Comments on: 50 Reasons to Switch From Mac to PC

By: SiliconPirate

SiliconPirate — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:00:32 +0000

I agree with list, but Macs are far more helpful for inexperienced computer users, i convinced my extremely computer inexperienced father to buy the very simple iMac, and he haven’t had any major problems yet, mostly because of the user friendly interface. It also depends what you grew up with, mac or a pc, if you grew up with Ctrl+Alt+Delete you are of course going to be annoyed if you try switch to Command+Alt+Esc.
I also saw that Kiki wrote that “> Apple users are 99% fanboys with more money than brains :)” Well, that can be true, especially if you look at those annoying hipster who think they look hella cool with their Macbooks at Starbucks, but many of the Mac users are people with the money who just want a computer as simple as possible. I got both a PC and a Mac, i love them both, but to be honest is the only reason i am still keeping my PC around is because i am a FPS gamer.

“43. Steve Jobs will not be around forever. I don’t know who will replace him and when that time comes will they be able to keep up the good work?” I gotta give it to you, this is as true as it gets :)
Keep up the good work!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:31:04 +0000

Google why Macs are better than PCs there are plenty more convincing and compelling lists.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:29:25 +0000

OMG you’re so clueless out of your list there isn’t one compelling reason to buy a PC.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:01:22 +0000

This list is lame. There are hundreds of lists, thats why none of us are making more.

By: Reuben

Reuben — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:08:15 +0000

I’m switching from mac to PC because I can get so much more power for less cash.

But I’m still going to miss my mac big time.

In fact, I read this list to feel better but it didn’t help much.

By: A J

A J — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:06:13 +0000

Mac user right now on Intel iMac and running Vista Ultimate x64, I have not used Leopard for 3 months now. I am definitely buying a PC and stop this nonsense with Apple and Macs being so far behind when it comes to processors. The only quads are MacPros, way too expensive. I can buy a PC with dual quad processors and monitors and still pay less. It is ridiculous.

By: ThinkLady

ThinkLady — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:01:20 +0000

as a writer, artist, photographer, have used both OS and prefer PC — both have uses, pros, cons — but prefer the PC for getting loads of work accomplished.

By: walter

walter — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:22:45 +0000

I use a pc, but I use Linux (Ubuntu 8.10). Didn’t apple dumb down BSD for OSX? Maybe MS should consider that too. Imagine – no more viruses and trojans.

By: Bryant

Bryant — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:28:01 +0000

I’m currently switching from my Apple to a PC laptop, what brand would be best within around $350

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:38:49 +0000

Okay, here are a couple:

1) The Mac has a delete key, but it’s not truth in advertising – it’s actually a backspace key! My PC has a Backspace key AND a Delete key, and they work as advertised.

2) It’s a fallacy that Macs never crash. My MacBook Pro crashes occasionally, and suffers from many of the same maladies as my PC.

3) I can’t play .wmv files (arguably one of the more common video file types in use on the web) on the Mac without downloading VLC or some other alternative media player. I can do this on my PC. If I download an additional codec on Windows, I CAN play .mov files from within Windows Media Player.

4) Mac has no tablet pc functionality available. E-ink is very useful and very cool to use in such programs as One Note or the free Journal.

5) Fingerprint scanners for biometric login are something I haven’t seen on a Mac. Admittedly not perfect (newsflash: neither are passwords), they offer an easier alternative to remembering (or worse yet, having to store in a password file) all those different passwords for different sites, etc. Fingerprint scanners are becoming almost ubiquitous on PC laptops.

I own and enjoy using a 15″ Macbook Pro. After making the switch almost a year ago, I’ve found that I spend most of my time using Windows via Parallels, and for the most part, use only Firefox on the Mac side. I hate Safari, and while I found many of the other apps fun and interesting, after many months of trying to find reasons to use them, I just haven’t really identified any compelling reasons to do so. I’m in the process of switching back. I’ll probably always keep a Mac around, but I doubt it’ll ever become my primary computer.