I don't think every Apple user is an idiot. Actually if someone prefers Apple over PC that doesn't bother me either. It's the poor grandmother or young person buying their first computer and they are suckered into the marketing. Best example is the new commercials Microsoft? has where a young girl (filmographer?) is looking for a sub $2000 laptop that can handle film editing. She winds up buying a laptop for $699 that can do everything she needs. Had someone not educated her, she would have bought into the hype that Apple is the laptop for editing films. There is another commercial with another young girl that would typically be drawn towards Apple and shge buys a Compaq or HP. These are the people I would like to steer towards the best bang for the buck instead of spending $2000 on a system they could get for half that price or less to do what they want instead of listening to the hype.
LOL...
Actually I think the Mac is perfect for the Grandma...
And, I taught the Grandmas and Grandpas in a senior center on how to get the most out of their Macs. They were always so overjoyed at the ease of use of the computer. That was when I was in Oregon.
And my cousin has a Mac, and doesn’t know a thing about working with or maintaining computers which makes Macs so easy for her. And I never have to worry her with being infected with viruses and such. Heck! That never happens. I mean, I’ve even *tried* to infect mine and I can’t make it happen... LOL...
I actually had to help another cousin with her newly purchased PC-laptop, had the latest system on it, too. Now, on that one, I *knew* she *had to be protected* by some anti-virus software or else she was going to be in big trouble. The one with the Mac, I wouldn’t even bother insisting that she had to get anti-virus software.
The one with the Mac also has a ton of fun with the iPhoto program and her digital camera. And also, when she gets a digital movie cam, she’ll have a lot of fun with the included program to handle that, too.
Hey! If I don’t want to be *bothered* with a lot of problems and helping someone keep up their computer — I’ll recommend a Macintosh, because they won’t hardly ever bother me. But someone with a PC, that’s a different story. I might as well have them move in with me, because I’m gonna have to have my hands on that computer a whole lot to help them...
And mind you, I’m talking about the type of person that you’re talking about — which is the normal Joe, who doesn’t want to get into anything in regards to maintaining the computer, and wants something with a real easy, consistent and very intuitive user interface.
I would only send my enemies over to the PCs... LOL...
I am using a Mac right now, and I’ll tell you why. I telecommute for my work. My VPN software is for Windows XP (no Vista). They stopped selling PCs with XP. I needed a laptop that could run XP, and they were not available at any cost. I was not willing to rebuild a machine from ground up, so what was I to do? Mac had Parallels, and I could obtain an XP license, so I went with the products available: Macintosh with Parallels.
Now, I have a Mac, and I run XP *and* UNIX, so my requirements are met. The Mac was the only machine that could do it, Microsoft screwed me out of any alternative.
That’s my story.
Why do you care enough to poke your nose into someone else's business and "steer" them?
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