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Macs can now do Windows and gaming

Many people hesitated from buying Macs in the past because Macs couldn't run windows and some applications are available only on the Windows platform. But since the introduction of Intel-based Macs, Mac users can now run Windows side-by-side with OS X on a Mac and take advantage of both the operating systems, together with the powerful hardware features of the Mac. Dual-booting is made excessively simple through Boot Camp, and virtualisation is easier in Mac's Parallels Desktop than with programs available for Linux. As someone who has tried to grapple with WINE, I can speak from experience. This makes the Mac the only platform which can enable you to run Mac OS X, Windows and Linux distributions on the same computer! Gamers can now run all their games on a Mac after installing windows on it. High end Macs have powerful graphic processors that will satisfy even the fussiest of gamers. Alternatively, with a greater uptake of Macs, a wide variety of games are now available on the OS X platform. One of the many reasons that game developers are flocking to consoles is due to the unpredictability of the hardware on PCs. It becomes harder to design a game when you must support an endless variety of video cards and processors. Macs are easier to develop games for due to the fact that the hardware environment is better controlled, much like consoles. It's not that OS X can't run games, it's that Windows has a bigger market share and therefore, it makes more economic sense for the game developers to create games for the PC market. As the Mac gains more market share, that reality will change.
Using a Mac can cause arrogance and stubbornness in users

This is a complete generalisation. Not every person who owns a Mac believes they have bought a lifestyle, just as not every person who owns a PC enjoys making sweeping statements about those who don't. Every debate of this kind is started by a Mac user. That is in no way true. Some Mac users do like to think that their computers are better than most other Windows or Linux computers on the market. Isn't that truly natural? What's the problem with having self esteem? Something interesting to think about is that if every debate made in this way was started by a Mac user, how many PC users even want to stand up? How many truly think that they are able to back up their points if every debate of this kind is started by a Mac user?
Macs are more performance than pc's

Macs have a better performance than a pc. That's thanks to synchrony and harmony that they have. Apple creates the operating system, Mac OS X, for the computers that they design themselves. That's why there is only one company which makes Macs: Apple. In the other hand, Windows and Linux have to be compatible with all the alternatives that the PC market offers to users. Their developers can't exploit all the potencial of each pieace of hardware. For that reason a Mac can run faster than a PC, even with less technical specifications. You can compare the initial specifications for Mac and PC, and you will see that Mac offers less ones (in the same commercial segment, coz we have to take in mind, that in PC exists several segments, the cheapest ones don't exist in Mac), and that's because the software for mac can run smooth and great with that, on the contrary, Windows and Linux need a better specifications for running well.
Macs are for professionals

I think you'll find that many professionals such as teachers, doctors and lawyers prefer to use PCs. While Mac does have certain professional-level programs, similar programs are available for PC as well. For example, Final Cut Pro for Mac is matched by Adobe Premiere Pro for PC. At the high-end professional level, most of the programs for Mac and PC are very similar in function and performance. At the recreational level, certain programs in Mac may appear to be better than their PC counterparts. However, The distinction is not so great that it would seriously affect the quality of work produced in such programs. Additionally, much of the creative industry's preference for macs stems back to the fact that programs such as Photoshop were originally only on the Mac; professionals are just sticking to what they are used to, not necessarily what is superior. The PC is more difficult to fully master and that is why the Mac is more popular, but the only reason a PC is more difficult to master is because of the depth and ability of its programs. Macs skim the surface of what a computer can really do, PCs offer everything. Professionals rely on cutting edge software with large quantities of threads and high intensity algorithms. All in all they would much rather have no operating system however the C runtime libraries are crucial for most of their programs to work. Not to mention but Professionals do not use 'dinky' mackbook pro's. Those who use them and claim to be professionals are perhaps amateurs at best or university students. Dedidcated $10 000 workstations are needed to do most photoshop rendering at productive speeds. It is fairly clear that the Yes side is not a professional. its true that at one point in time Mac computers were best for media, but since, Windows has the same exact media software or software very similar to Mac. And it is not always buggy. I have a windows which can run Adobe Suite better than a mac could ever wish to run. Yes i have a very powerful PC which brings me to my next point that when your macs power is outdated (technology is moving very fast and the power of last years computers are pathetic compared to todays) you need to purchase a whole new computer to advance. A PC howerever can always just get a new video car or audio card, processor, ssd, ect. In fact, you can get these computer parts from companies that specialize in these parts alone. The price you pay for a mac is of the same quality as any other pc for the same price. <<Depends on the profession. For example, design engineers rely on 3D Cad programs to accurately make parts for his or her place of business. Windows 3D Rendering is far superior to the 3D rendering on a Mac. That is why Professional design engineers use Windows
Only among 'dudes' that use phrases like "way cool"!

