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Once you go Mac, you'll never go back...
People are finally starting to get it. Macintosh iron is far superior to anything out there. Mac?s are the best looking and best designed machines on the market today. OS X has proved to be an extremely stable and elegant operating system. It has also proved itself to be less vulnerable to virus, malware, trojans and spyware attacks. There is no longer a premium to pay for purchasing a Mac. When compared to their Windows counterpart, feature for feature, their either of equal cost and quite often less money. Yes it?s true, Apple doesn?t make entry level cheap computers. If you want a $500.00 computer, buy a Dell (caveat emptor, you get what you pay for). Apple worked extremely hard to earn back the hearts and minds of the computer using community. Microsoft?s hubris is beginning to show itself in lost market share to Apple, and deservedly so. Kudos to Apple.
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It would be more interesting if  j.m.galvin | 01/03/08
Once you go Mac, you'll never go back...  gtdworak | 01/03/08
re:RE: Once you go Mac, you'll never go back...  joe6pack_z | 01/03/08
Just curious..  sceptical | 01/03/08
RE: Just curious..  joe6pack_z | 01/03/08
How many times?  cmjrees | 01/11/08
UNIX 03 Certified  lantzn | 01/03/08
Unix = what?  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Great observation!  hjk4300 | 01/04/08
you are joking arent you  Paul Fletcher | 01/07/08
Message has been deleted.  JABBER_WOLF | 01/07/08
UNIX = ?  vulpine@... | 01/04/08
RE: UNIX = ?  joe6pack_z | 01/04/08
Apple is new to *nix?  MrTangent | 01/07/08
holy smokes  xuniL_z | 01/07/08
Wow  MrTangent | 01/07/08
Typical Mac user ad hominem attack without  xuniL_z | 01/07/08
Re:Re: Once you go...  Muncher | 01/28/08
i know a lot of people who have owned macs who went back to PC  SO.CAL Guy | 01/03/08
I know a lot of them too  voska1 | 01/03/08
Usually gamers...  BitTwiddler | 01/03/08
Here's the funny thing: Apple was gaming king  voska1 | 01/03/08
DX  Axilon | 01/07/08
I have seen switch-backers too.., but you know "A lot" of people?  The Ash Man | 01/07/08
count me among them  susan28 | 01/07/08
RE: Once you go Mac, you'll never go back...  Confused by religion | 01/03/08
What lock-in are you referring to  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/03/08
Did you even read her post?  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Lock in is simple to explain  cornpie | 01/07/08
Uh-Huh  Jkirk3279 | 01/08/08
Say I use iWorks rather than MS Office and I do...  Laff | 01/03/08
Say I use iWorks rather than MS Office and I do...  Laff | 01/03/08
What do you have to look forward to?  rwk2of3 | 01/03/08
Spyware built in?  Ben_E | 01/04/08
RE: What do you have to look forward to?  joe6pack_z | 01/04/08
My advice for Microsoft: Abandon your own O S  Muncher | 01/28/08
Wow...  Big Scoddie | 01/03/08
The best part of it is Macs are now made out of ...  ShadeTree | 01/03/08
Well said.  Big Scoddie | 01/03/08
Do you two need a room?  James Quinn | 01/03/08
Why - you need a date? - NT  socialism=nowhere | 01/07/08
Yes, I have drunk the Koolaid...  gtdworak | 01/04/08
Who do you work for?  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
I work for a major newspaper...  gtdworak | 01/04/08
Speaking of bias...  itpro_z | 01/04/08
...responding to bias...  vulpine@... | 01/04/08
Nice one...  Big Scoddie | 01/06/08
I Switched - twice!  dstine | 01/07/08
Re: The best part...  Muncher | 01/28/08
Re: Oh, and I ALWAYS buy a computer based on looks.  JustAnAboveAverageJoe | 01/04/08
I went Mac  Paul Fletcher | 01/07/08
Funny!  xuniL_z | 01/07/08
RE: 2008 - Year of the Mac?  Bill4 | 01/03/08
easier  lantzn | 01/03/08
Web statistics are meaningless  NonZealot | 01/03/08
To add to that..  mrOSX | 01/03/08
That's right  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 01/03/08
Who said anything about browser identities?  NonZealot | 01/03/08
Let's not forget...  CowLauncher | 01/03/08
hang on  Paul Fletcher | 01/07/08
They should have a Gallup poll  Michael Kelly | 01/03/08
You count them as Mac users happy  ShadeTree | 01/03/08
RE: You count them as Mac users.  A Grain of Salt | 01/03/08
and taken in the spirit it was offered.  ShadeTree | 01/03/08
Well, they're meaningful..  sceptical | 01/03/08
