macs suck., pcs rule. Options

[sadolakced acid]

well, really, it's just a friendly mac v pc thread, and i know it's been posted before, but really, more people will click here if i name it 'macs suck'

my beef with macs-

i used mac OS way back when. bad experiences. not too much a legitimate reason today, but a reason none the less.

but the major one:

proprietary.

i don't know about now, but i know before that everything apple makes, they make it proprietary if they can.

for example, a PC owner can easily upgrade thier optical drive. they could pop in some more memory, or add in a new sound card.

now, sure, mac hardware may be good already, but you won't deny it's not the best, that would be much too expensive.

and as time goes by, it means the only way to upgrade is with a totally new computer.

i mean, sure, it works fine for people who don't want to be bothered to upgrade thier computers, and for the average user, macs are probably pretty good.

but i can't be hassled to buy a new comptuer if i want a CD burner and don't have one.

now, maybe apple has changed and i'm not up with the times. but irregardlessly, i severly dislike and avoid any company that insists on proprietary measures at any time.

which is why i do, and probably always will, hate apple.

[sadolakced acid]

becuase bill gates gives computers to poor kids to atone for his sins.

while steve jobs... just keeps making more money.

the power mac is still in production? did not know that. it's not the focus of the adverts.

what are reasons to switch then? if i'm having a prefectly fine time using windows, what are reasons to switch?

[*mipadi*]

what are reasons to switch then? if i'm having a prefectly fine time using windows, what are reasons to switch?

If you're happy using Windows, why do you want reasons to switch?

I certainly have no problem with a person using Windows. What does get annoying is when such a user goes out of his way to attack users of other platforms, even when those users are just trying to discuss something amongst themselves. Almost anytime the Macintosh is mentioned in this forum, someone waltzes in and says something about how Macs suck—even if that's not the topic of the thread in the first place! And often times, as this thread shows, most are using misinformation, outdated information, or thin reasoning to support their claims.

If a person is happy with his platform choice, I'm not sure why he needs to justify it by attacking the choices of others. It's one thing to discuss in an intelligent manner, but most of the time, the users in debates such as this don't really want to listen to anyone else's arguments, or admit that perhaps they reasoned in error.

So if you are interested in switching and want more information, I'd be happy to provide some good reasoning. If you want to know why I choose to use a Macintosh, I'd be happy to provide reasoning on that, too. But if you're happy with Windows, don't want to switch, and don't really care why I use a Macintosh, then I don't see the point in providing a list of reasons.

Basically, I'm here to discuss, not argue, and not to convince other people to switch who don't really have an interest in switching. While I appreciate people who introduce me to new ideas and technologies, I don't like it when people go out of their way to convert me to their platform when I'm happy with mine; so if you're happy with yours, for whatever reasons, and don't have any interest in switching, why discuss it?

If, however, you want to discuss the relative merits of platforms, open your mind to new ideas a bit, or just learn something new, I'd be happy to talk about it. I could certainly use a new perspective or mind-opening discussion, as well.

I might be a Mac user, but I have actively used a wide, wide variety of systems, and written software in a number of languages, so I do have some clue about the strengths and weaknesses of numerous platforms.