Mac: “Hello. I am a computer that does everything right.”
At this point, I think that nearly everyone has seen the Apple commercials with the two guys that are supposed to be representations of computers. One is a chubby, business type in a brown suit. He represents the PC. The other, is a more casually dressed, younger actor that represents the Mac. I suppose that Apple is not allowed to come out and say that the tragically ‘un-hip’ actor is Windows or Microsoft, due to copyright infringement.
It isn’t that I love Microsoft and hate Apple, I just think that the ads tend to be a bit misleading. To me, they portray the idea that Windows machines are for business use only and are incapable of running anything “fun”, while Apple machines are the best at graphics, music and multimedia. I personally know sound engineers and multimedia production shops that run entirely on Windows and wouldn’t have it any other way.
My personal feelings? There is a right tool for every job, but Windows seems to fit me just fine. There are applications that I use for my job that simply will not run on a Mac platform. I like the flexibility of upgradeable hardware and that is a feature that Apple doesn’t offer. That is not to say that I will never own a Mac, I am just not in a hurry to go out and buy one to replace my current laptop. For me, a Windows machine “just works”.
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