From Windows to Mac--anyone done this?
I'm considering replacing my current Windows computer with a Mac. How big a hassle would it likely be with files, programs, etc.? Would it be totally incompatible with my Android phone?
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strollin wrote:
I have heard this stuff many times over the years about about how great Macs and OS X were. I've owned 2 Macs over the years and could never figure out what was supposed to be so great about them. They were substantially more expensive than any other computer I've ever owned and yet they didn't work any better or do anything better. I couldn't come up with a single advantage to Mac ownership.
With my last Mac, when I finally decided I just plain didn't care for it, I gave it to my daughter. After a few months of using it, she asked to be switched back to a Windows computer. I ended up trading the Mac for a Win 7 laptop and feel I got the better end of the deal.
On the one hand, I'm glad I at least tried the Mac in order to see thru the hype but on the other hand, it was an expensive experiment.
Mac/Windows, Ford/Chevy, Dish/Direct..the whole brand loyalty thing has never made much sense to me. I spent years in various IT support roles and I always told people they are making their choices exactly backwards. Figure out what you want to do. Find the tool(s) you need to do it. Then, last of all, figure out the platform where they work best. Most ignored me.
