It's all about choice...and hating Bill Gates! I'd have preferred to have a Mac, but I think these days its more about hype than reality.
What did annoy me was when my son was refused a job in Web desgin because he'd never used a Mac. I thought they were so easy anyone could use them!
Here's one article about Macs and viruses: http://antivirus.about.com/od/macintoshthreats/index.htm
Howard
Emily L. Ferguson wrote:
Sure, but the Mac has many image management apps available, too. iView Media Pro, DataMechanic and Image Info Toolkit, as well as the software that comes with the digital cameras, and the new management section of Photoshop CS all do all of the things that irfanview does.
And you get freedom from a counterintuitive operating system and immunity to viruses and worms. No incessant upgrading of virus checking programs, no waiting while they run and no slowdowns if you get negligant about keeping up with that seems like a good deal to me.
What a shame your friend didn't do a little research before he wasted money on another computer and spent much time networking his new purchase.
