I would agree with Paul that it is sometimes a pain to buy a Mac. If
you want anything other than a standard model you are looking at 2
week or more wait times from most stores, whereas most PC's are
available with your changes from the store on the same day.
I think the original question was also why is it difficult to switch.
This could also be due to the differences in OS's. Most people are so
familiar with the Windows interface, that any change to the way they
use the computer seems alien or just too hard.
Cheers
James
On 01/02/2007, at 9:10 AM, Paul Weaver wrote:
Reg asked why its difficult for most people to buy a Mac?
Well Reg, I feel sure you know what I meant.
Electrical stores in Perth are full of PCs to suit every budget and
all the
gizmos which go with them. It's been like this for a long time.
You simply
walk into a store, pay your money and walk out with the machine of
your
choice. Software for PCs abounds too. For example the latest
Officeworks
catalogue has a page of security and business software, none for
Macs. Plus
a lot of this stuff has cashback deals or other enticements. The big
electrical retailers are uninterested in Macs. If anything
suitable turns
up on their shelves then its accidental.
It seems like hardly a day passes here without some glossy brochure
arriving
with the latest PC offerings. Already they have Vista installed.
As for
reliability, one of my sons has used a Windoze machine for five
years and
never had any trouble. He recently bought a PC laptop because his GPS
software won't run on Macs. There is plenty of people who can fix
them too.
I think you can even do a repair course at TAFE.
Don't get me wrong, I like my Macs, but there are many aspects
about the PC
world I as a consumer envy.
Will the Mac desktop computer eventually go the same way as the
Microbee?
The easiest way to buy a Mac seems to be online from Apple. This
is not
easy for people buying their first computer.
Also, I think the educational pricing discount is a very unfair
discriminatory sales tactic, even though I am entitled by their
rules to use
it.
Cheers, Paul.
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