Another approach, after providing whatever advice your friend or
family member has requested about buying a computer, is to simply
make an offer.
If you choose a Mac I'll give you unlimited free technical support
for life. If you choose Windows you're on your own.
Your friend or family member then has a choice to make for themselves.
Mostly I have found my friends and family have chosen Macs because
they appreciate the advice and they've been able to experience using
a Mac themselves, or know other people who use Macs and who also may
recommend them.
On the other hand, a small number of my friends and family choose to
use Windows and they usually do so with equally good reasons. I use
it at work, it's the most appropriate tool for the purpose.
However, the amount of unlimited free technical support I've had to
give over the years to my friends and family who use Macs has been
very little. It is usually provided in the context of catching up
for a chat over a coffee or a meal which is something both of us
enjoy doing anyway.
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Andrew Nielsen <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
