#7 Technology Diatribe

Mac or PC – The Fundamental Question
For almost as long as there have been personal computers there has been debate about which brand is better - Apple Mac or the generic "PC" - the answer is that it depends.

The right computer for you depends on which operating system (Windows, Unix, DOS) you want to use, which programs you will be running and what you will be using the computer for. For word processing both are equal, for graphical design including desktop publishing and image manipulation Mac seems to have the “better” programs that are easy to use and easy on the eye but not on the pocket but that can be said for PC as well.

The statistics are that PC's have the market at the moment with approximately 97% of the market and Mac 3% - based on current year market share figures.

Unfortunately most people who have used a computer would have used a Windows based PC since that is the most common platform. I believe that that once you know how to use the Mac operating system you would be reluctant to use Windows again. Mac OS X - the current Mac operating system is very user friendly, stable – no more “blue screen of death”, has true plug and plug any devices and networking – no configuration and no hassle, and best of all get all the coolest programs and program suites like iLife, iTunes and iWork.

For me Mac is my computer of choice!

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P.S Just so you know I have a 3 year old Mac iBook G4, a 40G iPod, an iShuffle and god knows what else from Mac … the initial outlay is higher but I find that the quality and usability far outweighs the extra expense at that start and not be mention the frustration I find using Windows.