Once you go Mac... sometimes you go back

I just glanced over his Blog It's very queer that someone that works so frequently with computers/software can't appreciate such fine craftsmanship that Apple Computers produce. I noticed over that years that diehard Windoze users are just that! No switching that fellow! I'm an more experience user (none programmer), and used many platforms and I can tell the difference between good and bad.

I use text editors. A lot. He doesn't mention TextMate,BBedit,SubEthaEdit,Smultron or JEdit. I would therfore treat a lot of what is written as uninformed baloney. It's UNIX as UNIX. I use ALL platforms and of course XP is not that bad but neither is OSX and it's sad that people write such tripe.

# 20 - When someone just says trust me, I don't. Why not elaborate? Your ISP charge you by the character? # 21 - That's cool however I am just the opposite. I did not go to Mac until OS X because I hated MacOS. Didn't really multitask, dump in trash to eject???, set a programs memory manually??? Cryptic type X error crashes. A crapload of extentions/ extension manager. and lots more. I love OS X because it let me dump Windows. :D

As an ex Mac-addict it is interesting reading these posts. I've used Macs since the first 128k machine and always promoted the Mac wherever/whenever I could, laughed at the dot-three extentions on Windows machines, and basically just enjoyed my OS superiority. That was before OS X. As a Mac die-hard I tried, really tried to like X. I upgraded all my apps, got the shareware control panels to make it less Windows-like, but in the end moved on to XP. Why? Because Mac OS X is SO Windows like, I figured I may as well go with Windows. In the end, the transition from OS 9 to XP was EASIER than from OS 9 to X. I know it may come as a shock to some of you, but comments like "he's not creative", "he needs a hobby", "complaining about his own ignorance" aren't really compelling arguments for switching to/staying with a Mac. After all, it's just a personal choice we all have to make.

Ignore the guy, he's just looking to boost the hits to his site. In the last comment he even says "Thanks for playing!". I mean, one of his complaints about the mac is "Does anyone use Sherlock any more?"... says it all really.

Come on, folks! Let's not be ideologues. A computer is a tool. Everyone should use the best tool for the work they want to accomplish. What's it to you? He doesn't like his Macs. What do YOU care? How does that affect you in any way? If he goes back to WinXP and he's happy, good for him. I wish him luck. I'm not going to bother to read the article, because I honestly don't care what some stranger thinks about my computer brand of choice. And neither should you. For me, the reality distortion field has taken a MAJOR hit since Tiger was released. I HATE it. But I still like it better than Windows. But what do I have to deal with constantly on these boards? People telling me: 1.) I'm lying. (WT?!) 2.) I don't know what I'm doing. (Completely untrue -trust me) 3.) I have tons of crapware or Panther optimizations running on my computer (Quicksilver? Seriously, people) Give it a rest. If you can't deal with criticism of Apple, you should seriously re-examine your attitudes.

This guy just sounds like he wants to get traffic headed to his blog. If you notice, no one makes a huge deal when someone switches to Mac, but if someone goes from Mac to Windows, it's like friggin' world war three? What??

I've owned both Macs and PCs. There is no comparison when it comes to usability and stability. The Mac is so much more stable than Windows, to read this individuals post makes my head hurt. For the most part, I bet this sad individual simply clicked through a few things that he really wasnt supposed to, and now hes complaining about his own incompetence. His entire list of "problems" is a direct result of not knowing what hes doing. I've had a dell for 2 years now, and i will never take that over my mac if given the choice. Windows is simple a poor operating system in comparison to OSX. One piece of advice to this person, read a manual.

The list feels contrived. Isn't the guy just trying to attract traffic?

I don't know what this dude uses his computers for besides blogging but whatever he does it sounds awfully boring. This guy has seemling no creativity and no style. I really hope he does switch to XP or Linux so he can stop spouting out such ignorance. Good riddance.