Don't get me wrong. I really admire Apple and I think their computers and operating system are pretty cool. Maybe even superior in many ways. And their TV commercials are hilarious.
But I am really getting tired of being looked down on by the Elite Uber-Geeks who think anyone who doesn't use a Mac is a caveman.
And this is from someone who used to be Mr. Alternative Computer guy, in a way much worse than a Mac user (anybody remember Amiga?).
Granted, I do miss my Macbook Pro. I miss the near instant sleep mode and how it can stay in that mode for days before running out of juice. I miss the lighted keyboard at night. I miss how applications are installed just by copying them into the applications folder. And the physical design -- well its a marvel of engineering and design.
And Parallels comes close to making a Mac perfect.
But that's just not enough to make switching worthwhile. Not when a Mac costs so much more than comparable PC hardware (and much more than budget PC's). Not to mention there seems to be a lot less free software. You are apparently expected to be nickeled and dimed (the phrase should be adjusted to account for the premium prices all Apple stuff seems to command over the equivalent non Apple alternative..) for every little application you might want, however small and transient it may be (hello AppStore!).
Apple may be the only practical, real alternative to Windows (the hardware no longer is, since its just a PC in fancy clothes these days) for most people. But if you really want the alternative, something that's truly open and free, the real underdog of the computing world, try Linux or even one of the other really obscure OS's out there.
But if you just want to look like you are hip and alternative, get a Mac, and keep listening to KROQ. The rest of us will be using stuff that makes your Mac look like a bike with training wheels and listening to music that would probably make you cry.
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