My sister runs windows 95. I think she does it to annoy me. She claims it's super-secure because it's so old none of the viruses and malware are designed for it.
She has a Mac mini in a box, brand new, that her husband got from his job. She "hasn't had the time" to set it up.
I would say that 90% of the PC users I know (mostly between 35-55) don't even know that Macs exist. Seriously. They may have heard the name, but have no idea that they run a different OS. These are people that buy Dells because they see the TV ads and use them to shop online, get sports scores, etc. They use web mail because Outlook Express is too complicated. Eventually they buy a new PC 'cause the old one is f'd up.
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My sister runs windows 95. I think she does it to annoy me. She claims it's super-secure because it's so old none of the viruses and malware are designed for it. She has a Mac mini in a box, brand new, that her husband got from his job. She "hasn't had the time" to set it up.
I would say that 90% of the PC users I know (mostly between 35-55) don't even know that Macs exist. Seriously. They may have heard the name, but have no idea that they run a different OS. These are people that buy Dells because they see the TV ads and use them to shop online, get sports scores, etc. They use web mail because Outlook Express is too complicated. Eventually they buy a new PC 'cause the old one is f'd up.