Why Mac?

[jedinite]

So over the past few weeks I've been recommending more and more people to do the Swtich to a Mac. I'm am certainly not an Apple fanboi, Microsoft has pretty much been paying for my living for the past 10 years. And I recommend Apple computers for several reasons and I thought I'd share a list with you in case you're also in the market for new computer.

1. Ease of use.  It doesn't take much to learn how to use a Mac from a PC. Sure there are a few things you have to learn going from one operating system to another but it's really a non-issue once you sit in front of an Apple computer and use it.
2. Support. Anyone with a Mac knows how easy it is to get support for the computer. You walk into an Apple Store and ask an Apple Genius to help you out and 9 times out of 10 they are able to provide you with answers on the spot. In case there are more technical questions involved people can sit in for a free seminar at an Apple Store and learn more about certain features. Did I mention most questions are easily answered for FREE by a knowledgable person in the store? Can you take your Windows PC into BestBuy or your local computer store and get the same level of support? Probably not.
3. Software. A lot of people over look what software is included or available on the computer by default. Most Microsoft PCs come with a whole bunch of crappy trial-ware. Macs actually comes with stuff that you can use built in. So when someone says to me, but I can get a Windows PC for hundreds less, I ask them, how much it will cost them in software to get the same features available on a new Mac? Microsoft builds an operating system, Apple builds and experience. Since Apple moved to the Intel processor a few years back the whole issue of "oh it's not available on a Mac" is almost a non-issue now, especially if you use Bootcamp, VM Fusion or Parallels to run Windows on your Mac. But most people will not use this feature most of the time, because Macs are just that fun and easy to use.
4. Style. Let's face it, Apple makes some of the sleekest and sexiest machines on the planet. That is because they have one of the best industrial designers in the world working for them, Jonathan Ive. You see Apple computers on nearly every TV show because it just looks good, even shows were you don't see the distinctive Apple logo on the case of a laptop, it's mostly because they don't want to pay the royalty to use the brand in the show and they cover the logo with a generic sticker. But regardless, you still know it's an Apple and it still looks sexy as hell.
5. Reliability and Security. Apples are more reliable and secure than Windows PCs because they are built on a solid foundation, the Unix kernel. That's not to say that Apple Computers are impervious to attacks and viruses, but since they are a small segment of the market they are targeted less. And plus there's more security built into OS X vs Windows. With either operating system I recommend all my friends and family run an anti-virus software program.
6. Flexibility. Apple's OS X is a flexible platform because it does it all in one package. For the average user the default install is perfectly fine. For the more experienced and technical user there's a plethora of features that can be enable for development or running Opensource software. When you really learn about OS X you are actually learning two operating platforms, Apple OS and the underlying Unix.

Well that's my rant for now. If you have questions about getting an Apple or why a Mac vs a PC feel free to message me. I'm not a guru but I am knowledgable enough in both operating systems to give you a very informed decision. There's really no one solution that fits for everyone, but there is the best solution that fits you. And more often that not I believe it's Apple.