The Mac Progaganda Continues...

The truth about switching to...
PC users, here are some common misconceptions about why you think you should not switch over from the dark side. David Allison writes:

There are lots of reasons that people don't want to switch from Windows to Macintosh. I assume the most common reason is simply because Windows works for the people that are using it. The old adage "If it ain't broke don't fix it" tends to apply here. These people are not upgrading to Vista either, they're staying with Windows XP or even Windows 98 and are just fine.

There are however an increasing number of people that are moving to Macs now - many of them people like me that hated Macs at one time. I believe there are lots of reasons for this, not the least of which is that people that are running Windows XP are faced with an upgrade to Vista as their next logical step and feel that maybe it's okay to consider a Mac since they have to go through a full operating system refresh anyway.

One of the reasons I was not interested in Macs for a very long time was that I clung to many facts about the Mac that I felt eliminated it from contention. Well, as with many things in life it turns out the facts that I knew about the Mac were either hopelessly outdated or simply myths. What I wanted to do was tell you the ones that I was aware of and often cited when I dismissed Macs in the past.

His points are:

1. Mac's only use a single mouse button

2. There are not that many applications for Macs

3. Macs are closed machines that cannot be expanded

4. Macs don't work well with Windows machines on a network

5. Macs are more expensive

6. Macs can't run my Windows software

7. Macs are mouse centered machines. You constantly have to grab the mouse.

Read this whole post to see him flesh out these misconceptions about Macs.