Switch From Microsoft to Apple?
We've been using MS computers for 18 years now, but I'm thinking of switching to Apple. The reason is I get so many confusing software updates & problems. For instance, MS recently wanted to install...
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I have Macs and Windows machines. All are frustrating in their own right, and all have nice things about them.
The main rule: What do you want to run?
I'm pretty sure my next machine will be a Mac. The main reason is that iOS app development requires it, so I'll have an OS X partition for that, but will have a Windows BootCamp partition for a few games that require it, and a Windows virtual machine or two to browse the Web, and if the VM gets hit by malware, roll it back to an earlier snapshot, and go on.
Plus, for a consumer with a machine critical to them, Apple's customer support is heads above everyone else, unless you buy a business-line Dell or HP, and pay for their gold level enterprise support.
You do get what you pay for. Believe it or not, a Macbook is expensive, but if you compare it feature to feature and CPU to CPU with new HPs/Dells, the Mac is actually a tad cheaper.
The main rule: What do you want to run?
I'm pretty sure my next machine will be a Mac. The main reason is that iOS app development requires it, so I'll have an OS X partition for that, but will have a Windows BootCamp partition for a few games that require it, and a Windows virtual machine or two to browse the Web, and if the VM gets hit by malware, roll it back to an earlier snapshot, and go on.
Plus, for a consumer with a machine critical to them, Apple's customer support is heads above everyone else, unless you buy a business-line Dell or HP, and pay for their gold level enterprise support.
You do get what you pay for. Believe it or not, a Macbook is expensive, but if you compare it feature to feature and CPU to CPU with new HPs/Dells, the Mac is actually a tad cheaper.
