10 Real Reasons to Switch to a Mac from Windows.
Created on 06 November 2011
Last Updated on 06 November 2011
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10 Real Reasons to Switch to a Mac from Windows.
1.
If you have an iPhone or iPad, you get an ecosystem that keeps all your
critical things in sync easily.
Not to say that you can’t do this
with Android, Google or 3rd party software, but Apple simply makes it too easy
and adds music, apps photos as well, all wirelessly, via iCloud.
2.
The hardware is excellent.
People may say “But it is just the
same hardware in any other PC in a fancy case.” but do PC makers buy up all of
a particular kind of laser just to drill microscopic holes in the case for a
single light to indicate the camera is on? Can you find an Ultrabook as good as
the MacBook air that doesn’t have serious compromises? Even if we’re not
talking computers, just look how popular the iPhone 3GS is, still! Not only
that, but …
3. The hardware
will last you 5 years.
Try getting parts for your HP or
Dell in a few years. Good luck. Try getting up-to-date drivers for a PC
notebook too. Good luck! With a Mac, you’ll be able to install the latest
version of the operating system for at least 5 years, because, not only does
Apple control both the hardware and software, but they have …
4.
System software that is straight-forward.
No serial numbers, no activation. If
you buy Mac OS X you can install it on all the computers you own and Apple
doesn’t check. Un-intalling most apps simply means dragging them to the trash,
as uninstallers aren’t needed. Even if you install, say, an internet plug-in,
the files installed will all have meaningful names and you can easily uninstall
most system add-ons by dragging their files to the trash. Even if you do buy a
new Mac …
5.
You can upgrade to a new computer or re-install the system and be up-and
running quickly and easily.
You can re-install without wiping
your critical data and all your apps will still work. Even if you erase the
disk or are starting from a new machine, you have a number of options to import
from an older Machine or hard disk via the Migration assistant. You do back up,
don’t you? Regardless, on a Mac …
6.
Time Machine will look after you.
Because not only does the system ask
you if you want to use a disk for Time Machine, those backups can be used to
migrate everything to a new install or Machine. You can be somewhat selective
about what you want to import too. Of course, if you accidentally nuke an
important file or files, you’ll be thankful you had hourly, daily or weekly
backups, automatically taken care of in the background.
For iPhone or iPad users, backup is
now done to iCloud as well, whenever you plug into the power, so you don’t have
to worry about it.
7.
Safety and security.
When you do need to re-install, it
is usually because of a hardware upgrade of some kind. Rarely is it because of
system problems, let alone malware, all of which definitively requires, like
all programs, user permission to run.
8.
You don’t get a computer not bogged down with OEM rubbish.
How often have you seen a brand-new
PC loaded up by the manufacturer with loads of crap that you’ll almost
certainly never use. Then, even if you do put on a fresh copy of Windows,
you don’t have much useful software, unlike Apple computers, which come with …
9.
Most, if not all the software you need from the start.
With iLife and iWork free, you can
do most of what you need to do right off the bat. Even if you do want or need
mores software, you can get ..
10.
Software that doesn’t suck.
Sure there is a huge ton of software
for Windows, but how much of it doesn’t suck? Ever hunted for good software and
had to bear bizzare and ugly user interfaces and ended up trashing the program
anyway? This isn’t a problem in the Apple world, as if someone writes sucky
software, because the user base is smaller, it doesn’t sell. Not to mention,
with Apple’s App Store, all software is approved by Apple, so you know you’re
not going to end up with rubbish, but instead, there are many apps out there
written by people who love Apple and are deeply dedicated to designing the best
software possible. Also, now that the iPhone and iPad have pushed software
prices right down, even excellent software is quite cheap. Since use software
is 100% of what you do with the machine, through the hardware, this is the most
important thing.
Conclusion: "If you want to spend more money for the same result then get
a Mac. But unless you’ve got a business that heavily relies on graphics
(Apple has historically made great design software and hardware) you should
stick with Microsoft products."
