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To: HAL9000
Wrong. From teh pro-Windows side, the reason is simple: My Thinkpad has better quality and far greater value than a Mac Powerbook, and I don't have to dual-boot my OS in order to be able to use the software that I want to use!
38 posted on 06/25/2008 2:04:32 PM PDT by rivercat (The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers. - William Shakespeare)
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To: dcam
My Thinkpad has better quality and far greater value than a Mac Powerbook, and I don't have to dual-boot my OS in order to be able to use the software that I want to use!

Setting aside the value proposition of Mac software for a moment, I am certain that Apple equipment is more durable than Lenovo. I have an Apple computer that I bought in July 1978, nearly 30 years ago. It still works as good as new, even after it's banged-up condition from traveling around the world a couple of times. Your precious Chicom-owned Lenovo is basically a disposable computer, and it will be in the junk pile in the not-so-distant future, while older Macs will still have several years of useful life.

On your dual-boot complaint, it's baseless. With software like Parallels and VMWare, Macs can run both Mac OS X and Windows concurrently, and users can switch to either OS instantly. The main problem with running Windows on a Mac is the need to do a bunch of unnecessary crap like running anti-virus software and all of the other Windows nuisances that Mac users normally don't have to tolerate.

41 posted on 06/25/2008 2:25:10 PM PDT by HAL9000 ("No one made you run for president, girl."- Bill Clinton)
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To: dcam
And I just remembered the time when Mrs. HAL9000 ran over her PowerBook when she was backing out her Cadillac. The screen was cracked, but it booted up and we recovered all of the data through the network port. Try running over your Lenovo and see if it will boot up.

In a couple of instances where I had problems with Apple hardware, they've sent a free replacement - even though my equipment was out of warranty. That's not their normal policy, but they are generally reasonable about keeping their customers happy. I doubt that Lenovo would do that.

42 posted on 06/25/2008 2:32:54 PM PDT by HAL9000 ("No one made you run for president, girl."- Bill Clinton)
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To: dcam
and I don't have to dual-boot my OS in order to be able to use the software that I want to use!

I have only one program I need Windows for. For that I have the dual-boot set up for long sessions where speed is necessary, or I use it in VMWare when convenience is more important. The rest of the programs I want to use are Mac. I have found equivalent or better (mostly better) for all of my old PC software.

That one program is Visual Studio, and I only need it to maintain my .NET software. On the flip side, I'd have no option for Mac development if I just had a PC.

47 posted on 06/25/2008 4:03:10 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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