PC to the Rescue!

A sad day for Mac fans here in Missoula. Of course Mac-fan psychology being what it is, nothing that ever goes wrong on a Mac is the Mac’s fault – it’s always the program, the hardware (even if it’s internal, Mac hardware, it’s not the Mac’s fault), or the user(s). Yes, to you of the Mac ideology, I’m a ‘bitter PC stalwart.’

But in truth I’ll happily accept that Macs are faster with lots of things and sturdier overall – and I can’t wait for my girlfriend to buy one so I can play with it. But I think I can honestly say that everyone I know with a Mac has either had a major hardware failure – just like any PC – or a major software problem that could only be solved by a PC (Sjors, my friend in London being one exception, and even he noted with a frown that the speakers on his Macbook sucked compared with those on my PC). In the end I think the wise thing to say is, “it depends on what you do.” If you’re a causal user who wants ease and easy solutions and compatability and flexibility, get a PC, if you want power and sleek and are willing to pay money for the ‘experience‘ of a Mac, get a Mac.

And today at least the proof was in the puddin’: