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." No he isn't, he typed over 6,000 characters. <> Contention 1 : Versatility <> --"Although it is true that you can't legally run Mac OS X EASILY on a PC, it is possible." It requires a very complicated installation process and a deep knowledge of computer programming.[1] More importantly...it's illegal. --"that Macs haven't been able to run Windows until recently is quite a sad fact." I personally don't lose any sleep over it... Maybe PRO could have won this debate 'until recently,' but he can't anymore because this contention stands. <> Contention 2 : Reboot <> --"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." PRO's testimony in his own debate vs. an actual cited source I don't think his argument holds much water. <> Contention 3 : Customer Support <> --"Sure the tech support might be better, but that's got nothing to do with the quality of the computer." Assuming your computer never brakes, this has no bearing. Unfortunately, software malfunctions all too often, in which case having quality customer support is very important. PRO never contested this. <> Contention 4 : Viruses <> --"Fewer [viruses], yes, but more devastating and harder to get rid of." --"Mac viruses are far more devastating, and harder to block. Security in a Mac is flawed to the extreme.: Since when? PRO is just making unwarranted assertions here. If this were actually true, why couldn't he find a source? --"Mac even recently lost in a hacking contest" If you read the article, you'll find that the top hackers in the country couldn't even hack it until they removed safety restrictions. But maybe for some reason PRO is right. Maybe people could hack the Mac easier if they tried, but they don't. Do any research at all and you'll find that Macs have far fewer viruses, it's one of their biggest perks. <><><><><> <> Rebuttal <> <><><><><> <> Contention 1: Customizability <> --" I rebutted this statement already, look up!" And I unrebutted that statement, you can look that up also. --"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." It's a shame my opponent had to be a smart @ss, because he completely missed the point of my argument. 1. Nobody cares that their menu bar is magenta and not chartreuse. This extra coustomizability is useless. 2. Given the ability to randomly select between colors for hours, people will select between colors for hours. His personal testimony of some friend changes nothing. <> Contention 2: False Promises <> --"According to a Apple Mac advertisement [6], Macs don't get viruses or freeze." Pro never posts a link to this supposed advertisement. His link is to the homepage of all Mac adds, and I can't be bothered to sift through 100 of them to find the one he is refering to if he can't. <> Contention 3: Valid Advantages <> --"Macs have no valid advantage over PC" Except for the 4 I elaborated on in my contentions. <><><><><><><> <> The Summary <> <><><><><><><> PRO argues that you should buy a PC: (1) Because they have a better color scheme (2) Because he doesn't like their adds I think the manifold benefits of Mac outweigh this slightly: (1) Macs can run PC's software, though PCs can't run Mac's (2) Macs need not reboot regularly (3) Apple has the #1 customer support team (4) Macs get far fewer viruses than PC [1] http://oreilly.com...