Referring to the Unix aspect of Mac OS is usually my first line of defence if one of said Mac snobs tries to engage in a debate about whey their's is so much better..
I use Macs, Windows, Unix and Linux boxes all the time and simply put, if I want to just get day-to-day jobs done, time after time, then the Mac, its operating system and software is the machine for me. Has been since the day I started using them some 15 years ago. I installed Windows 7 on my Mac the other day and I finished up saying what I always have said when I install Windows on a home machine, "What now?"
It was the use of Unix that made a real difference for people like me who prefer to work in the Java, C, C++ world. I was immediately able to ditch my Linux environments which, at the time, had absolutely nothing that came anywhere close to the Mac's user interface.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think Macs are perfect. For example, I just can't stand the fonts and font sizes used on the interface and I still have problems with the finder. Windows looks so much better in certain areas.
I did however notice an article the other day. Something about the 10 new Windows 7 features. I got to the end of the list and wondered if I need to feel sorry for certain people.
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