Mac vs PC

I hope this debate serves to inform the audience on the merits of buying a high quality computer and I will attempt to prove that a Mac is indeed, the correct choice. Better: To be superior, and show true dominance over someone or something. (UrbanDictionary) Pro also defined a Mac as a computer running Mac OS X and a PC as a computer that is running Microsoft Windows. Since a Mac can run OS X and Windows, I take this to mean running as a Primary Operating System, but not arbitrarily rejecting the option of using Window on a Mac. I also discount hacks or other weird configurations where the benefits are arguable. This debate centers around which choice gives the consumer more value. Larry Wall, inventor of the scripting language Perl, which incidentally ships with every Mac, believes that easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible. I believe this principle also applies towards computers, as one of the best uses they can be put to is to make the owner more productive. Not only is a Mac more productive, reaching a productive state is easier and faster for the user. Welcome to the revolution. Ease Of Use Easiness to use is one of the strongest qualities a mac will bestow upon its satisfied customer. Microsoft has clung to its Start Menu Relic of Ancient History, but Apple’s easy to use interface is light years ahead of the prehistoric tree and leaf model of the Start Menu. You may be used to clicking through numerous garbage programs that came with your PC to get to what you want, not so with a Mac, no sir. Your hand moves in natural gestures over the Trackpad to perform various tasks, simplifying and shortening the time to get to business or personal applications. You would think the way we interact with our PC would evolve, and it has, for Mac Users. For instance, to get to Mission Control, you just move three fingers forward on the track pad. Need to look up a word in the dictionary? Double tap the track pad. Many of the most common tasks that normally just give you Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Windows are actually fun and natural on a Mac. [1] Versatility Whether you want to do homework, Skype with a loved one, play crazy birds until your fingers hurt, consume Internet information, hack into an ATM, store Terabytes of raw video, or automate your Bot Army of compromised Windows PCs; Mac is, hands down, the computer where you will be most productive. Any N00b can get a PC, but Mac user are slightly more sophisticated. [2] The power of a Linux back end makes OS X Lion dominate the competition. Want to host your own Open Source Web application in under 10 minutes? [3] Easy. Mac comes with Apache Web Server, Perl, and php. Want to design a Perl script that looks for hidden GPS locations in the metadata of image files? Done with a simple Perl Script. Buying a modern mac is a better decision because you get the infrastructure of Linux, the functionality of Windows, a User Interface that Captain Picard would envy, (Computer! Warp Speed) and the smug satisfaction of knowing that you’re in the elite minority, kind of like the people that drive Lamborghinis. Quality Apple uses higher quality parts than traditional PCs. [5] The Chassis of a mac is made from a solid block of aluminum. Glass is used instead of plastic. Not only do these parts make a better computer, they are safer for the environment. . http://www.appleinsider.com... Features The Desktop(s) Multiple desktops. As you clutter your desktop with junk, you start to lose productivity. With a Mac, you can have multiple desktops, and organize desktops by task. A lifetime Microsoft user might not be able to visualize what I am saying, so let me try and paint a picture. On a PC, when you finally see your desktop, your face clouds over in disappointment as your task bar is filled with malware, spyware, and other assorted junkware that unnecessarily slow your PC down. While you could uninstall them all, it seems they never really go away. You finally get to your desktop, productive at last, you think. Apple users can have as many of those desktops as they want. The nice, clean desktops. The one you get in the beginning. They can switch between them, move apps between them, and start fresh again at any point. Youtube provides numerous examples of using this feature. If it's hard to visualize I recommend watching this one: . http://www.youtube.com... Bootcamp - Run Windows While Windows can only run Mac OS X in virtual machine which suffers a performance penalty, Mac OS X can run Windows at native speed. [5] So, if you needed to run some software that was designed for Windows, you could. This configuration is fully supported. This fact alone means that a Mac do everything Windows can do, while the reverse is not true. Integration with Peripherals - Cloud Ready While I believe Pro’s discounting mobile devices unnecessarily constrains this debate in his favor, it is unarguable that most Americans these days own at least one mobile computing device. Let’s say you own a desktop at home and use a laptop while not at home. The icloud app puts all your content on all your devices, automatically. No need to set up fancy networks, it just works. Pictures, Music, important documents, apps, e-books, they are where you need them to be, when you need them. You don't have to buy Brittney Spears Mp3s on two different devices or spend time copying files across devices. As you buy Apple Products, the value of each multiplies as they seamlessly integrate into your life without hassle. Automatic Backup Girlfriend throw your laptop out the window after catching you on the "m4m" section on Craigslist? Not to worry, all your important things are backed up into the Cloud. . http://www.apple.com... Satisfaction Rating Apple Computers have won 1st place in the customer satisfaction index 8 times in a row! . http://www.itproportal.com... This explains the near hysterical and cult like following that Apple has. Other computer manufacturers do not have the ability to breed such loyalty. Rarely do you find disappointed Mac owners. Security The likelihood that a mac would be infected by and transmit a virus is much lower. Let's look at some top ten lists of all time worst computer viruses: . http://computer.howstuffworks.com... 10. Melissa Virus - Windows only 9. I Love you Virus - Targeted Microsoft Visual basic Scripting, MS Outlook, and automatically started via the Windows Registry 8. Klez - Infects MS Windows systems via vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7. Code Red - Target Microsoft IIS web server 6. Nimda - Attack Windows 95,98,Me,NT,2000,XP, and Servers running NT and 2K. 5. SQL Slammer - Exploits Microsoft SQL Server 4. MyDOOM - Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP 3. Netsky - Affects Windows Only 2. OSX. Leap A - Affects macs, minimal harm, easy removal. 1. Storm Worm - Affects computers using MS Operating Systems. I suspect #2 on this list was only added to be more "PC". Using the PCWorld list of the top 10 worst viruses of all time, Macs would not be vulnerable to any. . http://www.pcworld.com... [Above Research uses Wikipedia. com, Symantec. com, and howstuffworks. com] [1] . http://www.apple.com... [2] . http://news.cnet.com... [3] . http://verysimple.com... [4] . http://www.apple.com... [5] . http://support.apple.com...