Comments on: PC Vs. Mac BS

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:07:31 +0000

Thanks Tim, it’s nice to here another balanced viewpoint. Both do indeed do certain things well. I just wish Apple would get off their high horse sometimes and Microsoft would bite back just a little bit harder. There’s no doubt that Apple have a much better (and way funnier) advertising team though.

By: tim driver

tim driver — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:01:06 +0000

I run both mac and PC side by side for my studio, both do certain things well, I always use the mac when in front of customers as the shiney Imac gives an oooh factor for my pictures. For me I just love the adverts with both apple and microsoft getting at each other at every opportunity – I prefer the mac adverts but both machines have their strengths

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:22:37 +0000

You’re just not going to the right Apple stores my friend

By: matt

matt — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:07:18 +0000

The people in the Apple store get really uppity if you walk around trying to find the best tasting one though.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:28:17 +0000

Yeah… I was in a bit of a rant mode and the “use of Windows” argument is a bit lame I know… but I’m just tryin’ to make a point…

Part of the difference seems to be, and perhaps the reason you are often met with the “Are you Mac Head?” question when pulling out your MacBook is that Mac users are traditionallly viewed as being extremly vocal (at least the vocal ones) and sometimes, like Cantab’s, a little “One Eyed” in their support of Apple as opposed to Windows uses who are either less vocal/passionate or those that are simply get lost in the (lack of) noise of their far greater number.

What “erks” me about the whole things is that it is even put forward as an apples for apples choice. That by using a PC it says something about me and my computer habits… that I’m in some way inferior.

The reality is that the vast majority of PC users are perfectly happy in our world.

oh… and I’ll assume you actually meant “Locking” the iPod into iTunes… not that some of the iPods aren’t perfectly lickable

By: matt

matt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:07:16 +0000

Erm that should be licking the ipod into itunes obviously

By: matt

matt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:47:01 +0000

Hey Simon, I mostly agree … I use OS X but have had a go with Windows 7 and it seems pretty cool, although OS X is still my OS of choice. I think it’s a bit misleading though to point to the high use of people running Windows on a mac machine as an indicator of the shortcomings of OS X as everybody I know who does this runs Windows because of the business dominance of Windows only applications in the dev world, that is stuff designed only to work on Windows, so even if windows isn’t your OS of choice you need to run it to work in these environments. The point being you are running the one you need to, not the one you want to.

What really erks me about this whole thing is that if I pull out my Mac people often ask if I’m a ‘Mac head’ or a fan boy. But I choose my machine based on what OS I like best, what I can afford and what I like the look of the most. The idea of being loyal to any particular company is madness, they don’t love you or want the best for you, they want whatever earns them the most moola. While that coincides with a good user experience for you that works in your favour but they will cut you off without a second thought if it suits them. Just look at Microsoft pushing that pig Sharepoint and Apple locking the iplayer into itunes.

If you are a loyal machead you are a fool for love, and the same for a Windows fan. They do not love you back.