On Sep 15, 2008, at 7:47 AM, tedd wrote:
At 12:54 AM -0600 9/15/08, Michael McGlothlin wrote:
I run an iMac with Linux and Windows in virtual machines (VMWare
Fusion) as my primary work machine and whenever possible I run
Linux on my servers (give or take an odd BSD, AIX, or Windows
server). If left to my choice I'll always choose a Mac for a client
machine. Not that Macs are perfect, I have quite a few issues with
them, but they are worlds better than Windows. My biggest complaint
about Macs is the up-front cost - if they could just cut it back a
little it'd help a lot.
I used to be a smart-ass and reply "If you can't afford better, then
don't buy it", but I don't say that anymore. :-)
However, this reminds me of an old woman I knew who was suffering
from macular degeneration and wanted a laptop with a large monitor
so she could email. Considering that my mother suffered from that, I
advised the woman to look into buying a Mac laptop -- at the time
Apple had the largest laptop monitor, but these were also expensive.
The woman said that cost was not an object. Additionally, I told her
that if she bought a Mac I would hook it up and make sure that
everything worked
A month later I saw her and inquired if she had bought a Mac. She
replied "No I bought a DELL, Mac's were far too expensive."
Shortly after that she said that she was having trouble and asked if
I would set her email up. I told her that my offer was on the
condition that she had bought a Mac, for I don't work on windozes
based machine. I further advised her to contact the store where she
bought the machine and ask them for help.
A year or so later, I saw her again and asked "How' it going with
your email?" To which she replied "I never could get it to work, so
I don't do email."
Now, which machine was the most expensive -- the Mac she didn't buy
or the machine that became an expensive paper weight?
There's more to expense than the just original purchase price.
tedd, I just love your storytelling. ;) If you hadn't said this, I was
going to make the same argument. Initial purchase price doesn't always
mean that Macs are more expensive. Just look at all the time (a huge
emphasis here) and money spent dealing with windoze-based machines and
software. Granted, each person will have their own experiences - some
good, some not so good - but from my experience, I know that I am more
efficient (and let's not forget less frustrated) when using my Mac.
If time is money, I'm losing money each time I have to deal with the
inconveniences of M$ windoze.
~Philip
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