The higher quality of Macs has nothing to do with their exclusivity. It also isn't about having better hardware: it is about how you *use* that hardware. The Mac OS X operating system can use the same hardware more efficiently than Windows XP and Vista. In order to run Vista with Aero, you will need a *minimum* of: a processor at 1 GHz (I'm thinking you will need higher to make it smooth) with 2 GB of RAM and a 128 MB video card. In contrast, you can run Leopard with all the bells and whistles on a 768 MHz Powerbook running 1.25 GB of RAM and a *32* MB video card. The operating system starts up faster, runs faster, and gets the same tasks done with less hassle, all with less hardware. *That's* why they are better. To argue the point about PCs currently being more popular than Macs in the current market, the share of the Mac has grown quickly year-over-year, while the market share of the Windows operating system has dropped quickly, and a slowdown in the growth of that operating system is evident. More and more are turning to Macs, and that is fact.
Macs can right click

Dude, the PC's CREATED the right click. they CREATED the 2 button mouse. HEllO!!!! Do you have any room up there? PC's had right clicks before Macs freakin' EXISTED!!!! HELLO!!!! Any way, it takes so much time and effort to right click. More than half of all MAC users don't even know how to do it. WIERDO!! "Right Clicking" is done by clicking the right button... hence the name...
Macs are only gaining market shares because people think Macs are "cool."

Is that really a problem? Is there really a problem that Macs are gaining market share for this reason? People are recognizing the aggressive marketing and appeal of Apple's products. A great way for people to want to buy something is because of friends. Friends sometimes do just give false arguments to do something but when people actually look at something and still see that it works well and looks cool, what's the problem there?
Using a Mac can cause arrogance and stubbornness in users

Mac users think that they are better than anyone else. Subconsciously, they look down on anyone who doesn't use a Mac. They are also full of themselves and think they are cooler than the rest. Such an attitude can lead to anti-social behavior. It can also lead to Mac users losing their friends as people will tend to ignore them. This debate was started by a mac user. Every debate of this kind is started by a mac user. It isn't a complete generalisation. Many people stand up for their PC's, the PC gaming community (over 10 million) which is diehard PC supports PC. We just like taunting you Mac owners and laugh when you claim stupid reasons for why your Mac is worth the 2 grand you forked over, yet all you can really do is tumblr and facebook on it, sometimes get lucky and overexcited when using garage band for something 1/4 useful.
Macs come with all the applications, unlike PCs

Yes, Macs do come with a lot of applications that you have to buy on PC's. In the defense of the PC, however, some of the Macs most popular things got their start from a branch of Windows computers (which are the biggest competitors to Macs, whose company is headed by the multi-millionaire, Bill Gates). I know this as a fact because my father and I both have Microsoft Windows computers made in 1996, before Mac computers were really in the picture. If you notice, some of the Mac applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Entourage all have the word MICROSOFT in them. This means that these programs were either created by Windows and then sold to the Apple company for a large sum of money or were taken by Apple and improved without the copyright of Windows. What's the point of that? Also, what dork would spend more than 1 day of his life goofing around while editing a movie on iMovie just because it is fun (other than Mac's paid testers if they have them). And what is the point of iTunes with no iPod?
Macs are for professionals

It is a well-established fact that Macs are traditionally preferred and used by professionals in creative industries such as photography, design, film, media, publishing, music, etc. The stability and robustness of the OS X operating system gives the Mac an edge over PCs which run the buggy Windows OS. As the number of business-related applications on Macintosh continues to grow, more businesses are switching to Macs, proven by their increasing market share. There is no evidence that teachers, doctors and lawyers prefer PCs. In fact, Apple's education programme is increasing in uptake, and more and more students are choosing Macs over PCs, facts proven by recent market surveys.
Only among 'dudes' that use phrases like "way cool"!

