Comments on: Office Rat-A-Tat: Mac VS PC?

By: anon

anon — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:39:39 +0000

You guys all realize that MS owns a hugh amount of Apple stock, right? It’s all a big conspiracy. You’re like putty in their hands. As long as it’s HP and Dell vs. Apple, everybody wins.

So don’t continue to put up the arguments of OS, mobility, graphics, etc. You’re just setting up new platforms for the commercials…
“I’m a Mac… and I’m a PC.”

By: chriisz

chriisz — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:58:32 +0000

For us graphic artists it’s all about macs. Whenever I get my hands on a pc it just feels different. I used to be a PC guy myself and even hated macs, but because of my profession I had to be able to use both platforms and now use MAC’s exclusively. The prices are a little high but are so worth it.

By: Ken Todack

Ken Todack — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:39:45 +0000

To those PC users who are happy with Vista why are you at this site reading a Mac VS PC discussion if you don’t want to read about Mac users enthusiasm for their OS? Do you expect only accolades for Vista? It’s easy just go to another site, relax, play a game on your PC. OBTW games have moved to game consols in peoples rec rooms and living rooms where the graphics are displayed on huge flat panel HDTV’s. Fewer people wanting PC version games anymore.For little less then a high performance PC graphics board you can buy a PS3, Wii or Xbox.

By: Fat Fredd

Fat Fredd — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:24:53 +0000

The only thing wrong with Macintosh computers is its users. You guys are more annoying than Scientologists on extasy in your efforts to change EVERYONE’s minds about their computers. If I’m happy using my PC, then why not let me go in peace, and enjoy?

And some decent video games would be nice too…why does Mac bother with superior graphics capability if you’re not going to exploit them with the latest games?

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:37:59 +0000

I want my computer to be able to run almost 100% of the software out there. My next computer will be from Apple.

By: Amit

Amit — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:06:37 +0000

As an IT professional, let me fully agree with the above statement that if everyone was running Macs (especially now with the groupware features of Leopard Server) then many of my compadres would be jobless. So, all you existing businesses that bought into the MS nightmare and are too scared to pull out – thank you!

For myself, and my own business, Mac all the way. Can’t afford all the hidden costs that come with a Windows environment.

On pricing – nobody runs their business off of built-in-a-garage-with-no-support $300 PCs and when you’re talking about pricing out the features and functions of a real knowledge worker style computer, one quickly finds that Macs are actually better priced; even just on hardware and again ignoring hidden gains like productivity gains, included software, and the ability to use an iPhone instead of a BlackBerry on the road :)

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:48:33 +0000

@ Rerun: You must’ve missed my comment. I’m a Windows and Linux user.

@ Steve: Your first point isn’t really an issue. Even Apple themselves push the “PC vs. Mac” thing (you’ve seen those commercials, right? “Hi, I’m a PC. And I’m a Mac.”).

By: jim

jim — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:55:11 +0000

OK, one last rant before we put this one to bed?

1. Hi,we’re Microsoft, and we own the world (well, we used to). We spend all of our time thinking of ways to force you to upgrade your word processors and spreadsheets, even though your needs haven’t changed in 15 years.

2. Hi, we’re ANM (Apple’s not Microsoft). We make some great products (not computers), and then we systematically mess them up (sorry we can only pay you $100 back for the $200 you overspent on your iphone if you stood in line to buy it).

3). Hi, we’re Linux/Unix/whatever. Our OS will change it’s name tomorrow when Bob,living in his mom’s basement, adds some print drivers. Only people who still enjoy overdriving processors will understand our product. But hey , it’s free…

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:33:04 +0000

Macs, for all the reasons already stated above. We’ve never had a problem with them, never have the frustrating crashes that PCs seem to go through. As a non-computer literate person I find them easier to navigate and more intutive than PCs which I’ve used at work.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:13:45 +0000

Point the first: I find it amusing how people always refer to the computers as Macs and PCs. The thing is, Macs arePCs, technically speaking (the term PC meaning “Personal Computer” (formerly “Microcomputer”), distinguishing it from the monolithic mainframes and terminals). The real debate should be “Mac vs Windows vs Ubuntu/Linux.”

Point the second: The cost of ownership of a Mac is only slightly more now days. And, in the case of laptops, to get a Dell configured with the same options as a MacBook, it’s actually more expensive (it’s an informal study consisting me me entering things in on Dell’s website). Moreover, Macs are viable for longer. Instead of each new release of an OS slowing the computer down to the speed of Molasses in January-time, each release of OSX seems to make Macs run faster.

It’s also fun to mention that my Mac is made of more third-party PC parts than it is Mac parts (Samsung displays, Segate HDs, Logitech mouse, pioneer DVD-RW, generic DIMM RAM, non-mac keyboard made with klicky-spring keyswitches). So the whole “Macs are harder to keep in maintenance” thing is a myth.

I just find Macs less distracting than other PCs with all their flashing lights. And Macs are nearly silent.

And then there’s all the Unix-Linux things you can do with Macs, too.