Be It Resolved That a Non-Mac PC is better than a Mac PC

Good evening, I am going to keep it short and sweet. I would like to first clash with my opponent's arguments: "Mac's can run either Mac OS or Windows OS. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for PC.[1]" - Although it is true that you can't legally run Mac OS X EASILY on a PC, it is possible. [1] The fact that Apple can run Windows is unimpressive, as it is simply a variant on Dual Booting, which has been with PC since the very beginning. In fact, that Macs haven't been able to run Windows until recently is quite a sad fact. Also, the fact that Apple is trying to stop PC users from running Mac OS on their PCs is also sad, and proves their attempt on an Apple monopoly, forcing users to have to buy their problematic computers to run their OS. "Short and sweet: Macs can stay on for weeks/months without any need to reboot. PCs can't.[1]" - The computer I am typing on has been running for over a year without a reboot (running Windows XP), so this argument is obviously problematic. "Apple's tech support is far superior to any PC's. Apple has consistently outperformed PC in terms of quality service, and if you're in a much better position if your Mac malfunctions than if your PC does, because Apple is #1 in Customer Service rankings." - So? That does not prove why the computers themselves are better. Sure the tech support might be better, but that's got nothing to do with the quality of the computer. "This is a major benefit of Macs: they get far fewer viruses than PCs do." - Fewer, yes, but more devastating and harder to get rid of. My PC, which runs a regularly updated version of avast! antivirus, has not received one virus since I got it 4 years ago. My friend's Mac, which he bought last year, got a virus two months ago which wiped his hard drive. Mac viruses are far more devastating, and harder to block. Security in a Mac is flawed to the extreme. Mac even recently lost in a hacking contest [2]. "Prove it." [3][4][5] "As I said in my contention one, buy a Mac computer and you can run these 'more customizable' operating systems if you wish, but if you don't like them, you can fall back on Apple's OS. The same is not true of PCs; my opponent admits in his first speech that one can only run 'non-mac OS on it.' This intersystem customizability supercedes any intrasystem advantage that PC has going for it." - I rebutted this statement already, look up! "My opponent primarily talks about color. However, Macs' color can be customized in multiple ways" - Mac does not allow you to completely customize your color. Windows 7, for example, lets you customize it 100%. "Show me one Mac that is genuinely upset about his lack of color options, and I'll show you 100 PCs who've wasted hours of their lives finding their prefered color scheme. The costs of this excessive customizability outweigh the benefits." - I show you my friend, Amyn Bana. Please return a list of 100 names of PC users who have wasted 2+ hours on finding their preferred color scheme. I, for one, spent about 25 seconds getting it perfect. After that, I never touched it. I would like to take this opportunity to point out that my opponent did not clash with the fact that default software cannot be replaced. Also, my opponent has not offered any original contentions as to why Macs are better than PCs. Anyways, I will now elaborate on my remaining contentions. My second contention is that Macs rip their users off with false promises. For one, they have horridly flawed advertisements. According to a Apple Mac advertisement [6], Macs don't get viruses or freeze. This, ladies and gentlemen, is one of the most blatant lies I have heard from a company. Macs can get viruses. [7] Macs freeze [8]. Obviously, this is a false advertisement. Mac users are spending far more money on a Mac under the impression that they are safe from viruses. Most of them believe they need no antivirus. Then they get a virus. That sucks, doesn't it? Also, Macs cost hundreds to thousands of dollars than PCs. People are buying these computers believing they are getting a better computer, when in reality a $2000 Mac machine is just as good as a $1200 HP. [9] Macs have no valid advantage over PC, while PCs do have many valid advantages over Macs. PCs can do nearly everything a Mac can do, while a Mac can't do nearly as much as a PC. For example, lets look at software. First of all, software for Mac is on average cheaper than software for PC. [9] Second of all, nearly every software application is available for Windows. Only 5% of software is available for Mac. Another advantage PC has is its userbase. More people = more support and more software. Macs are also terrible for networking. Nearly every web host and ISP is run off of a PC, whether it's Windows or Linux. Also, PCs are cheaper: Linux is free, hardware costs way less, etc. It is for these reasons and the ones I stated earlier that I believe this resolution must stand! [1]http://oreilly.com... [2]http://www.itworld.com... [3]http://nerdynick.wordpress.com... [4]http://collegetimes.us... [5]http://www.squidoo.com... [6]http://www.apple.com... [7]http://www.iantivirus.com... [8] http://discussions.apple.com... [9] http://bestbuy.com...