There’s no denying that Macs currently enjoy a cult status among ‘certain’ sections of society – probably because there are ‘way less’ of them, meaning they retain of kind of exclusivity that ‘the common’ PCs doesn’t enjoy. But this in no way means that they are ‘better’ than PCs. Surely a ‘better’ computer would be one with superior hardware, ease of use, cheaper than its rivals etc, not one that ‘looks better’, is a computer to be seen with among those desperate to look ‘way cool’. Indeed, if Macs DID become more popular and sold more, we could be assured that their current exclusivity and cult status would disappear accordingly. Would it then be a ‘worse’ computer because more people had one? Yes could not hold reference to the current Windows 7 operating system
'Better' means nothing

Macs and Windows PCs are not aimed at the same market, as the poster of the argument claims. PCs and Macs both aim at the wide variety of computer markets. At home, Macs are more user-friendly and more "fun" than their PC equivalents. In the office, Mac technologies make networking and data sharing excessively easy, and their general immunity to viruses makes them safer workstations. As a server, Xserve has a dedicated support team that knows the hardware inside out, and is much easier to use than a Linux alternative. The reason why this debate exists is that we believe that in all the markets, Macs are more capable than PCs.
Macs can right click

note: this is really the opposite of a "negative point", so it's duplicated below as "Macs can't right click". dont seem to be able to delete points though. ok I dont think the point is that pcs were invented first I think the point is that macs do have a easy right click despite having one mouse button. furthermore it is easy to right click heres how put 2 fingers on the trackpad and click or control click both of these will induce a right click command. So guess what mac users do know how to right click oh pc loving one
Macs are more intuitive and user-friendly

"It only takes a few hours for anyone to get familiar with a Mac. " I must disagree with this statement. As a film student, I have been using Mac for film editing for years, and I still haven't gotten used to browsing files, switching applications and otherwise working with Macs. I personally feel that the Mac OS X interface is bad. It's just liked mostly, because of the nice looking graphics. I find switching between applications terribly hard. And then when it comes to switching windows in an application, even worse! And don't even get me started on the button that should be maximise, but isn't! For an end-user i think Windows Vista is a more powerful OS. There are a lot of programs and games which are only compatible with Windows platform. The contemporary Windows 7 platform shoots down this arguement for several reasons. With the Start menu search virtually every and anything that is on the end users computer is near instantly advailable. Reemoving the need for directories altogether. The aero glass and refined aero peek give a sense of space and control over the desktop environment. The operating system is able to run fluidly on even the most hardware redundant computers (netbooks), and shines on PC's. The unmatched microsoft office suite is more available in Windows operating systems. While the Windows Live software suite is invaluable when multiple PC's are involved and is perfectly integrated with social networking. Aero snap in Windows 7 is a priceless feature that greatly increases productivity and workflow. By dragging a window to the edge of the screen it will resize to fit a half section of the screen. The ability to perform tasks on files instantaneously by using right click is invaluable. Even if one where to go with only microsoft software on thier Windows PC they would find the level of intuition to aid in productivity; not just amusing effects, to be of a much higher level than a Operating System 10 computer. This is not adding that nearly all tasks on Windows PC's are automated. Updates, system defrag, disc cleanup, email notifications, internet connection, search, saving of work automatically. All automated processes are predetermined by an elegant MD5 checksum beforehand for malacious code. " few hours" is a long time to figure something out....
Macs are plagued with hardware issues

15% of all laptops fail in the first year. This is not a problem with Apple, this is a problem with all laptops, which contain hard drives that were not created to be portable. While flash drives will make this problem a thing of the past, Mac users who buy real computers like Mac Pros, experience a level of satisfaction unprecedented in the computer industry. Mac Pro users have been known to have earlier models like G3 PowerMacs for up to 10 years after buying them and can easily sell their machines when they get ready to upgrade because Macs have the highest resale values in the industry.
Macs come with all the applications, unlike PCs

Macs are definetly more easy to use, especially when it comes to applications. I used to use Word for all of my projects, but now I turn to Pages, the Apple version. Pages has all of the options right there for you. Also, the Apple film editing application, iMovie, is a lot better than the Windows one that you have to pay extra for, which goes along with the "ready out of the box" thing. I use Macs instead of Windows for all of my school projects. iTunes is also great. No, you do not need an iPod to use iTunes. With a PC, you have to buy an mp3 or an iPod to get iTunes or a similar app. MACS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Something interesting to think about is your point about how you say the Microsoft Office suite was "taken" and eventually "developed without Microsoft's copyright." Is that really true? Microsoft fully owns their office suite. There is no possible situation in which Apple would be allowed to "steal" Microsoft Office. Also, why would Apple have to develop all the applications for their own operating system? Microsoft sees a need to develop for Mac OS X, and so they did. That's their own choice. Just because a competing software company is developing applications for a platform that is not their own means nothing. Also, what is the problem with using iMovie? It is an intuitive application that, yes, does make making movies "fun". Is there a problem with fun? iMovie makes polished productions that will look far better than anything Windows Movie Maker was ever designed to make, and integrates with the operating system quite well. The reason that some people like to have "fun" with iMovie is because it is so easy to use. There is little learning curve, and makes it very easy to do what you want. Macintosh iLife is fare more intuitive than Windows Live.
Incompatible with PCs

