Macs are all-around better than Windows computers.

First, I quote "Start up time is affected very little by the operating system" and I never said it wasn't, so this cannot be used as an argument. Second, "The difference between the two is that you can increase your Windows OS computer's start up time by over-clocking" and the reason you can do this on a Windows is because you wil never be satisfied with your Windows computer. Plus, my opponent didn't deny that restart on a Windows takes an exceedingly long amount of time, which I know from experience is true. "You say that Macs use better quality parts without providing evidence. " Evidence: www. apple. com. Plus, I said that Macs use parts that were "meant for eachother" which is true, since, like I said, Apple makes both the operating system AND the actual parts. With a Windows computer, you are getting two things from two completely different companies that aren't as reliable as having the same companies making your computer. I mean, what would you rather have? "For instance, it is more convenient for me to spend five dollars on a meal from McDonald's than it would be to cook my own healthy meal. This does not make the McDonald's meal better. " By saying this, you have just proven me right. Windows are less expensive than Macs, making the Windows = the McDonald's meal and Mac = the healthy homecooked meal. You said that just because the McDonald's/Windows may be cheaper, but not better than the homemade meal/Mac. "Again, convenience =/= quality, there are many open-source programs available for free on the Internet that do most everything that those programs can do, there are even Windows equivalent programs such as: *Wordpad, which is similar to stickies; *[2], is a list of free Windows photo editors *Windows Calendar is a Microsoft calendar program that actually supports iCal file types. *CrashPlan is a free online service that backs up documents similar to Time Machine [3]. *iTunes can be used on the Windows OS for free *Windows Movie Maker comes free with all copies of a Windows OS, this is similar to iMovie *Microsoft Works comes free with all Windows OS, this is equivalent to your Keynote, word processor, ect. .. " Since Windows Calendar can run iCal, this supports that its regular interface is not good and people prefer iCal. It's better to have an actual program that is individual from the computer than to use an online service. The server could fail or be busy and you would have no access to it. "When it comes to presentations, most people use Microsoft PowerPoint but for me, Apple Keynote beats it hands down everytime. PowerPoint isn't a bad application (it's one of Microsoft's better efforts in my opinion) but it does not produce the slick, polished results you get in Keynote and putting it together simply isn't as much fun. It says something that Al Gore's award winning Inconvenient Truth presentation/documentary was produced using Keynote. " says . http://en.onsoftware.com.... "I would like my opponent to clarify what he means by 'dumb ads that keep popping up. '" Clarification: all the pop-ups that prevent you from working. My friend's Windows is always having things pop up as he works, and he runs Windows 7, and this is their latest operating system, so this shows that they haven't advanced much, as most people prefer that they work without the intrusion of annoying pop-ups. "When you compare the two OSs there is significantly less software available for a Mac OS than a Microsoft OS. This is especially true when you consider computer gaming. More choices means that you can choose between many similar programs to suit your individual needs. " To me this makes no sense. There are many operating system for Macs such as Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger, Panther, and Cheetah. Some may be old, but there is still variety, unlike you stated. I look forward to my opponent's response.