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Gotta weigh in on this;

Technically, you don't. But...

Ever notice that Mac users tend to demand that Windows users try out their machines?

Actually, what I've tended to notice is that, whenever some Mac user posts a nominally mac-friendly article (as in this case) the WinTellicrats come out of the silicon woodwork. So instead of a dozen or two posts talking about mac's you get a 100+ post insult-fest (or did you miss the posts about mac users being, ahem, less than masculine and the chardonnay and brie crowd?) which is usually broken up by a Wintel chap decrying the fanatacism and/or rudeness of the mac crowd. In other words, old boy, the mac guys didn't start the fire, all they were doing was a little good natured boasting about a new product. But the WinTel Warriors, shall we say, had to "weigh in".

Ever notice that Mac users also tend to insult the OS itself, insult those who disagree or who are perfectly happy with Windows? (as you did, gratefulwharffratt)

Slide on back thru the posts, there, RT. That one swings both ways.

Here's a hint, Mac users.

Gee, Thanks!

Some people just plain don't like your product for good reasons.

Yup. Probably about 40% of the people engaged in this back and forth, on either side, actually have good reasons. The rest are trying to make sure, to themselves, that they didn't buy the wrong computer. Why, I don't know. Probably because of folks like the Wintel Warriors with their token line: it's an orphan platform with no software. Heck, maybe if the warriors stopped screaming that EVERY TIME something came out for the Macintosh, these posts might not ramble so.

Some of those reasons are: 6. No Interest in Graphic Software (many people don't give a hoot about photo albums, music, or graphic arts)

In which case, they should be totally ambivelent to the iMac. It's not their problem, it's not their concern, let the happy home users fight it out amongst themselves.

5. High Priced Software

Well let's see. I'm typing this in one of three or four web browsers I have on my hard drive. All of which were free. Every piece of software on my drive was sold at the same price for both platforms. So just exactly which software are you speaking of?

4. Low availability Software

Ouch. Got me there. Since I'm using productivity software like the aforementioned graphics software and MS Office, all my needs are met. However, I did lose a client to the dark side when Deer Hunter II failed to port to the mac. C'est le guerre.

3. Scant variety of Software

So true. I've nothing but graphics, sound, animation, web design, web browsing, e-mail, word processing, business and, oh yeah, games, on my computer. If there get's to be any less software for the mac, I'll need a bigger hard drive.

2. Comfort and enjoyment of current setup

And defensiveness regarding it. Which brings me back to an earlier comment about the Wintel users' tendency to pile on to any favorable report regarding Apple. What? Afraid someone might actually buy an iMac? Or, God forbid, switch?

and the number one reason why a lot of Wintel users get tired of you Mac Evangelists:
1. Mac Users Are Rude and Insulting On The Whole

Which, switching out wintel for mac in the appropriate instances, is conversely the number one reason many Mac users get EXCEEDINGLY tired of the Wintel Warriors.

Oddly enough, in my posts here, I don't think I've besmirched anyone's sexuality (even in jest), or called anyone hoity toity, or rude or obnoxious or what have you. I'm simply making an argument.

And as I said earlier in this post, if you take a step back and look at some of these dispassionately, I think you'll find the Rude and Insulting swings both ways. In fact, I'd tend to place that balance in the favor of Wintel.