I did. I switched at the time because of pricing mainly. I'm also more inclined to the pc side because the mac side is not for hobbyists in any way, I like taking apart my tower, putting in new parts, moving things, checking out what works and doesn't. Changing CPU's and motherboards. I felt hamstrung by the mac hardware, limited space for expansion unless you paid a LOT of money for a tower. At the time the macs I had couldn't run windows so I was also out all that software I wanted to poke around on. Yes, a lot of crap, but a lot of useful programs too for those just wanting to play around. Money not being an issue, I'd put my wife on a mac, she has no need for those things I just mentioned, but money is a factor so she's using a 500 dollar laptop that has worked without issue since I bought it.
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 8:33 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > Here is a question for all that is not intended to create havoc, but > rather just to analyze what the truth of the matter is. Is there more > of a propensity for computer users to want to switch from a Mac to a > Windows machine or to move from a Windows machine to a Mac for their > personal use in a home environment? For the sake of this question, it > is assumed the person was already using one or the other. Let me put > the question another way. Is it more likely that a person using a > Macintosh at home for personal use will want to switch to Windows > because of dissatisfaction with the Mac platform, or is it more likely > that a Windows user will move to Macintosh for the same reason? > > I realize that there are variables to be considered, and this is not > a "one size fits all" scenario. However, personally speaking, I know > of no one who has ever said that they dumped Macintosh for personal > use because they became overly frustrated with that platform. I do, > however, know many folks who switched to Macintosh from Windows for > that very reason. Does anyone here know of someone who claimed that > they became so tired of various sorts of issues with a Macintosh that > they just couldn't wait to get a Windows machine? I don't. How about > someone who became so upset about problems with Macintosh that they > just couldn't wait to switch to Windows? > > FWIW, how about a switch to or from Linux for the same reasons as > outlined above? > > Steve > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