True, Linux may actually be higher then 1 percent  GuidingLight | 01/03/08
Not meaningless, they show what they show  Richard Flude | 01/03/08
True, but well crafted sites  GuidingLight | 01/03/08
Agreed, But...  nucrash | 01/03/08
What's with that Pie Chart???  voska1 | 01/03/08
I was thinking the same thing  Paul Fletcher | 01/07/08
X-Box Live  Jkirk3279 | 01/08/08
my point was  Paul Fletcher | 01/08/08
Good point.  xuniL_z | 01/08/08
Primary OS  Jkirk3279 | 01/08/08
Off of your meds again?  Rick_K | 01/18/08
With better advertising ...  Rick_R | 01/03/08
All This can be done on a PC  Mectron | 01/03/08
Really? it Can?  dave95. | 01/03/08
Angry much?  Laff | 01/03/08
Mextrons thread made my head hurt  Stuka | 01/03/08
errr...  CowLauncher | 01/03/08
Actually, it's an old way of thinking  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
not quite true  The_Quietman | 01/07/08
I actually wasn't  alaniane@... | 01/08/08
what are you babbling about?  Linux Geek | 01/03/08
Pet Peeve  Stuka | 01/03/08
Another Pet Peeve  NonZealot | 01/03/08
Wipe OSX?  systemx | 01/03/08
This sounds like your choices are more limited  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
Mac's use EFI, Windows doesn't.  Stuka | 01/03/08
Ok, let me rephrase this.....  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
Yes  Stuka | 01/03/08
yup  rwk2of3 | 01/03/08
Ok, so far so good.  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Again, once more, and still....  Laff | 01/04/08
Geez pagan jim, chill.  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
So many clueless Mac users.  ye | 01/06/08
You have been able to do this for...  Rick_K | 01/18/08
Full EFI support is in ....  ShadeTree | 01/03/08
We can't forget that venture  nucrash | 01/03/08
Who said better? You just have more options...:P  Laff | 01/03/08
But the computer that runs Vista the best is a MAC...  mrOSX | 01/03/08
That's ironic  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
Not been my experience...but maybe I'm just lucky:P  Laff | 01/03/08
Hmmm....  ego.sum.stig@... | 01/03/08
Hmmmmm.  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
I didn't  ego.sum.stig@... | 01/03/08
Let me get this straight.  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Then mine must be a greyhound wink (NT)  A Grain of Salt | 01/03/08
Nice reply.  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Perhaps but a lot less dangerous...  Laff | 01/04/08
Good one Jim.  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Except that........  A Grain of Salt | 01/05/08
Ok, it's time to let you in on something  xuniL_z | 01/05/08
Runs like a Greyhound, you mean.  vulpine@... | 01/04/08
Like I said.....a Greyhound  xuniL_z | 01/07/08
Mine Runs Better  msackett | 01/07/08
Really...  xuniL_z | 01/07/08
The article was in error.  ShadeTree | 01/03/08
Bugger, it's only the second fastest of all PC's tested. (NT)  A Grain of Salt | 01/03/08
Key phrase is tested by PC Mag.  ShadeTree | 01/03/08
Regardless it's still impressive,,,,,,  James Quinn | 01/03/08
Considering Apple does not use latest CPU sets  Paul Fletcher | 01/07/08
Explain why you can't wipe  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
Read my above response to you (nt)  Stuka | 01/03/08
Change my Question to LINUX, then answer again  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
I think he did above....  James Quinn | 01/03/08
Don't know the technical reasons and to tell the truth  Laff | 01/03/08
What on earth  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
Not sure.......  James Quinn | 01/03/08
You can. Don't listen to these clueless Mac users.  ye | 01/06/08
You can install Vista without OS X or bootcamp  nabeel_z | 01/09/08
Ah, NZ... How you can so twist the tails...  vulpine@... | 01/04/08
You know the answer  rtk | 01/06/08
Linux less than 1%...  techboy_z | 01/03/08
Actually, if you  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
What customers?  Chad_z | 01/03/08
So, are you saying....  xuniL_z | 01/03/08
What color is the sky in your world?  TripleII | 01/03/08
Purple ..  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Two things:  ye | 01/06/08
Boy is this a big crock!  vulpine@... | 01/04/08
A crock? One moment in history makes reality a crock?  xuniL_z | 01/04/08
Blah blah blah  ego.sum.stig@... | 01/05/08
No actual rebuttle? Just personal attacks?  ye | 01/06/08
