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TechTV Screen Savers Host Tries "The Switch"

Posted by pudge on from the waaaah-the-g3-is-too-slow-and-my-program-won't-run dept.

lwbecker2 writes "Patrick Norton, from the TechTV show 'The Screen Savers', and an admittedly loyal Windows/PC user, recently borrowed a iBook from Apple and has written an article about his three-month experience with 'The Switch'. It seems like a well-though-out review and IMHO provides some balanced coverage of the potential issues and experiences involved in switching from Windows XP to Mac OS X."

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  1. It's worth it... by Midnight+Ryder · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've already decided my next computer will be a PowerBook, once I can afford it.

    It's worth it. I bought one for my wife, and for me to port some of my game projects over to (since the Mac has a smaller, but less cramped game market). I now need another Mac - she loves it, and I would really like to have one o' my own after doing some work on it. I bought the 12" Powerbook - very nice.

    I disagree. I think many of us are in the same boat - seriously interested in a Mac but without the funds to buy one.

    I've been hearing that from A LOT of people lately - "My next computer will be (insert Apple product)." Heck, part of 'em I know have picked out exact model and specs. Something about the platform really tends to grab people after they play with one a bit, and not within just a certain grouping - geeks and non-geeks both.

    I think Apple's sales strategy should be this - give everyone a Mac to play with for a week, then take it away. Treat Mac OSX like a drug - the first hit is always free ;-)

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  2. I like how he jumps though every hoop... by Cerebus · · Score: 4, Interesting
    ...to avoid having to mention that the web browser that sucks so bad is Internet Explorer. And then he blames Apple for it!

    I'm flabbergasted. What a moron.

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  3. Comments from a recent switcher by Greedo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    With regards to the 3 main peeves:

    OS X needs a fast, free Web browser that's stable. The latest beta release of Safari makes big strides in this direction.

    Hey, Windows needs a fast, free Web browser that's stable too. Yes, Safari is nice. So is Mozilla. Etcetra. My point is that I sure hope that Patrick wasn't referring to MSIE.

    One of the most important applications TechTV uses has no Mac version. Avid iNews basically provides the backbone of our show. Everything about the show is managed using iNews. I finally understand the feelings of Mac users in a world dominated by PCs and Windows.

    Can't really comment on this one ... although doesn't Avid make their other software for the Mac platform too? I imagine if there was enough demand, they'd consider making an OS X port.

    Later on, he says that the iBook is great and comes with all the software you might need, unless you need something "odd" like iNews. Well, how many Windows laptops come with "all the software you need"? At the least, most people are going to have to purchase MS Office or some equivalent. And how many come with iNews? You're going to have to buy iNews anyway, no matter what platform rocks your boat. His argument is a bit thin.

    (And hey, he could always follow his own advice and use VirtualPC.)

    For the money, the PowerPC processor needs to speed up or get shipped out.

    Depends what you do with your computer, doesn't it? Yeah, the iBook is using a G3. Why didn't you try out a Powerbook? Or an iMac/eMac/G4 tower? And isn't Apple due to move to a new PPC chip this year anyway?

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