How this betters your life: Your wallet automatically gains a little more weight!
What you need: If your with 97% of the rest of the world then nothing just keep doing what your doing.
You may have read my previous article which spawned this one: 5 Reasons to switch from PC to Mac but the results are in and I’m not switching! There are a lot of reasons that working on a PC gives you an advantage over working on a Mac and i’ll outline my top 5 here:
1. Software is KING!
When it comes to mainstream software there usually are Mac and PC versions but some software suppliers don’t make Mac versions (also note some Mac suppliers don’t make PC versions). This is a double edged sword no matter which platform (Mac or PC) you prefer but with the number of PC vs Mac users you are usually tilted in the PC’s favor … which lead me to my next point…
2. EVERYONE has a PC
Everyone is a little bit of an overstatement these days as Mac continues to gain ground within the personal computing arena but most companies and people use PC’s. Even when going from Mac to PC on popular software platforms such as Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, PowerPoint) there have been compatibility issues so it’s easier to stay on one platform than to switch back and forth and PC usually wins this battle (unless you work in marketing or something and everyone in your office has a mac).
3. Windows 7 is Microsoft’s best Operating system yet
With the birth of Microsoft’s new baby Windows 7 people are finding fewer reasons to switch over to Mac. Windows 7 boasts new features and ease of use that other windows platforms did not have. It also is said to solve many of the annoying problems of it’s older brother Windows Vista.
4. Price Price Price Price
Macs are great computers but when it comes to pure hardware you get less bang for your buck. A mac laptop starts at around 1000 for the bare minimum specs when you could get a mid to upper range PC for the same amount. When it comes to raw Power per buck PC wins every time.
5. Apple works with Apple but not always other Gadgets
Apple has had many issues working with other components that are not apple products. Some things as simple as HP printers have had multiple issues syncing and working with apple products. Sometimes external devices such as printers don’t make the drivers (or make them correctly) to work with apple computers. This fear makes people continually buy apple products which are always more expensive than their other brand counter parts.
These are the 5 main reasons why I won’t switch to Apple. It’d be a fun toy to play with but as my main computer I’ll stick with PC for now. If the apple revolution ever overtakes the work place then maybe i’ll write an article about why i switched. But until then PC rules the world!
Any comments? I’d love the hear them 
Ummm…I like how you don’t provide any examples, or any kind of tangible proof to validate your statements. Especially,”Windows 7 is Microsoft’s best Operating system yet”. Really? How do you know? It’s been on the market now for what…two weeks? I thought Vista was supposed to be really great when it came out too?
Thanks for your comment Mic. This post was mainly meant to be an overview of the reasons why I feel I won’t switch to Mac. You are correct in your statement Vista was supposed to be Microsoft’s best operating system and it was better than XP in certain areas but also a lot worse than XP in others. I say that Windows 7 is Microsoft’s best operating system yet based on the specs that Microsoft has released (which I provided a link to in statement 3) and the many testing websites I have read that have also agreed that windows 7 is a great OS. These sites (PC World, Life Hacker, CNET) have been testing Windows 7 for months and I have read their reports and the out look is very sunny for this OS. Only time will tell though if the analysis will hold up. Thanks for your comment.
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