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My hammer and spanner
I was a computer engineer 17 years ago, repairing 386 pcs when you only had 640k ram, I got my first computer at 11, it was a zx81 with 1k ram...
Now I have a sony vaio, a generic tower pc i built, and an intel macbook pro.
The constant bickering on this website about which is better, pc or mac is really tedious and pointless, it is akin to asking whether a spanner or a hammer is more useful.
I bought a mac just because the band that i work for write all their music on macs. I needed to gain a better understanding of osx so I could help them when things go wrong.
Pc users have a vast choice of software so they believe macs are limited in this respect.
Mac users believe their computers to be more stable and less prone to crashing and infections.
The truth is that some things are easier on a mac than a pc, and some are easier on a pc.
Typing a letter or editing a photo is easy on either system, but if you want to do something creative like writing music or make an animated movie then macs don't get in the way of creative flow. If however you want to play games or write documents that are more compatible with most computer users then use a pc.
If you buy a bmw, you rely on bmw parts for repair. If you buy a ford, you can buy cheaper parts that weren't made by ford.
That doesn't mean ford is better, just that there are more of them.
I love my mac and my vaio, they both do what i tell them to, just in a different way.
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The simple fact is . . .  999ad@... | 01/26/07
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technical apps  sceptical | 01/27/07
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Crab syndrome  frgough | 01/26/07
Ask Dr Phil...  freeflymac | 01/26/07
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Looks like PowerPC Macs are excluded  999ad@... | 01/25/07
CPU irrelevant  frgough | 01/26/07
I have a Core 2 Duo  mlindl | 01/26/07
Huh?  999ad@... | 01/26/07
Hey, as long as it doesn't cost $2 to close it  Boot_Agnostic | 01/26/07
Can I give you $2  mlindl | 01/26/07
You can buy yourself a different conversation  Boot_Agnostic | 01/26/07
Apple closes Wi-Fi hole  Loverock Davidson | 01/26/07
Tu quoque fallacy  frgough | 01/26/07
I don't get it (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 01/26/07
Interesting comeback  A.Typical Zork | 01/26/07
You sure write alot about something  mlindl | 01/26/07
a Mac for free? nah, no thanks  A.Typical Zork | 01/26/07
It'll all add up and make more sense  999ad@... | 01/26/07
Make mine without Windows, please.  PMDubuc | 01/26/07
Very well put  999ad@... | 01/26/07
Make mine without OS X please  dwsmith | 01/26/07
you really are clueless . . .  brian ansorge | 01/26/07
Bravo!  999ad@... | 01/27/07
Mac for free?  sceptical | 01/27/07
On the other hand...  Cayble | 01/28/07
Irrelevant..  sceptical | 01/27/07
My hammer and spanner  bitmat23@... | 01/26/07
Not exactly...  frabjous | 01/26/07
you just proved his point!  Reverend MacFellow | 01/26/07

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