Hey look, Now I AM different! Just like you!

So, I went and bought a Macbook Pro.

Yes, after everything I said previously, I am now a Mac user.

But I didn't do it to be cool. Or because Macs are any easier to use.

Here are some reasons why:

Instant sleep and resume. I can close the lid, and it sleeps.. for days! And when I open the lid, its on. Instantly. Every time. I've never seen a windows notebook do that.

Great battery life, without sacrificing performance. Is it 7 hours like they claim? I don't think so. But I still average 4 to 5 hours and thats way more than any windows notebook I've ever heard of.

Unix-ish. Its got a unix derivative (mach) core, which makes it great for a developer person like myself. I use the shell and I use ssh and other command line tools. And its rock solid. Are there any viruses that infect unix? I dont know of any. I am so sick and tired of constantly battling against virus infection on my pc's.

Amazing engineering. As a former engineer, I just appreciate the precision design and manufacturing. Its perfect.

I can run windows in a vm nearly seamlessly.

Installing apps is rarely more than just copying the file into the applications folder.

The expose feature as well as the 2,3 and 4 figure gesture features on the mousepad. Not to mention the huge mousepad.

The sucker just feels and looks good. And that makes me feel good. And that counts for something.

OK, so, here's what I don't like:

Finder: it sucks. To be fair, window's explorer also sucks. But you can replace it with Directory Opus, for which there is no MacOS equivalent. This is probably my single biggest complaint.

The dock: it also sucks. I like the Windows task manager.

There doesn't seem to be as much free software.

I don't like how almost everything is too simplistic, like you can't be trusted to mess with the finer adjustments and options. Then again, now I don't have to worry about all that. Sometimes I feel like the system is treating me like an idiot. But then I've got that nice shell and a unix kernel..

iTunes no longer syncs with my Palm Pre for no other reason than Apple sucks and doesn't want it to work. You know what, I don't give a flying f*ck about the USB consortium or who can use what USB id's and whatever bullshit reason they are giving. I have the right to sync my hardware and there is no technical reason for not being able to do so. Apple, take your head out of your ass. Palm: find another way, please.

So yeah, I am a Mac user now. But I will never have that smug, I'm better than you attitude just because I use a Mac. I have plenty of other reasons already...