Students urged to buy Macs
updated 02:35 pm EDT, Thu June 15, 2006
Students urged to buy Macs
One columnist is suggesting that students purchase a Mac rather than a PC before heading off to school. "Unless you have a compelling reason not to go with a Mac, an Apple laptop or desktop offers the best combination of features, ease of use, and value," said Stephen H. Wildstrom of BusinessWeek. "While I have been a Mac fan for years, I have never felt strongly enough to make the Mac a default recommendation." Things have changed, according to the columnist, as Apple's Mac OS X operating system and its bundled applications have steadily improved, even as Microsoft Windows seems "stuck in a rut." Apple's decision to adopt Intel-based chips in its new systems removed the performance gap that once existed between Macs and PCs, and the company's Boot Camp software allows Mac users to run Windows XP natively on their new hardware.
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Joined: Nov 2001
exactly right
Apple has kept all the great reasons for buying a Mac and added a few more, while removing all the barriers. Well, there is one barrier left... ignorance on the part of Joe Consumer. Articles like this one help.