Comments on: Is That Your Best Arguement? http://www.drozmonkey.com/2007/12/19/is-that-your-best-arguement/ The Adventures of JR, Jenny, Olivia, Molly, Violet, and Red. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:28:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Adam http://www.drozmonkey.com/2007/12/19/is-that-your-best-arguement/#comment-5099 Adam Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:17:20 +0000 http://www.drozmonkey.com/2007/12/19/is-that-your-best-arguement/#comment-5099 Yes, I agree it's confusing to pinpoint who or what the "PC" guy really is. Even the Mac is a PC (Personal Computer). I've basically narrowed it down to any personal computer that runs Windows only out of the box. Under that definition it would not include Microsoft - but Dell, Toshiba, Compaq, etc. And because these systems ship with XP/Vista installed, that gives Apple the freedom (in their eyes) to get its occasional shot in at Microsoft. I think the message under "No upgrade nightmares" is "Don't even bother with Vista. Come to our side with OS X and you'll never have to deal with these upgrade issues. We have 7 years to prove it." "You can even run Windows" is a selling point for those who a) really don't have a choice (corporate mandates to use certainly software that have no Mac counterpart) or b) have a need for both operating systems. The latter reason is why a lot of Web developers are taking up the Mac. They frequently have to test Web applications on each platform so it's a huge convenience to have both operating systems on one machine running simultaneously. The Mac's power and simplicity is attractive for a development environment yet all the while they also need XP/Vista for testing and the occasional Windows-only tool. Personal disclaimer: I work on Windows XP. The last Mac I owned was a G4 bought back in 2000. I'm a Web App developer considering a MacBook Pro for the reasons I stated above... and to avoid Vista ;) Yes, I agree it’s confusing to pinpoint who or what the “PC” guy really is. Even the Mac is a PC (Personal Computer). I’ve basically narrowed it down to any personal computer that runs Windows only out of the box. Under that definition it would not include Microsoft - but Dell, Toshiba, Compaq, etc. And because these systems ship with XP/Vista installed, that gives Apple the freedom (in their eyes) to get its occasional shot in at Microsoft.

I think the message under “No upgrade nightmares” is “Don’t even bother with Vista. Come to our side with OS X and you’ll never have to deal with these upgrade issues. We have 7 years to prove it.”

“You can even run Windows” is a selling point for those who a) really don’t have a choice (corporate mandates to use certainly software that have no Mac counterpart) or b) have a need for both operating systems. The latter reason is why a lot of Web developers are taking up the Mac. They frequently have to test Web applications on each platform so it’s a huge convenience to have both operating systems on one machine running simultaneously. The Mac’s power and simplicity is attractive for a development environment yet all the while they also need XP/Vista for testing and the occasional Windows-only tool.

Personal disclaimer: I work on Windows XP. The last Mac I owned was a G4 bought back in 2000. I’m a Web App developer considering a MacBook Pro for the reasons I stated above… and to avoid Vista ;)

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