I Hate Macs

Here comes some hyperbole: This article entitled, "I Hate Macs" is about the dumbest thing I have ever read in print to date. The author says,

PCs are the ramshackle computers of the people. You can build your own from scratch, then customise it into oblivion. Sometimes you have to slap it to make it work properly, just like the Tardis (Doctor Who, incidentally, would definitely use a PC). PCs have charm; Macs ooze pretension. When I sit down to use a Mac, the first thing I think is, "I hate Macs", and then I think, "Why has this rubbish aspirational ornament only got one mouse button?" Losing that second mouse button feels like losing a limb. If the ads were really honest, Webb would be standing there with one arm, struggling to open a packet of peanuts while Mitchell effortlessly tore his apart with both hands. But then, if the ads were really honest, Webb would be dressed in unbelievably po-faced avant-garde clothing with a gigantic glowing apple on his back. And instead of conducting a proper conversation, he would be repeatedly congratulating himself for looking so cool, and banging on about how he was going to use his new laptop to write a novel, without ever getting round to doing it, like a mediocre idiot.

Here is a little experiment for all you PC users who think your computer is better:

1. Find ten PC users
2. Find ten mac users

Then ask them the following questions:

1. How many times did you computer freeze up causing a restart in the last month?
2. Have you ever gotten even the smallest of viruses?
3. How easy is it for you to set up a super fast file sharing network from computer to computer?
4. How much did you spend on video editing software, picture software, and music editing software?
5. How easy is it to search out files on your computer? Do you usually find what you are looking for?
6. Where do you go to get your computer questions answered? Is there even any place that you can go? How was the experience?
7. How long did it take you to find and install all the drivers you needed for things such as your printer, digital camera, sound card, video camera, etc
8. How easy is it for you to make a podcast?
9. Which computer can run Windows and Mac OS on the same computer?
10. How easy is it for you to do video chat?

For no extra charge... How many people do you know that have switched from PC to Mac? How many do you know that have gone the other way around?

Based on the results the evidence will be clear which is superior. It really isn't even worth the discussion.

(HT: Denny Burk)