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1 Million Windows to Mac Converts So Far in 2005
UltimaGuy writes to tell us AppleInsider is reporting that according to one Wall Street analyst over one million Windows users have switched to Mac in the first three quarters of 2005. It is speculated that these numbers are a direct result of the popularity gained through the iPod and related technologies in addition to security concerns from Microsoft. From the article: "According to checks with Apple Store Specialists, Wolf also said a larger than expected percentage of Windows to Mac converts appear to be purchasing Apple's higher-end systems and that their transition is fueled by the epidemic of viruses and malware on the Windows platform."
ummm... isn't mac 0S X BSD with a pretty interface?
Cool, So I'm ahead of the gang, I just jumped right over Mac and went straight to Linux.
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Well put.
I, for one, can't stand the hordes of uninformed who insist Macs don't get viruses or malware because "the guy at the computer store said so". Of course he did, darling, he's trying to sell you some of his most expensive models. So what if the Mac is slightly more resilient to worms, idiot users can still execute unfriendly code. And we all know that Apple is trying its absolute hardest to embrace the retarded user and make him feel comfortable clicking _anything_.
Only the retarded users could see Apple as a real option anyways. I'm still waiting for someone to give me a bonefide reason to switch to Apple that isn't just 'look and feel'.
Seriously, apple.slashdot.org, I challenge you to give me one, just ONE, good reason to switch to a Macintosh. Keep in mind I'm not an idiot user so safety from viruses and malware is not a problem, I don't execute untrustable code or run stupidities like Outlook Express or ActiveX.
Design? Umm, if that makes it go faster. Look and feel? Any modern OS can be made to look like any other OS so that's kind of canned. Superior hardware? Maybe back in the day, but with the switch to x86 I've got even less reason to overpay for the hardware.
OS superiority? For what? Does it really run that Adobe suite faster than my self-rolled x86 machine? I'm literally begging to be shut up and corrected, please give me something.
The only reason I've got is that not many people code malware for the platform, but that's security by obscurity isn't it? I trust my safe computing habits more than I trust a hacker to not care about pwning my box. As soon as someone figures out how to kill Macs by virus or malware, and has good reason to do it, they will do it.
It's really only a matter of time.
If you look at what Windows and OSX has going for it, you'll quickly note that it's simple and easy to do just about anything.
This should be changed to say, "If you look at what Windows and Mac OS X have going for them, you'll quickly note that it's simple and easy to do just about anything (well on Mac OS X, or poorly on Windows)." People put up with crap on Windows that no one in their right mind should have to put up with. It's old rhetoric around here, but people will make up all sorts of excuses for using a piece of crap if they think that's what they are supposed to be using.