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Some interesting comments offering advice to a columnist on switching or not switching to a Mac...

The first, ignoring the latest price comparisons, says "I can get more power for the $ with PCs than with Macs." Another says "Mac sell only because they look good in the living room... coolness is why Macs sell..." The next, noting the latest price comparisons, says "I'm switching, big time!" One poor lost soul, probably a PC user masquerading as a Mac user, thinks that OS 9 was an OS with "beauty and grace" which is now completely lacking and that "... with each successive OS (X) update ... the platforms become less stable (especially Tiger)..." Then there is the Apple II fanatic that just can't let go of the fact that Apple discontinued his baby... 20 years ago... and has developed a "hate Apple" fixation. The last user compares a Mac to a Toyota... ;^)>

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One of the most interesting responses came from Charles Burt, who said that as a longtime Mac user, he has not been happy with the evolution of OS X . "Since the advent of OS X for the Mac, much of the 'beauty and grace,' if you will, that was the essence of Macintosh computers is gone. Yes, they are still beautiful to look at, and yes, they are very fast. But with each successive OS update ... the platforms become less stable (especially Tiger), and I'm sorry to say, more like a PC Windows machine. I used to be Steve Jobs' best salesman. All things being equal, I would tell anyone who was in the market for a new computer to spend a little more and get the best computer available ... a Mac. I no longer make that recommendation. I still work on them every day, all day. But the fun in my job has nothing whatsoever to do with the computer I use any longer. And that makes me a bit sad, to be honest."

What the devil is this person nattering on about?

Is he trying to run Tiger on a 300MHz G3 or something?

I started with Jaguar on my G5 and Panther was more stable than Jaguar and Tiger is more stable than Panther.

I like how, in your comment, what are more or less pro-Mac comments from the article are presented without your own interjections and spin, but the ones opposed are from a "poor lost soul, probably a PC user masquerading as a Mac user" and a "fanatic" with a "'Hate-Apple' fixation". Do the folks on your list think for themselves when you bring them something, or do they expect you to pre-chew all their food for them? Or is this less of a discussion and really more of a sermon?

Actually, the new MacPro is cheaper than competitive Dual core/Dual processor systems using the same Xeon 5100's.
If only the graphic card opetions were better and if I had the money, I would gladely get one. Being able to run Windows, OSX, and a Linux varient on the same system would be nice.
Fore now, I am waiting for the Merom (Core 2 Duo mobile) chips to be produced in quantity before buying a Imac two supplement my PC.

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