16 December 2009

My ideas on the M vs. Windows

I think Windows lovers just love to glaze over the sticky parts of Windows and make uninformed statements against Macs. One such uninformed statement is that Macs only survive virus free is because of obscurity but that is not the case, in fact it is the opposite. Macs were built with security programs built into it’s coding which is why there are no annoying and time wasting virus scanning processes which I could do without, thank you very much! Macs just kill the viruses, not ask you if you want them dead. For example, does a fireman rush to your house and then ask if you want him to put out the flames, no. Windows added it as an after though which means it is just like a program and has to open, have a popup window, and more annoying things.
Read an article about Windows and instead of talking about how it runs great and has useful easy to use apps what does it focus on? Games, that’s right, games. So when you buy a Windows you aren’t getting a computer focused entirely on computing nirvana but cheap games such as FreeCell, Hearts, Pinball, Solitaire and Minesweeper used to make up for it’s lack of simple, easy-to-use programs. I found 5 out of 8 paragraphs in a pro-Windows document, and not just a home written article written by a game lover but a Computer World magazine article.
I just wanted to point out a major sign of Windows grabbing at straws to diss Macs. It was a Windows ad with a mom and a child making an argument against Macs at a store, here are their arguments an my opinion on them. 1. To much money. I think it is a reasonable argument with the cheapest Mac at $1,000, you pay for what you get though. 2. No games. Games are not needed but they are a nice luxury that Macs have a history of lacking, but let me point out that you can now get Diablo, Bioshock, Sims, Guitar Hero World Tour, Harry Potter, and much, much more on a Mac. 3. Too small and light! Let me repeat, too small and light! What kind of argument is that in which you are arguing against an easy to transport laptop. This must be the worst argument made against Macs EVER!

By: Adrian Smith, me

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