As someone who works with Macs and PCs, this argument does not stand up. The only reason why I can conceive that you would have to convert file formats is because you are using an obscure piece of software that hasn’t been released either on the other format. As regards the argument that Macs break down after the warranty period is over, this is also false. I use, and other people also use, Macs that have had no need of repairs or even memory upgrades for seven years. Try using a seven year old PC now. Apple is a business like any other – the tactic of releasing a new product soon after another is not unique. Look at Microsoft – the next version of Windows is scheduled for a 2009 release, only two years after Vista ‘launched’.
'Better' means nothing

This is a non-debate. Sure, Apple hardware looks quite slick, and they may well look pretty on-screen too. But that does not make them inherently better at everything. Macs and PCs (by which I assume the original poster means any other operating system on any other hardware, since Windows itself wasn't specified) are both better at each other at different tasks. A high-load server is probably best off running on Unix, Solaris or Linux rather than an Xserve. Video editing is better on Macs, and business productivity on Windows currently, whereas many 3d animation studios make use of Linux render farms, and several airlines used pared down Linux kernels to run in-flight entertainment systems. A broad, sweeping X is better than Y means nothing when they are targeted at different markets. Macs come packaged as a single unit, one catch-all operating system. While this may well be fine for home users, in other environments it is not particularly apt. Why run a Mac as a firewall box when a stripped-down, specialized Linux distribution (ipcop) can do the job more efficiently? Macs are very good, yes, but they are not the panacea the proposition side believe they are. "...In the office, Mac technologies make networking and data sharing excessively easy..." This is simply untrue. Put your Mac on a domain... Oops, you can't. Set up a group policy... dang, not there either. Startup scripts? Nope. Surely you can image the Mac and restore a dozen of them to their original state! Sadly, no you cannot. In the office, Mac's are simply inferior, and that is why you rarely see a Mac lab, Mac office, or Mac anything.
Macs are more intuitive and user-friendly

It only takes a few hours for anyone to get familiar with a Mac. The programs that come pre-installed on a Mac are easy to use, powerful and have well-polished interfaces. "Nice looking graphics" however are only one aspect of the package. The included software is efficient and works better than the included alternatives in Windows, and often outshines even paid alternatives. One person's opinion on user interface does not reflect the general consensus. Most people who find Macs hard to operate are those who don't want to get used to anything that differs even slightly from what they are used to already. The minimize problem is a great example of this. On windows, the close, minimize and maximize buttons are located on the top right corner of a window and marked with x, a dash and a square respectively. On a Mac, these buttons are located on the top left and are colored red, yellow and green respectively, thus mimicking the more intuitive traffic light pattern. (When a user moves the moves over these buttons, they display an x, -, and + respectively.). Besides, the Mac's GUI is so popular and loved, that Microsoft have stolen/copied it. Windows Vista and 7 are a proof of that. All the new in their GUI's is a copy of Mac one, but rotten and corrupt, a wrong/bad copy. Two example, in W-Vista the Sidebar Windows is the same thing that Mac Widget, but it use more computer recourses and have a "Bar" even if you display your gadget across all the desktop. It's true that there is several programs and games only Windows Compatible, but there aren't few for mac users. A Mac user can find anything for his/her needs.
A quick and simple comparison

http://www.itok.net/blog/index.php/2011/04/mac-vs-pc/ The market share and units sold obviously favor the PC, The Speed Test is bias since Mac only makes good product, where as Windows can be found on lower end computers, my desktop would put the Macs speed test to shame. ColorSync is a nifty tool, but professionals do not need that nonsense and does not help one who is colorblind. The bottleneck of 3D rendering keeps Mac from being a design engineers choice of computer. Rendering a type style as well as a Mac is only needed by professionals, in which, should be using the appropriate software which does not require this render transfer. It is true more software IS compatible with windows, Windows holds a larger popularity. Window PCs generally come equipped ready to be plugged into a TV. Gaming is obviously a win for PCs due to their ability for higher gaming performance and compatiblity. Mac may be able to run Windows, but while running windows one would find it rather useless to run Mac OS. As stated before, Windows come in all sorts of choices and are available cheaper for lower end computers. The site claims for Apple to be more advanced with applications and tools for photo, video and music editing, however, as a recording musician that went to college for graphic design, i must say that Windows is up to par with Mac in the sense of having their own programs capable of delivering the same outcome. Reliability and Security are currently better on Mac, however, like i said, Security is and will continue to slip more and more as more people buy into Mac. And Finally, the stability of the computer is most dependent on how good your computer is. Like earlier stated, PCs have low end computer, Macs do not.