This is meant to be a fun post, I’m not trying to start a Mac v. PC flame war. I’ve been on both sides of that fence. I used a PC for the first half of my life, since they were hand me downs from my Dad. I got my first Mac as a Sophomore in High School. It was a Power PC G4 Mac Mini, the first day that Tiger came out I ordered it. I’ve been converted ever since, but like I said I’m not going to bash anybody who uses Windows out there. All operating systems have their merits, heck this website is run off a Linux server. So here is a quick run down why I continue to use a Mac everyday.
#5 – Style
Everyone has to admit it, Macs look great. A big thanks to the help of Jon Ives for creating such beauty. Even on the inside of a Mac they are meticulously crafted into shape. They have to be. The engineers have to come up with creative ways to fit the actual computing power inside those thin and sexy outer cases. I used their laptops for the last 4 or so years of my life, but now am really hooked on their iMacs. The all in one is awesome and the power that sits tucked behind the 1080p monitor is great to have. I love using Macs because Apple creates both the hardware, as far as the outer shell goes, and the software.
#4 – Reliability
You have to admit it again on this point. Macs are super stable. This comes from Apple having control over both a lot of the software on a Mac and the hardware. Apple doesn’t use a lot of different hardware, and only their Mac Pro is expandable. This leaves only a few different pieces of hardware to test all of their home made software on. Windows and Linux users don’t have this stability from the ability to rapidly expand their computers. For me though, I need the stability and can easily do without expanding my computer. My iMac has all I need in it. Dual 3.06 GHz cores, 8GB of RAM, and 500GB internal hard drive. I love using Macs because of the stability. I depend on it every day.
#3 – Viruses
Macs for the most part are %99.9 free of viruses. To the best of my knowledge there has only been two major Mac bugs. Calling them viruses would be a big stretch, they weren’t malicious and were only slight annoyances. I don’t run any anti-virus on my iMac and still don’t feel the need to. Perhaps someday in the future, but as of right now it’s all clear. Macs don’t have a lot of viruses because for one the user base isn’t as great as Windows. This means that people that create viruses know that their work won’t be as successful as it could be on Windows. It won’t infect as many people. Viruses also don’t exist because of my number 2 point below. The developers!
#2 – Developers
The developers for the Mac platform are fantastic. Seriously, any third party software you get will, for the most part, have so much detail put into it and be a great piece of quality software. The developers for the Mac community don’t feel like harming us and creating viruses. They make fantastic programs to help enhance our computing lives. This is something I really appreciate about these people and companies. Apple makes a lot of great software but a lot of developers see needs not met yet by Apple and create software to help fulfill those needs. My desktop Twitter app, read more about it HERE, is an excellent example of 3rd party developers. The Mac community is picky about software and we hold our developers to high standards. I love using Macs because of the great software developers.
#1 – Interface
This has to be the number one reason on many peoples list of why they love using a Mac. The interface is what really really separates the Mac OS from any other system. Apple has created guidelines for their interface, and although they don’t follow them to the T, for the most part this helps create one unified experience no matter what application you are using. And to start with I believe the way you interact with the Mac OS much more thought out and more intuitive than any other OS I’ve experienced. This has helped me become more efficient knowing, in general, what to expect from any Mac app. The dock is also one of my favorite things about Macs. Thank you Xerox for selling us the GUI, and thank you Apple for really taking care of it.
That’s it, these are my top 5 legitimate reasons why I own a Mac. I could talk about a few more reasons, but I’d really come across as a geek. I’m trying to save what little cool I have left. Now it’s your turn. Leave a comment and let me know why you love using the OS you do. Mac, Windows, Linux. I’d love to hear why and talk about it!
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