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Pros and Cons of Switching From Windows To Mac
It's been a couple of years since Apple ran their Switcher ads — but folks are still making the switch. Rockgod writes to point us to his list of pros and cons after he switched from Windows to Mac recently. From the article: "It took me a long time to be convinced that Windows 3.1 was a better program launcher than X-Tree Gold, but it happened eventually. Since then, I have been a sucker for every upgrade — 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP... I bought the cheapest Mac available, a Mac Mini with a single-core Intel chip and the minimum of RAM — 512 MB. It cost me AU$949. Since plugging it in, I have barely used my $3000 Windows desktop... All this time later, I have almost exclusively switched to the Mac."
You'll just be able to buy more of those $300 jeans with all the money you will save not buying games.
It's Australian dollars, not real money.
Since then, I have been a sucker for every upgrade -- 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP...
He at least had the good sense to skip Windows ME.
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One of my fellow goons created this to illustrate the mentality of someone going through the Windows > OS X switch, and I thought it was relevant to this discussion, as it perfectly illustrates the joy and agony of moving from one platform to another:
The OS X Satisfaction Chart
Your dad isn't doing it for her?
How is that a problem? Some people do not want to build their own machine, how much is your time worth? Some do not know how. Others just have a lot of money, and some just need their computer to look like a giant alien head.
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"I just backed over a family of four in my SUV, and I never looked back!"
"I was miraculously born with no neck, and I never looked back!"
and so on...
Your sexual preference could come into question
That's right. Once you stop using Windows, people won't think you're so gay.
Sexual preference?
Look, man, I love my mac.. but even I won't take it THAT far.
Besides, they don't have a port for that yet.
Well...
Worked for Lot. Too bad about his wife...
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
Most guys here prefer having sex with their computers over women anyways. quad GPU, raid0, dual core rigs. how can women compete really.
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