With the release of
Windows 7, the
Mac vs. PC Wars are in full force.
Now, I'm not talking about the market competition between
Microsoft and
Apple. I'm talking about the war of words between the users of their products.
For example, go on any Windows 7 review board and you'll see Mac users jumping into the discussion and talking trash about the product, Microsoft, and PC's in general.
Listening to people argue over whether Macs or PC's are better is like listening to Democrats argue with Republicans.
My response to all this commotion.....
WHO CARES!!!!?????!!!!!
Seriously, why should a PC user care if someone else likes Macs? And why should a Mac user care if someone else likes PC's?
You don't like Windows? Fine....
DON'T USE IT.
You hate Macs? Fine....
DON'T BUY ONE.
The amount of energy people put into these arguments is ridiculous. Just use what you like to use, and let other people use what they like to use. There's enough room in the computer world for both.
Each type of system has its unique advantages. PC's hold a much bigger market share, and thus have a huge variety of software available to them. They are typically cheaper because of the immense competition between various manufacturers. The open architecture design has opened a world of various types of PC's with thousands and thousands of possible hardware combinations. The downside of this is trying to get an operating system that can handle these tens of thousands of hardware combinations....hence why there will always be some type of problem with every new version of Windows that comes out, because no software manufacturer could possibly be able to test their software on every single potential hardware combination.
Apples are typically more expensive because they have a closed, proprietary architecture. This also limits the upgrade options. However, this is also an advantage because there are not thousands of potential hardware combinations, so the difficulties that sometimes come with PC's don't happen nearly as much on Macs. Because Apple doesn't have nearly as much of a market share, they are not the target of virus writers and thus viruses and other forms of malware aren't as much of a problem.
The fact is, both types of systems have their advantages and disadvantages. Use what fits your style, preference, and budget. Who cares what anyone else uses?
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