You rule out Umbutu since it doesn’t work with the software you need, and you rule out Vista because you just don’t like it and so the Mac is the only option left.

I guess what you don’t like is that many Mac users treat their computer as a religion and look breathlessly forward to whatever else Steve has in store for us.

Still, it’s healthy to strike a balance. Be happy Apple exists because otherwise you would be really and truly stuck with Vista. Or the GIMP.

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Second, I would be happy to see other corporations step up and make apps like Apple does. However, I suspect that Apple has the edge because for Apple these sales tools and not revenue generators. These two suites have been a kind of insurance that if you bought a Mac you would at least have this software.

It seems that more good software is starting to come out for the Mac. Pixelmator comes to mind. I’m not commenting on it’s abilities, just the overall look and feel.

Honestly, Art, I don’t prefer any of the different operating systems. If all applications ran on all of them I’d probably pick Ubuntu because it looks great, runs great and has great features none of the other systems have. If it was between Vista and OS X I would chose OS X (as I did).

Whatever gets the job done.

It’s a personal judgment. Someone else might appreciate other qualities.

Apple engenders this type of loyalty, just like Lexus. In fact, you can’t even talk about how you appreciate and enjoy driving your Lexus without sounding elitist, something Apple users are often accused of.

More than half the time, someone will take the opportunity to explain that their car gets them from point A to point B just as well as any Lexus.

Fine. I still love my Lexus and fine engineering. To me, Macs are the Lexus’s of the computer world. I enjoy aesthetics and fine engineering and a finely tuned OS that helps me get my work done.

You enjoy different qualities. Big deal. No one thinks less of you.

Buy whatever works best for you and forget about who also uses the product. Lastly… it’s ok to state a preference. We’ve become so PC (no pun) that we catch crap from the other side for stating what we prefer. It’s nuts.

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I just having a little fun at your expense. Where did you get the idea that anyone expected anything from you? All you have to do is repeat the magic words.

“It’s just a computer.”

So you’re “turned off” by Apple because of the stereotype held by those who are ignorant and don’t know better? Again, I’d think you are above that.

“Of course people like me who don’t hoist Apple onto a pedestal but feel PC and Mac are but equals take a lot of crap from a lot of Apple guys because we’re obviously too stupid to see Mac is far superior to PC.”

You can replace “Apple” and “Mac” with any other operating system and/or platform and that applies to everyone.

Please don’t forget there are fanboys of all products.

I don’t think of Mac users with the stereotype, I was just identifying why I don’t like Apple. I don’t hate Apple, I’m not selling my MacBook, but I know why I’m so turned off by them.

Another commentator said I have problems for evaluating and thinking about my feelings. Not sure why that’s a problem, more people should evaluate why they think the way they do or why they feel the way they do. I think it took Vista and my purchase of a MacBook to make me realize why I was against Apple. Now I’m cured.

Of course people like me who don’t hoist Apple onto a pedestal but feel PC and Mac are but equals take a lot of crap from a lot of Apple guys because we’re obviously too stupid to see Mac is far superior to PC.

As for the “Smarmy college student” being the “image of Apple”, if you were an uneducated, minimum-wage-earning, blue collar, then I wouldn’t blame you for stereotyping. However, please correct me if I’m wrong but I think you’re just a little above that.

In the end, computers are just tools, if one doesn’t work for you, get another, it’s simple as that. If NOTHING works for you and it bothers that much, make something yourself.