Originally Posted by
DeafFlyer
They keep saying that, but it never works out that way in real life. That also doesn't include the cost of software that Windows users already use and the need to buy it again for the Mac. That cost is way too high for me, and is probably the real reason I haven't switched to a Mac.
What software? Office? That only works if you intend to de-install it from your old PC laptop and install it on your new PC laptop.... and why bother on the mac side? There is plenty of open source software out there that's just as good as office.
One thing that's become clear in this thread, there are a lot of passions on either side of the fence of this argument; and its one that won't end any time soon. There are mac diehards, mac converts, OS agnostics, and PC lovers and everyone's argument has merit. It is important, though, to recognize what is fact and what is opinion. (For instance, Somewhere Over the Atlantic and I might disagree on this one, but I still contend that if you spec an apple and a PC with the same components, the Apple usually comes out cheaper. Its easy enough to verify.)