ego.is.sum.of.he, why must you always....  xuniL_z | 01/07/08
Because it's all he's got.  ye | 01/08/08
Where did you get your data?  ye | 01/06/08
Interesting that many customers prefer  GuidingLight | 01/03/08
Prefer?  TripleII | 01/03/08
The stat I'd like to see  frgough | 01/03/08
I'm curious  frgough | 01/03/08
Business market is bigger $$$$  voska1 | 01/03/08
Not That Easy  Harry Bardal | 01/03/08
Apple has a larger market cap than Dell  frgough | 01/03/08
Not sure what you are saying  voska1 | 01/03/08
That's OK.... he isn't sure either.  James T. Kirk | 01/03/08
The point is  frgough | 01/04/08
Actually,  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
If you look at Dell and Microsoft  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
It doesn't quite work that with  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
Why Indeed  Harry Bardal | 01/03/08
Windows may have been  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
Internal growth is what counts  Ken_z | 01/03/08
That's 30M machines  TripleII | 01/03/08
Get your numbers straight...  Piot | 01/03/08
1 Billion machines in use today.  TripleII | 01/03/08
Why is it always the usual suspects?  Piot | 01/03/08
Anecdotal but..  Tigertank | 01/03/08
Linux may not be...  Big Scoddie | 01/03/08
Apache is included in macs  j.m.galvin | 01/03/08
... I said "Apache on Linux". n/t  Big Scoddie | 01/03/08
(especially compared to anything Apple has to offer).  vulpine@... | 01/04/08
Apache runs on Windows, too...  Big Scoddie | 01/06/08
Its the applications at this point ...  George Mitchell | 01/03/08
You mean "lack of games" don't you?  Big Scoddie | 01/03/08
Carry your logic through to its conclusion  frgough | 01/03/08
OK...  Big Scoddie | 01/03/08
Ask any PC maker about their bottom line.....  Laff | 01/04/08
Yes.  xuniL_z | 01/08/08
Observation vs Intellect  Harry Bardal | 01/03/08
Applications?  vulpine@... | 01/04/08
So when does Windows lose the "monopoly" badge?  PB_z | 01/03/08
Why?  ego.sum.stig@... | 01/03/08
Wait a minute.  itpro_z | 01/03/08
Perhaps they are trying to say...  ego.sum.stig@... | 01/03/08
Are the figures seasonally adjusted?  A Grain of Salt | 01/03/08
These figures would need to be more  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
I can't afford a Mac sad  Don Collins | 01/04/08
Pricing  whisperycat | 01/04/08
re: Pricing  Badgered | 01/04/08
Actually,  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
 xuniL_z | 01/07/08
Well that's 1 OPNION (and that is all it is)  socialism=nowhere | 01/07/08
Paranoia in action  Paul Fletcher | 01/07/08
iPhone will beat Linux by end 2008  lists@... | 01/04/08
The pie chart  alaniane@... | 01/04/08
Linux less than 1% - best kept secret wink  Don Collins | 01/04/08
No, someone at Zdnet already made 2008 Linux's  Boot_Agnostic | 01/04/08
Maybe the year of the ASUS Eee  Don Collins | 01/04/08
RE: 2008 - Year of the Mac?  jfreedle2@... | 01/05/08
What about the Mac Mini?  ye | 01/06/08
Open their architecture?  MrTangent | 01/07/08
Try not just reading the history you like...  rtk | 01/07/08
So PC Magazine was lying?  MrTangent | 01/09/08
Lying, commissioned, or uninformed... you pick.  rtk | 01/09/08
Macs = PCs  MrTangent | 01/07/08
Unless of course...  rtk | 01/07/08
LOL - Yeah but "It sure has heck looks good!"...  socialism=nowhere | 01/07/08
Sorry - fat fingered "Sure as heck looks good"  socialism=nowhere | 01/07/08
I call FUD.  MrTangent | 01/09/08
Seriously?  rtk | 01/09/08
Industry standard  cmjrees | 01/11/08
Not the only option.  Rick_K | 01/19/08
RE: 2008 - Year of the Mac?  bmackie@... | 01/07/08
Macs use industry standard components now.  MrTangent | 01/07/08
It's usually the...  xuniL_z | 01/07/08
2008 - year of the ????  Paul Fletcher | 01/07/08
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 01/07/08
RE: 2008 - Year of the Mac?  phatkat | 01/07/08
I have said this before  The_Quietman | 01/07/08
Too hard?  d.the.duck | 01/07/08
Digital DJ's?  susan28 | 01/07/08
Most DJ's  Paul Fletcher | 01/08/08
really?  susan28 | 01/08/08
Message has been deleted.  JABBER_WOLF | 01/07/08
Message has been deleted.  JABBER_WOLF | 01/07/08
I've never known any to go back and certainly I'll never!  usc1801 | 01/09/08
Money  ggarg@... | 01/29/08
Support and high quality hardware cheap  wellduh | 01/31/08

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