[wuug-list] [wuug-forum] strangeseraph: Re: Introductions

[Aaron Mavrinac]

I haven't used Macs much, but as Xavier said, they're very
well-supported nowadays. At the most recent WUUG meeting, someone
mentioned that they had an easier time getting a Mac to join a
Microsoft-based network and get on filesharing and printing than they
did a heterogeneous version of Windows.

But here's why I think average people buy Macs:

1. They want something that Just Works.
2. They want something that will keep working.

>From what I can see, they've chosen the perfect product for their
criteria. Macs have no equal when it comes to working out of the box,
and like the UNIX-based machines they are, they are robust in design
and not prone to software problems. I have to say, if I'm your regular
dude with a job, and you can reliably offer me #1 and #2 above plus a
solid set of functionality, I'll gladly shell an extra grand.

On 10/6/07, Alan P. Laudicina <alanp at wuug.org> wrote:
> I have to say:
>
> Macs are pretty amazing.
>
> They're just so overpriced.  $1200 base, and they're INTEL arch now!
> What gives?  I recently bought a nice dual core machine for under $700.
>  The same configuration on a mac would have easily cost upward of two grand.
>
> And the educational discount is a mere $50.  Way to knock down the price
> for students, guys.
>
> Matthew Johnston wrote:
> > I have a question for the group.  This might come-off as Mac-bashing but it
> > is not.  I am just curious.
> >
> > I know that the applications for video and audio production are superb and
> > second to none on the Mac platform, so I am not talking about that segment
> > of the population.
> >
> > Why would anybody want to buy a Mac? Or even moreso a Mac laptop?
> >
> > The parts are not easily upgradeable.
> > They seem designed more as a fashion statement then a tool.
> > You have a price-premium over generic PC parts.
> > There are fewer apps available for Mac then Windows.
> > In an office environment the Mac does not integrate as well/easy as Windows
> > in an Active-directory network.
> > Why would you pay-more to get less?
> > I have heard that it is easier for somebody who has never used a computer
> > before to "get-things-done" on a Mac but I don't believe that; I have had a
> > hard time just trying to find the power-button on some Macs.
> >
> > I am very-much a "Use the right tool for the job!" kind of guy, and aside
> > from the above-mentioned audio-video portion, I cannot think of any good
> > uses for a Mac.  I use Linux as my workstation, Linux & BSD's on my
> > firewalls, Linux and Windows on my servers (depending on their role), so as
> > you can see I am not married to one OS.
> >
> > I just don't get it.  Part of my problem is that part of me wants to buy a
> > Macbook Pro, and I cannot shake feeling.
> > I like to 'get under the hood' of my Operating systems.  I use Fluxbox, I
> > like to hack away at little linux apps/programs, I like to get my hands
> > dirty.  I think that is why I dislike Macs in the first place.  They make it
> > so hard to even get at the good stuff.
> >
> > Please educate me.
> >
>
>
>


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