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Bluelighter
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It can be difficult to pin down why the Mac is a better experience. Yes, it's all about the interface and integration, but you can't just point to one key feature and say 'there, that's the reason to get a Mac'. It's hundreds of little touches that make it easier on the eyes and easier on the nerves. Compared to Windows, the Mac OS feels like a finely tailored suit, fitting in all the right places. (Which isn't to say it doesn't have bugs and some stupid design...just far far less of it than Windows does.)
It's not that Windows will kill your dog and give you cancer, but the difference in quality of user experience is so marked that I would never willingly give up my Mac for a PC. (Yes, PC means a computer running Windows. Literally the very first computer to be sold as a "PC" was an IBM model that ran off MS-DOS. A mac is a 'personal computer'. A linux box is a personal computer. A "PC" is a bit of branding that has always referred to Microsoft platforms.)
I haven't installed Windows on a Mac, but I did once get a hacked version of the Mac OS running on a home-built Pentium-D machine.
It's not that Windows will kill your dog and give you cancer, but the difference in quality of user experience is so marked that I would never willingly give up my Mac for a PC. (Yes, PC means a computer running Windows. Literally the very first computer to be sold as a "PC" was an IBM model that ran off MS-DOS. A mac is a 'personal computer'. A linux box is a personal computer. A "PC" is a bit of branding that has always referred to Microsoft platforms.)
I haven't installed Windows on a Mac, but I did once get a hacked version of the Mac OS running on a home-built Pentium-D machine.
