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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
PC vs. Mac
There are a lot of people out there with an opinion regarding the whole PC versus Mac competition. Which is better? Which will win? Does anyone really care? For most people its important that they are able to run a quality software suite and surf the web. (For all you power gamers out there, sorry dudes you're a niche. Most game development is for consoles and the continuing trend is to modify console games work on computers so... You might be better off just getting a console.)
Since just about every computer fits this description, the next task is to find a computer that will be reliable. This is the bridge that Microsoft is trying very hard to cross with Windows 7. I feel that for the most part they have done so successfully. Mac OS X is already there and so is Linux. That said, reliability is a funny thing because how reliable your computer is depends on who fixes it when you think there is a problem. As Windows is pretty ubiquitous there are a lot of people who are familiar with it. The Mac is fairly simple and reliable so this is less of an issue but most Mac users are either very tech savvy or know someone who is. This is problem for Linux. If something does not work on a Linux system what do you do? The people who know the answer represent such a small fraction of the population that Linux is likely to remain a fringe product for the next little while.
Right now if you own a Mac you may be considering the upgrade to the Snow Leopard OS. I would not blame you $30 for an operating system is a great deal. For the PC user Windows 7 Home Premium is roughly four times as expensive.
Mac is looking pretty good... It comes fully featured. It's trendy to own one. It's pretty stable. Most hackers don't bother writing viruses for it. There is just one little problem with the Mac... It's very expensive. Even at the low end, a Mac mini is hard to find for under $550 (monitor not included). Paying the equivalent for a PC (assuming you shop around) will give a lot more computing power. The PC architecture is far more open. That leads to problems in compatibility but it also leads to competition and low prices. Mac notebooks start at about $1300. PC notebooks start at about a third of that.
Apple is content to keep that Mac brand as is. "High Quality and Expensive" If you were Steve Jobs you would do the same.
Since just about every computer fits this description, the next task is to find a computer that will be reliable. This is the bridge that Microsoft is trying very hard to cross with Windows 7. I feel that for the most part they have done so successfully. Mac OS X is already there and so is Linux. That said, reliability is a funny thing because how reliable your computer is depends on who fixes it when you think there is a problem. As Windows is pretty ubiquitous there are a lot of people who are familiar with it. The Mac is fairly simple and reliable so this is less of an issue but most Mac users are either very tech savvy or know someone who is. This is problem for Linux. If something does not work on a Linux system what do you do? The people who know the answer represent such a small fraction of the population that Linux is likely to remain a fringe product for the next little while.
Right now if you own a Mac you may be considering the upgrade to the Snow Leopard OS. I would not blame you $30 for an operating system is a great deal. For the PC user Windows 7 Home Premium is roughly four times as expensive.
Mac is looking pretty good... It comes fully featured. It's trendy to own one. It's pretty stable. Most hackers don't bother writing viruses for it. There is just one little problem with the Mac... It's very expensive. Even at the low end, a Mac mini is hard to find for under $550 (monitor not included). Paying the equivalent for a PC (assuming you shop around) will give a lot more computing power. The PC architecture is far more open. That leads to problems in compatibility but it also leads to competition and low prices. Mac notebooks start at about $1300. PC notebooks start at about a third of that.
Apple is content to keep that Mac brand as is. "High Quality and Expensive" If you were Steve Jobs you would do the same.
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