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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Years ago I was a Mac hater, a rabid Mac hater around the time of System 9 was it, can't remember the name. Then I tried OS X at a demo and saw the Imac and I was astounded by how it all fit together. This was how I'd imagined computing when I was young, looking at all those annuals that showed you what the future would look like. That's where they got me, they hooked me with that initial design and, minor annoyances apart, they've had me ever since -- which is really annoying when you're trying to advocate DRM-free and Open Source  |
I do like the Mac OS. The hardware just isn't worth the cost.
And it's impractical for me since I work in academia and do a lot of research that involves a lot of collaboration etc. That just leads to too much hassle with converting files (especially files from small statistical analysis packages) etc. since most everyone is on PCs. And I work from home a ton so also doesn't make sense for me to buy a Mac for home.
I don't have too much against their computers (though I do think they're overpriced compared to equal spec machines from Dell etc.), more just the iPod line which I've always found inferior in features to stuff offered by the competition.