But see...my point is, as long as it does what we want it to do and are happy with it, that's what counts.
I've built about 10 PCs in my lifetime starting with an XT moving up to my last frankenstein which was an Athlon. Mostly because I was a PC Gamer...now that I've moved my gaming primarily to consoles (except for my Game Tap/Adventure games and WOW), I decided to go the off-the-shelf route and now I have an HP machine made for multimedia. I use my PC primarily for Surfing the web, making Podcasts, Editing Video and as a Media Server. It works fine for those things.
I tried to go Apple a few years ago, but after about six months of "Yay this is new!" and visiting the Apple Store because I felt like I was part of this "alternative crowd", I started realizing all the applications and games that I missed..like Sony Acid and Fruity Loops and Reason..
When I climbed back onto my PC, I suddenly felt like I exhaled. I simply just like Windows/PCs better. Its not because I hate Apple...I think the Apple O/S is pretty nifty, but there's too much stuff I like on my PC that I don't want to use an alternative for. At least I tried Apple though. I still love my Cinema Display. :)
We can talk about the honest/dishonesty of the business men behind everything...but seriously...they are business men. Both Gates and Jobs are both sharks in their own way. I can pick out inaccuracies in most of the Apple vs. Windows ads (which are generalizations..they never talk about custom-built PCs) that Apple puts on TV just as much as you can point out inaccuracies in MS marketing.
It's the great Pepsi vs Coke debate all over again. (I myself learned to like both so I can buy whatever is on sale. :) )
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I've built about 10 PCs in my lifetime starting with an XT moving up to my last frankenstein which was an Athlon. Mostly because I was a PC Gamer...now that I've moved my gaming primarily to consoles (except for my Game Tap/Adventure games and WOW), I decided to go the off-the-shelf route and now I have an HP machine made for multimedia. I use my PC primarily for Surfing the web, making Podcasts, Editing Video and as a Media Server. It works fine for those things.
I tried to go Apple a few years ago, but after about six months of "Yay this is new!" and visiting the Apple Store because I felt like I was part of this "alternative crowd", I started realizing all the applications and games that I missed..like Sony Acid and Fruity Loops and Reason..
When I climbed back onto my PC, I suddenly felt like I exhaled. I simply just like Windows/PCs better. Its not because I hate Apple...I think the Apple O/S is pretty nifty, but there's too much stuff I like on my PC that I don't want to use an alternative for. At least I tried Apple though. I still love my Cinema Display. :)
We can talk about the honest/dishonesty of the business men behind everything...but seriously...they are business men. Both Gates and Jobs are both sharks in their own way. I can pick out inaccuracies in most of the Apple vs. Windows ads (which are generalizations..they never talk about custom-built PCs) that Apple puts on TV just as much as you can point out inaccuracies in MS marketing.
It's the great Pepsi vs Coke debate all over again. (I myself learned to like both so I can buy whatever is on sale. :) )