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

I'm glad we got that settled and out of the way. I honestly thought PRO would pull that one sentence out in the last round or something to try to win. Well, with that cleared up, hopefully we can have a meaningful debate. <> Contention 1 : Versatility <> Mac's can run eith Mac OS or Windows OS. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for PC.[1] My opponent talks about versatility as his first (and only, so far) contention. I would be hard-pressed to believe that you can get any more customizable than this. If the new Windows 7 OS has more/better options, owners of a Mac can simply use that Operating System. If a stellar new Apple OS is released, PC users will just have to go buy a Mac. <> Contention 2 : Reboot <> Short and sweet: Macs can stay on for weeks/months without any need to reboot. PCs can't.[1] <> Contention 3 : Customer Support <> 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.[2][3][4] <> Contention 4 : Viruses <> I currently own a PC. I know how much of a problem viruses can be frequently be. I have younger siblings who use my computer frequently and won't hesitate to click on some banner ad because they were lucky enough to be the 999,999th visitor. As a result, my computer has had its share of complete malfunctions. This is a major benefit of Macs: they get far fewer viruses than PCs do.[5][6][7] This is primarily because those counter-culturists who actually write these viruses target Windows far more. It is the posterboy for Big Business and monopoly, basically everything that makes these guys tick. Not only that, but it is far more widely used, its operating system is far more well-known, it is much simpler to code a virus for, and it is all-around easier to screvv with.[5][7] <><><><><> <> Rebuttal <> <><><><><> 1. Prove it. PRO has made numerous claims about Macs vs PCs. Hopefully next round he will be able to divulge his sources that show these claims to be true. 2. 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. 3. My opponent primarily talks about color. However, Macs' color can be customized in multiple ways.[8][9][0] 4. 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. [1] http://www.makeuseof.com... [2] http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com... [3] http://www.macworld.com... [4] http://www.jdpower.com... [5] http://www.techguideblog.com... [6] http://www.usatoday.com... [7] http://www.sophos.com... [8] http://www.iskin.com... [9] http://www.macobserver.com... [0] http://www.laptopskins.net...