, but fun) done. And that's where Macintosh excels. It's the design of 'easy to use', it's how the machine works for you instead of the other way 'round that makes the Macintosh a better computer.

I don't really care whether the next PowerPC processors will be labelled 2 GHz, X MegaFlips or 200 MHz, as long as they're faster than the processors we're using now.

Benchmarks are all nice and that, but seriously: Are you the person that lets your computer run for four hours without interaction rendering something? I'm not. Most of the time I'm interacting with my computer, and there is where speed matters. Speed of workflow, that is. And the Mac's just faster.