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After using Windows PCs for years, I am thinking of buying a Macintosh for our home. (The work PC, unfortunately, is given by the employer and will stay Windows.) The reason--more than anything Apple has done--is the work of Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay. These four companies are gradually moving an increasing amount of "computing" to the Web.
Now Microsoft and Adobe are bracing themselves for a race to bring "rich Internet applications" to the Web, using Silverlight (Microsoft) and Flex (Adobe). This further reduces the need for desktop apps, many of which are only available on Windows. Hallelujah!
BTW, I have owned Dell and Compaq computers over the years, and have been thoroughly disappointed with the poor workmanship. These computers are noisy, way too big, and power hogs. Windows OS is the anti-thesis of design elegance.
Aneesh Shrikhande
