jane q. public

I grew up using machines that ran Windows.  I still have to use a PC at work.  I couldn’t (and still can’t) stand Mac People.  By “Mac People“ I mean people like my ex-roommate who made dumb jokes like “Microsoft Works is an oxymoron.”  I see no reason to be a smug asshole over a fucking computer.

Of course, there are people who are the flipside of that who get totally defensive about their PCs.  I guess I understand it a little, because the Mac People do kind of evoke a negative reaction – plus, I think the idea of a Mac, to a lifelong PC user, is kind of intimidating.  It was for me, anyway.

I’m afraid I can’t really speak to the technical aspect of it because I don’t know shit about shit when it comes to hardware.  I can, however, tell you that when I bought a MacBook last spring (after getting a chance to use a friend’s iMac for awhile), it was amazing.  The ease of use, speed and lack of problems was a complete departure from my years of PC use.

I’ve definitely consumed the Kool-Aid, but I’m not douchey about it (though I know that I will never, ever buy a PC again).  Seriously, though, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

Maybe if I were a nerdy gamer, I’d feel differently, but my Mac suits my nerdiness needs just fine.

Oh, I almost forgot – the whole reason I went on this tangent was due to an item I read (via a tweet from @jwage) taking apart, piece-by-piece, a Microsoft ad attacking “sexy” Macs.  The part that makes a pro-Apple argument I often use when someone points out the cost of a Mac is worth a read even if you’re in fierce defense of your PC:

Of course, with the scant money that he’s saving (he could have bought the high end MacBook by matching Microsoft’s money with his own $100), Giampaolo will now get to go shopping for software, where he can easily spend several hundred dollars just trying to match the features and usability of the free iLife and Mac OS X tools Apple bundles with the MacBook.

Anyway, you can read the rest of it here.

P.S. Mom, you still act like a complete idiot about your iPhone.